Greetings, Friends! Apologies for the long radio silence. The last Monthly Highlights post I did was in February 2017, so this is a very long overdue post. When you see the stats below (at the end of the blog), maybe that will explain part of my absence. It's been a crazy 8 months full of
It's shocking to realize that this year is nearly over. November ended up being my second-least busy month out of the year. This was partially due to a long weekend vacation up north to Whistler, thus becoming a second annual holiday tradition. For the first time in a long time, I left all electronics at
Being a published photographer is a landmark achievement for many professionals. Besides offering potential compensation, being published is a key form of credibility, not to mention it gives you plenty of bragging rights. I'm still incredibly proud of the first time I was published in Rolling Stone and still get a goofy grin on my face
My Monthly Highlights series and blog as a whole have been on a bit of a hiatus lately, and for that, I sincerely apologize. So many life events (more on those below) have been happening that I hadn't even realized the last Monthly Highlights blog was published in July. As a result, this is a
Summer is officially in full swing here in the Pacific Northwest signaling not only a mountain of sunshine and good weather but by far the busiest time of year for a food and event photographer. June seems to be prime time for corporate events to take place and restaurants eager to update their menu images, so
As I write this post from The Coffee Academics cafe on WanChai Road in Hong Kong, all of last month's happenings seem so far away. But alas, March was the beginning of freelance photography busy season. While the month wasn't balls to the wall busy like it probably will be a few months from now, there
Hard to believe we're nearly halfway though March already! After compiling my monthly statistics and metrics for February, it was pretty obvious in terms of the numbers that there weren't huge differences between January and February, other than a pretty big uptick in photo shoots. The beginning of the year is typically the slowest period of
Photo shoots on the beach. Editing photos poolside. Jet setting to new shoot locations at a moment's notice. Not gonna lie, this can be the real life of a freelance photographer, or at least the life that is perceived. What isn't so obvious is how these photographers got to where they are today. In an
May was one hell of a ride with a multi-day music festival, film festival, political conference, and LOTS of food photos. It was also a highly nostalgic month, as it marked the end of my first car and third laptop, and entering into the last year of my twenties. That was pretty much how the
Happy first of May! It's hard to believe that May Day (or Lei Day if you're in Hawaii) is already here once again. Besides being a sure sign that summer is right around the corner, the end of April was significant for this blogger because it marked the first full month that I captured full
