I often share here photos I have taken on a day that a cold front is passing through. Cold weather just puts me in a good mood and in turn helps me to create. Every year I look forward to the last days and first days of the year when we will get a break… Continue reading A Beautiful Evening on Film
Tag: photography for mental health
Lonely Mornings in the Sun
While these photos are not part of my portfolio or anything I would put in a zine, I wanted to share them along with my experience in case any of you are going through anything similar. I wanted to simply say, keep going.
One Camera One Month: 6 Months In
2025 started out rough for me. I have been in the middle of a full blown flare-up with my Crohn's disease, so everything in my life has been turned upside down. One thing I didn't want to have to worry about was losing my love for taking photos in the midst of all the craziness.… Continue reading One Camera One Month: 6 Months In
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
The Pressure of Becoming a Mom
I wrote this entry back in October 2022 right before our daughter Alaina was born. Then life took over, so my intentions to share my experience of becoming a new parent never came out the way I'd hoped it would. In this article and the next you will see why. Now that time has passed… Continue reading The Pressure of Becoming a Mom
Zine Sale!
Right now Magcloud has a Holiday sale code going on where you can purchase my zines at 20% off! I thought I’d pass it on in case you have yet to purchase any or all of them. Each one is below. Use code HOLIDAY24 at checkout for 20% off through December 11! It helps me… Continue reading Zine Sale!
Life Upside down
It’s painful to write this right now at 430am as I lay in a hospital bed in my bedroom. My life has been turned upside down. That may sound dramatic and maybe on the outside it is, but in August I just celebrated the 5 year anniversary of starting this blog and my YouTube channel.… Continue reading Life Upside down
A Deconstructed Bouquet on Portra 800
Kelsey and I were married at the courthouse in August of 2022. We hadn't really planned anything, just that we would get dressed up. Kelsey decided to pick up a bouquet from the flower shop to carry, and of course I had to take many photos of the beautiful pink flowers. After our wedding ceremony,… Continue reading A Deconstructed Bouquet on Portra 800
AVCA’s Third Birthday
August 24th marked the 3 year anniversary of the first video on my YouTube channel and the 29th marked the 3rd year since my first post on this website. Screenshot from first video At that point of 2019 I had been freshly out of the hospital and trying to recover from another really bad flare… Continue reading AVCA’s Third Birthday
Digital Flowers
In my last article I gave an update on myself and my photography where I mentioned that I have injured my neck causing a lot of pain thats kept me from shooting much lately. I have had a doctors appointment almost every day due to other issues going on as well, so to say the… Continue reading Digital Flowers