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365 Days of Photography and Words
Day 21: Death

January 22, 2017

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365 Days of Photography and Words
Day 20: Teach

January 21, 2017

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Day 19: Zoe

January 20, 2017

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Day 18: Future

January 19, 2017

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365 Days of Photography and Words
Day 17: Vision

January 18, 2017

This is the 4th frame from our 18th anniversary film self-timer session. We took these photos on one of the last days of fall. We then waited over 2 weeks to get the film back. It…
365 Days of Photography and Words
Day 16: Us

January 17, 2017

This is the 4th frame from Nelli and I’s 18th anniversary date. We took one roll of velvia medium format on self-timer in Missoula at some of our favorite memory-filled places. As you may know, Nelli…
365 Days of Photography and Words
Day 15: Agree

January 16, 2017

Today’s my birthday. 38 years ago I awakened to the world in Community Medical Center in Missoula, Montana. Today I’m posting the 3rd frame from my 8 image excursion film experience with Nelli for our 18th…

As a lover of beauty, I'm often in awe of snow-capped peaks, cloud filled skies, trees stretching toward clouds, and light sifting through pines. I've attempted to capture the pristine in nature, but I find myself more engaged in images that are less than perfect. The aerial images are from adventures with my brother Danny, who is a helicopter pilot and my beloved friend since his birth. Before we lift off, we remove the passenger door of the helicopter. I hang outside the copter into the turbulence and face my fear and am exhilirated by the adventure as I steady myself for the intended image. As a photographer, I appreciate the pristine aspects of nature along with the disturbing. The world is full of beauty. It's also saturated with the reality of pain, danger and brokenness. My favorite images are born in the midst of this tension, questioning the paradox in which we exist. These images are a visual exploration. They are part of my own search for meaning and understanding. The aerial series - especially the "Together" images - are the study of this paradox. Aged places has equal but different significance to me, as each image was captured during a pivotal time in my experience and serves as a marker to remember a lesson of life. I hope you will find meaning within the images as well.