Around The World Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness. ~ Mark Twain I love travel. Travel has been, and always will be, an integral part of my life. And I think there are very few things that have shaped my view of the world more than seeing so much of it. And I […]
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Free giveaways: Full WPPI 2015 Passes I have been a professional photographer for the past twelve years now. In that time, my career has covered a lot of ground. I’ve met some incredible people who have changed my life, I’ve done work that is beyond what I would have ever guessed I’d do, and my […]
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Stuart Scott. Wow, just typing that name. I miss him. In his not-nearly-long-enough life, he’s been a larger-than-life individual and father and brother and son and companion – and he’s been an exceptionally dear friend to me and to many others. The fact that he’s actually gone? That’s really, really difficult to try to process. Much […]
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The Gratitude Photo Contest Winners! A huge congratulations to all who entered the The Gratitude Photo Contest, hosted by Nations Photo Lab and myself. We have named our photography contest winners!! We were pretty blown away by the scope and QUALITY of the entries. Within the short open dates of the contest, there were about 6,300 photographs entered and, maybe […]
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How To Wirelessly Transfer Photos from DSLR Every once in a while, a new technology breakthrough comes along that is just downright fun. For me, being able to wirelessly transfer photos from DSLR cameras, or even from my point & shoot camera, to my iphone has been exactly that. I take a lot of photographs – no […]
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The Gratitude Photo Contest I’m partnering up with the fantastic crew at Nations Photo Lab to host a perfectly seasonal photo contest, celebrating one of the most powerful things in the world: Gratitude. We’d love for you to share a photograph of what you are grateful for, without explaining why, to enter this photo contest -> you can submit up to […]
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Mom’s Night Out – Taking Better Photographs Nikon’s famed Nikon School is bringing their very cool Mom’s Night Out program to Orlando, Florida. Specifically, it will be Thursday, November 20th, 2014 – if you happen to be in the region and checking your calendar! This unique program is intended for moms on the go who are interested in taking better photographs, as […]
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Photographing Meb Keflezighi I’ve had the good fortune of photographing Boston Marathon Winner Meb Keflezighi twice now – and both times I was struck by how kind, unassuming and down-to-earth he is. Also very fast for very many miles. If you’re not familiar with Meb Keflezighi, he has not only won this prestigious race but […]
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Photography Workshops We had a truly fantastic final 3-day workshop of the year recently here in our Durham, North Carolina studio. A big thanks to all who attended, from all over the United States. One of the coolest aspects of everyone coming together for these photography workshops is how quickly everyone connects with each other in such a short […]
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Photography Contest Winners! A huge congratulations to all who entered the End of 2014 Summer Blues Photography Contest, hosted by Nations Photo Lab and myself. We have named our photography contest winners!! We had some snags with uploading of entries after only a few days into the contest but, luckily, several hundred more images were uploaded with the designated contest […]
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Free Online Education As summer winds down (yes, I’m slightly obsessed by this), and we gear up for Back to School season, I am teaming up with Adorama for 3 days of FREE online photography education. From Wednesday, August 27th to Friday, August 29th, I’ll be sharing tips & techniques on everything from travel photography to […]
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Photography Contests 2014: Summer Blues I’m teaming up with the friendly, talented and artistic peeps at Nations Photo Lab to host a fun, new photography contest, celebrating our collective Summer Blues – as in, summer is fading, school is starting back up, and vacations are winding down. So let’s share what you shot this summer – we want to show your […]
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Photography Workshops 2014 We finished up an excellent, sold-out 3-day Portrait Photographer’s workshop in London last month, and it was truly a remarkable experience. I’ve come to realize that it’s not just the teaching and photography I enjoy, but the opportunity to connect on a more meaningful level with those who attend my workshop. It […]
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Photographing London Three weeks ago, my family and I set out on a bit of a trip – a bit of work, a bit of play, a lot of exploring and a whole lot of photography; London was our first stop. There’s also Ethiopia, Italy, Switzerland and more – but we started out with the […]
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Nikon Takeover Since becoming a Nikon USA Ambassador, I’ve had the good fortune to do some very cool new things – but getting to do a Nikon Takeover is definitely one of the coolest of the cooler new things yet. If you have any questions about cameras, lenses, gear, portraits, lighting, shooting, or anything photography-related, […]
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