This fall, both of our kids will be in college and our house is going to feel a whole lot emptier and that has me worried.

Part tribute. Part reminder. The story of my latest tattoo.

As I get older, I find myself pondering things for longer than in the past. This morning it is around the idea of trust and who I give it to.

As an educator every shooting at a school gets my attention. I wonder when we will start working to fix the problem rather than hoping it will go away.

The process of choosing a college for my daughter has concluded and now we begin the next stage of life.

What if instead of scrolling and liking you took the time to interact with the people you choose to follow online?

Too many of us are only talking to others through our keyboards. I believe that if we had more face-to-face conversations we’d be better off.

Every once and a while I need to clear out some of the brain slurpees in my head so that I don’t go insane.

Mark Twain did a lot of writing that he called “scraps” and I’ve fallen in love with the term.

My answer to a friends question of what cameras I’m shooting with these days.

The new year has arrived, but what does that really mean?

I love getting new gear to play and work with, but at the end of the day whatever equipment you are using should not get in the way of the art you are creating.

I want all my future students to understand my approach to teaching and learning.

Even among all the frustration, little moments of goodness can shine through.

My review of the newest Steve McCurry photography book.

A quick update on what I’ve been doing this fall.

Today there are a shrinking number of truly quiet minutes in the day and I am making sure to embrace all of them.

It has been a busy summer, but because it was spent working with Wheaton College students it was all worth it.