I do my best work when I’m photographing events that I’d love to be a guest at. A film festival filled with cinephiles. A non-profit fundraiser for a cause that gets my brain and my heart moving faster. A small business opening despite the odds against them. A protest speaking truth to power with a thousand signs held high. Folks letting go of their cares to be in the moment on an all-too-rare vacation.

“You don't make a photograph just with a camera. You bring to the act of photography all the pictures you have seen, the books you have read, the music you have heard, the people you have loved.” – Ansel Adams