It’s in an undergrad lecture hall I learned that the eye sees the world upside down. Since the cornea (where the light enters the eye) is curved, it bends the light creating an upside down image on the retina. It’s our brains that put what we see right side up! And you know what?! They’ve […]

  I recently hopped aboard the Instagram train. People – that place is crack for creatives. When I dove down that crazy rabbit hole I didn’t surface for hours.  In an ocean of puffy hearts, it’s so easy to be swept into the undertow of conditional love. Even as I followed one amazing photographer after another, […]

  I’m not a fan of New Year’s resolutions. They’d only be the same and always set me up for failure. Instead I choose a word for the year. It’s usually a word that’s been knocking around in my head the previous year. It’s born of conviction and is a slippery, elusive little devil. Last […]

Dear Photographer, I meet you everywhere now and it thrills me. We’re all in different stages and I love cheering on your growth and learning. Thank you for encouraging mine and what you’ve taught me. More than anything, I love seeing the world through your eyes – each a unique perspective, as individual as you are. […]

I’m currently an Alumni Helper is a class I took last winter called “Photographing with Heart and Vision“. It was a foundational class for me and really impacted how I see behind the lens. As I’ve been participating in the class discussions and answering student questions about my approach, I thought I’d share a few […]