Sunday Stepback: Prepping for Child #2

About a month after Sarah and I moved into the city of Chicago we experienced an unexpected life change. Sarah got pregnant again. This was not planned. This was not anticipated (although I had suspected it for a couple weeks before Sarah officially found out). And now I have spent the last 7 months tryingContinue reading “Sunday Stepback: Prepping for Child #2”

Sunday Stepback: My Journey as a Photographer

Maybe you’ve seen that Vimeo video where Ira Glass describes the persistence needed as an artist to move past the doubts and into one’s own unique style. It made me think about my journey as a photographer. Growing up my mother took and developed rolls and rolls of film. Nothing specifically artistic, but she was alwaysContinue reading “Sunday Stepback: My Journey as a Photographer”

Sunday Stepback: Anxious, Tired, and Messy

My family has experienced a lot of change in the past year and a half or so. To help you understand, let me summarize just a few things that have occurred: my wife and I had our first son 16 months ago, my wife has had three different jobs in the past year, I graduatedContinue reading “Sunday Stepback: Anxious, Tired, and Messy”