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One Day You Finally Knew
Today, I’m reflecting on the reality of change. There is the pain of the past that I feel but also accepting the inevitability of the need to take a new path. I’ve been learning to hold both of these realities together. Here is a poem from Mary Oliver that I think speaks to this. The […]
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Moments of Waiting
These are a few moments in the hospital while we were waiting for our daughter to make her arrival in this world.
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Around the House
Sometimes when I’m getting tired of sitting at my desk and need to move around a bit, I grab my camera and snap some close details of light hitting objects around the house. I have a handful of these and I really enjoy looking at them.
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Light Filters In
This week we welcomed our daughter, Eliza Jean French. This first week with her has been something that I can’t yet explain. Before she was born, I had felt I wasn’t ready for her to be here yet. I’m honestly not sure what would have made me feel more prepared but now that she is […]
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Becoming Rooted
“What does it mean to become rooted in the land? How can we become better relatives to our greatest teacher, the Earth? Becoming Rooted invites us to live out a deeply spiritual relationship with the whole community of creation and with Creator. Through meditations and ideas for reflection and action, Randy Woodley, an activist, author, […]
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Benoit’s Journey
This was a video I got to shoot in collaboration with Hope Collaborative and Nadus Films. Hope Collaborative was kind enough to involve me on this project and Nadus provided their new filmmaking institute for non-profits. We ended up interviewing one of Hope Collaborative’s students, Benoit. Nadus Films: https://nadusfilms.com/Hope Collaborative: https://hopeccd.org/
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Center of Longing
I want to know if you know how to melt in that fierce heat of living falling toward the center of your longing. David Whyte, Self Portrait It comes with no surprise that David Whyte often spurs me into thinking more deeply about my life, or at least allows me to stop and consider “Who […]
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The Limits of Inspiration
I recently hit another barrier or block and this time, I realized it was because of something that I least expected. I was intaking too much inspiration. Let me explain what I mean by this. As a photographer, I’m always looking to find inspiration through the work of others. I love discovering photographers on Instagram […]
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Real Work: Why Creative Blocks are Necessary
I think I’m really just writing this for myself. This has been a strange week in my own creative work as a photographer. Outside of documenting weddings and families, which I really love to do, I work on personal projects or try to stretch myself creatively by learning something new. But this week, I just […]
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False Ground
I see it more and more. And I’ve experienced in my own life. You get to a point where you look back and you ask yourself “Is this who I am? Is this bringing me life?” I recently shared a poem with my friend, a poem that has helped me return when I’m looking back […]
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