Field Notes
Beyond the frame, there is always a story. These notes are reflections from the road—the history written into a landscape, the dignity of a new face, and the quiet ways the world continues to change the way I see.
Downtown on Film
Taking a 1961 Olympus Pen EE and a roll of Kodak Gold 200 through downtown Colorado Springs on an overcast afternoon. A look at architecture, murals, and the quiet stories that live between the buildings.
The Best Camera
I arrived to find the perfect light and a wide-open landscape, only to realize my main camera was sitting on my kitchen table. Initially, I felt the sting of a missed opportunity—until I realized the beauty of the scene wasn't dependent on the quality of my sensor.
Soul And Structure
spent some time today observing what was presented to me. There is a specific beauty in the geometry of a city, but a building doesn't have a soul. It looks great, but it doesn't have a story. Then there are the people.
The Oasis Next Door
There is a specific corner you turn where the scale of Garden of the Gods finally hits you. It’s an oasis just a few miles from the busyness of downtown, but once you’re in the valley, the city feels like another world
Observations from Cheyenne Canyon
Railroad tracks are a rigid, man-made idea of movement, while a stream goes exactly where it wants. These field notes observe the moments where our structures are forced to concede to the landscape, all connected by a common element: the fog.
Green Mountain Falls
t’s funny how the eye finds things the mind misses in the moment. While editing, I realized I was unconsciously picking up threads of a story I didn't even see while standing in the snow. A green thread was there the whole time—hidden in plain sight.
The Anatomy Of Response
Stripping away the world to find what remains. Freedom looks like a new beginning; Faith looks like staying still.
Beyond the Horizon: Finding the Evidence
For years, I chased the 'pretty' picture—the perfect sunset or the dramatic peak. But my eye has changed. I’ve realized that my work is about something much deeper than aesthetics; it has become an act of witnessing. From the sacred scale of the mountains to the fingerprints left behind in the grit and the grain, I’m looking beyond the horizon to find the evidence of a Designer at work.