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Sojourn of Words

The Meditative Journey of Photographing Rainbow Falls This night shot of Rainbow Falls in Gorges State Park NC was the capstone of what became an unexpected meditative journey through the transition of day to night.  A shoot that became no less than a full-on meditative prayer to the universe. The

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PHOTOGRAPHING THE AFTERMATH OF HURRICANE IAN

In the minds of many, Hurricane Ian has come and gone, the world has moved on. Even as I sit here in my studio in Miami, only a 2-hour drive away from where Ian came ashore, life is, and has been much the same. Yet for the folks on Matlacha

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Professional Photo Equipment to Aruba

International travel with pro photo gear can be a stressful and challenging time for a photographer, whether it is your first time or you are a veteran, the vagaries of some country’s customs can bring knots to the best travelers stomachs. Imagine the following scenario, a client books you for

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To Nicaragua And Back – An Architectural Adventure! 

We had landed 6 hours ago at the Augusto Cesar Sandino International Airport in Managua Nicaragua still sitting in a customs detainment room somewhere deep within the airport.  My architectural photography equipment was sitting only feet away, seized and locked, our presence there in this central American country viewed with

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Hotel Photography

Capturing Buildings with new Eyes

Architectural photography assignments are a bit like presents, each holds unknown surprises until opened. They come with challenges and perks, and with some skill and good luck, can result in amazing images, diamonds on the top of the proverbial assignment cake.  It is these “diamonds” that I as an image

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Stories of Shoots Gone Wrong 1

Blog Post: We all read those glowing stories about amazing shoots where the photographer waxes lyrical about his or her accompaniments.  This is in fact one side of photography, the side we all hope to be on.  Yet there is another side of things when for one reason or another

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