January is coming to a close and I am about 4 months into the healing part of this flare-up. I’ve finished the 3 initial infusions of the new medication I’ll be taking for my Crohn’s Disease and now I’ll move onto what they call On Body Injections that I’ll administer myself. Last SKYRIZI infusion Relaxing… Continue reading Crohn’s Disease Flare-Up: 4 months in
Tag: mental illness
Loss and Reflection – January 2025
The New Year, for most, is a time for renewal and second chances - wiping slates clean and starting over. People start with resolutions and a positive outlook that they’ve essentially been given permission to do what they could really do at any point in the year, write a new chapter in their life. 2024… Continue reading Loss and Reflection – January 2025
Creativity and Managing Mental Health
Lately I have been fighting a bout of depression, self doubt, and just an all around lack of motivation to create. The other day Kelsey pushed me to go out and take pictures because she knew it was what I really needed to do. I took my Hasselblad to Tradition, FL and it really did… Continue reading Creativity and Managing Mental Health
A Doctors Visit on Ilford XP2 400
Previous articles explain why I like to take a camera with me on a doctors visit, so I thought I would share a roll from one of those trips. This particular visit was shot on Ilford XP2 Super 400 through the 35mm Voigtlander lens on my Leica M2. I had intended on pushing this roll… Continue reading A Doctors Visit on Ilford XP2 400
Photography as Therapy
I decided to write this article because I mentioned on my instagram that I often took my cameras with me to appointments as a therapy camera. Kind of like a companion dog. I received many messages from people saying that they suffer from anxiety as well and they were going to give this a try.
Photography and Mental Health
A lot of people have asked the question, "Can getting into photography as a hobby help mental health issues?" The short answer: yes.
Life, Loss, and Photography – A Photo Essay
There’s just something about being outside in the solitude of nature and in the quiet that gives me room to think of them, and through the act of taking photos for even just a few minutes I feel as if I’m with them.
Solitude – What it Means to Me & My Photography
I’ve learned that I can’t stop the hurricane, so to speak, but I can deal with it, and prepare for what it leaves in its wake.