I watched the documentary WarPhotographer tonight. The movie is about freelance photographer James Nachtwey who is one of the preeminent documentary photographers on the planet. It’s the second time I’ve watched it and it always makes me want to be a better photographer. To take photos that matter. To do something with my life that [...]
Coming from a Calvinist Reformed background, I more or less accepted Pre-destination by default. Except for a brief flirt with free-will in college, I’ve come to agree that at least in a general sense, God has called each of us to a specific profession, geographic location, etc. I don’t think God really cares what kind [...]
I’ve written before about what I want to do with photography in the future and why photography is such a powerful medium. I’ve posted videos from the TED Conference featuring James Nachtwey, my photography hero, speaking about what photography means to him. I haven’t written much about why I pick up the camera when I [...]
“As children we assume that greatness is within our grasp. Whatever inspires us, we begin to dream that one day we will be the best. It is only as we lose our childlike innocence that we begin to settle for far less. A part of growing up seems to be acquiescing to mediocrity. It’s easy [...]
You may notice that my blog now has a new name. Partly because of my sudden discovery that I owe the IRS $600 and partly because I have been thinking of doing it for a while anyway I’ve been looking at incorporating myself as a photography business. Rather than do the straight up name thing [...]
