Reflection #1 (in no particular order)

So it is now officially February. I graduate in 29 days. A bit of a strange thought. I have been a student for as long as I can remember and in 1 month I will be entering a whole new phase of life! It is super super exciting and yet at the same time I live in a very nice bubble. School is familiar, I know the cycles and what is expected. I know when I get stressed, when I push myself, how to stay inspired, who to turn to when I get overwhelmed. I know where all the campuses are, I know what I'm doing here, I know that what I'm learning has been building up to a ceremony that doesn't last long and yet will be one of the single greatest accomplishments of my still young life. I would love to hear any advise or words of wisdom anyone cares to share!

Over the next month I'm going to try and put up at least one image of reflections, more so literally, however they symbolize the thoughts going through my head of what I have learned during the last three years. Some of the images I took at school, some while vacationing, some while walking though downtown's, some before dawn on mountain tops or alpine lakes. I'll give a snippet for each one.

Starting of is the Santa Ynez River in Santa Barbara, California. I took this my first session at Brooks in 2005, so long ago. I forgot about this image for about 2.5 years. I kind of stumbled over it in the ole' archives. I'm glad I did.



'And since you know you cannot see yourself,
so well as by reflection, I, your glass,
will modestly discover to yourself,
that of yourself which you yet know not of.'
-William Shakespeare

Last Post for August!!

It has taken a while and now that September is all but over I am finally finished with August! Here are some pics from a trip to Zion National Park in Utah. It is an amazing place to visit, it was pretty hot but thankfully we were near a river. My buddy Josh and I drove through the night and arrived in Zion early to get a early start on the Narrow's Hike. This hike goes up through the North Fork Virgin River through canyons it has spent thousands of years making. It was pretty amazing! Unfortunately, there was a flash flood warning for later in the afternoon so we didn't lollygag in the canyon.

amazing sunset before embarking!
Jessica, Hannah, Josh, and me. Josh and I departed shortly after the sun set.
Sunrise on beautiful sandstone walls!
Into the canyons...




Early morning stratus covering the horizon
Cumulonimbus clouds forming just before sunset

"You don't take a photograph, you make it." - Ansel Adams

Flagstaff Midnight Adventure Run

On August 12 my friend Evan was heading back to Oklahoma in 1979 VW Bus. Minutes before he left I decided to tag along to Flagstaff, Az and then ride the train home, supposedly, in time for class. It was quite an adventure!


Train tracks being resurfaced in the desert... it was an interesting sight to come upon in the desert in the middle of the night.
Texture of Flagstaff.
"To me, photography is an art of observation. It's about finding something interesting in an ordinary place... I've found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them." - Elliott Erwitt