Let’s change how we critique accomplished photographers’ work and appreciate different approaches to photography as communication and art.

Intentional photography makes me slow down, focus the camera and myself, appreciate the scene, really listen to it, and make a photograph to make sure I understand what it’s saying.

Take a look at my new collection of wide vistas, and come back to my website and see what I’m working on.

The marked contrast among the flowing water, the wet rocks, the green leaves, and the dark cave-like area behind the cascade called to me for a black & white photo.

Summer is a hard time for photography, but I managed to make a photo. And, I used the indoors time to find a better version of an old photo.

This blog shows my process for coming up with a triptych that shows my emotional response to the calming power of rushing water.

Our camera sees less than our eye. Making a good photograph means starting with something to draw your audience in—usually.

I hope this photograph leads the viewer to think about what they missed while jogging by. Maybe they’ll even realize that the seedpod itself has a story. And that story continued after the photograph was made.

Photography is the translation of three dimensions and the passage of time into a time-lapse, two-dimensional image.

This blog is cross-posted with my law firm website and talks about my work and hobby in both Kentucky and North Carolina.

I made my own magic by processing film for the first time in about 15 years. And, I celebrated the first day of spring by using infrared film for the first time.