It has always been one of my ambitions and pursuits to volunteer my skills to non-profit humanitarian causes. Since moving here, I discovered an organization which I am proud and humbled to work with called Oregon Adaptive Sports. This is their mission statement: “OAS provides life-changing outdoor recreation experiences to […]
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Studio Headshots
What photographer doesn’t have a decent headshot of themselves? This is 2017 after all and personal connection is a huge factor in business success. Well… I didn’t… It’s true. For years I’ve never had a real portrait of myself. For whatever reason, I just never made it a priority. I finally […]
Read MoreSmith Rock
Ever since we moved to Central Oregon, I had been anxiously waiting for a day to go properly explore this magnificent place. Had we known a long time ago that this place was only 6 miles from the town we now live in, I think the decision to move here […]
Read MoreVIP 4 // Tough Love
No one could have asked for a more perfect day to summit a peak. Cloudless skies, warm sun and only light breezes. We had been sitting there enjoying the expanse before us and soaking up some sun for quite a while. Lots of other hikers came and went. One hiker […]
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I walked to the edge and just stood there. Speechless. Astonished by the vast and rugged landscape before me. I looked at the peaks and valleys, strained to discern the far away features which hugged the horizon. But then, my astonishment was overtaken and I was confounded by the bighorn […]
Read MoreVIP 3 // Craig Benson
Scientist | Archeologist | Anthropologist | Barn Wedding Venue Owner. I’ve often described Craig as the closest real version of Indiana Jones you’ll ever meet. I first met him in 2013 when we were photographing a wedding at his home/farm/wedding venue – Fiddle Lake Farm. It was an unusually relaxed wedding day with […]
Read MoreVIP 2 // Tom Driebe
I met Tom in 2012. He’s is a bit of a renaissance man. Author, entrepreneur, restaurant owner, used car salesman… The later is his current occupation. In the city of Scranton, where I’m from, there’s a car lot on almost every street. In a city flooded with vehicles for sale, […]
Read MoreVIP No. 1 // Dan Garrison
VERY INTERESTING PERSON No. 1 /// DAN GARRISON “I had planned on retiring after 30 years. Then 9/11 happened and I decided to stay in a few more years. Two weeks after my 50th birthday I jumped out of a C-5 from 10,000 feet with 375 of my men and […]
Read MoreThe Right Place at the Right Time
It’s what photojournalism is all about. The moment I took this photo it was immediately one of my favorites from 2014… One month after their wedding day, the bride’s grandfather passed away. Last October I turned 30. It was a weird feeling. No longer considered part of the “college age […]
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