I spent a few days in San Francisco earlier in the year. I fell in love. If you have never been, I highly recommend it. If I could have, I would have called home, had a few boxes sent my way and hunkered down as a proper west coaster….. Art everywhere, on walls, in shops, on the ground, on people. Unique, hip, nice, open people everywhere. Great food, easy transportation, and close proximity to some of the most beautiful natural landscapes I have ever seen.

The only down side, is there isn’t one. Everything is uphill. Doesn’t matter which way you are heading or if you are going back to where you just came from, it will in fact be uphill both ways. A land our grandparents have told us about as children and we all thought was an exaggeration.  A place where  school was uphill both ways, often barefoot and in the snow. A place we all thought was a scary story old people told to make us appreciate the bus, or to make us go out and shovel on snow days.  Nope, they just all grew up in SF.

I’ve been pretty uninspired to post photos because every time I do,  I look at the post and think to myself,  I liked it better before I had to size it down to a postage stamp. Those days are over my friends. They may say bigger isn’t better but I don’t think they were  talking about blogs. This is still a work in progress so you will see some changes as we go, but for now……….

big up Frisco!

this dog was awesome.

self portrait

rockin out against prop h8te

no Officer,  I didn’t realize how far out the window I was hanging, I promise I’ll go slower next time.

it’s sunny right behind me, seriously

my partner in crime

Napa

still foggy

I love Pitcher Plants, they eat things alive

an amazing trip.

I rolled around in the leaves with three awesome dogs. Great engagement shoot at Worlds End in Hingham.

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I love puppies.

Thanks Tara, for taking these!

I got the chance to go out to TX for a workshop this week both given by, and attended by, some of the most amazing photographers I have ever met. It is weeks like this past one that remind me…….. Why I became a photographer. Why I miss critique. How being surrounded by photographers with creative ideas and lots of energy can really be contagious. Be true to you in your photography……. and above all else that I am so happy with this life, honored and privileged to get to do the things I do. To live a dream I never thought possible, to make photography my full time job.

I sat on the two planes home with my headphones on and my eyes fully closed, starting to absorb all of what I learned and what I was inspired by. It’s rare you have an excuse to sit for three hours and do nothing but think. It was a fun, informative, inspirational and emotional three days……… and when I opened my eyes from going back over this amazing weekend and clearing my head this is what I opened my eyes to……… fitting.

One of the most beautiful things in the world is watching the sunset from above the clouds.