I’ve been following Nick Page on YouTube for quite a while. Landing a spot on Nick’s October Oregon Coast workshop was a stroke of luck. It marked my first time exploring Oregon—wading knee-deep into the ocean to capture crashing waves around sea stacks, and venturing inland to shoot cascading waterfalls. Huge thanks to Nick for hosting an unforgettable workshop.
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USA’s 250th in Peoria
On United State of America’s 250th birthday, we were invited to celebrate with our friends at Peoria’s River Front Museum, which has a fantastic collection of Historical Documents and Artifacts. Then we enjoyed a once-in-a-lifetime view of the fireworks from high atop Peoria’s twin towers.
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Capturing Fall Colors & Abstracts: Art Wolfe Durango Workshop
Months ago, I saw renowned nature photographer, Art Wolfe had an opening for his September workshop in Durango, Colorado. Joining Art on a workshop is a bucket list for me. Timing it in September during peak fall color season is a dream come true. Thanks, Art! Go into gallery mode by clicking on an image to get the best of this post.
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Balloons over Route 66 – 2025
Lincoln, Illinois has been running an event called Balloons over Route 66 every summer for a while. This year, it caught my eye as something I should try to photograph.
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Fusion Grand Prix 2025
75,389 air miles, 17 airports, 28 flights, 10 cities, 1,000s of IBMers and partners and we can put 2025 Fusion Grand Prix in the books. Our team ran our Grand Prix in 26 cities by end of April. Here is a view of 10 of those cities.
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Minnesota Vacation
Deb and I drove to Minnesota with Bailey for an impromptu photography vacation. We managed to catch some pretty good shots of the beautiful scenery.
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Wisconsin Barn Hunt
A friend and I decided to go on a photography-vacation barn hunt in Wisconsin. Tim found this great cabin in the woods near Lake Delavan. Not only was the trip relaxing, I was lucky to capture a couple portfolio-worthy shots from the trip. Tell me what you think.
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Central Europe April 2024
My latest business trip was to Zurich, Vienna, Budapest, and Frankfurt. It was my first time in Switzerland and Hungary. While I didn’t have enough time to explore Zurich, a weekend in Budapest was a real treat where I was lucky to get some good shots of the Hungarian capital. We took a three-hour Segway tour on Saturday – best way to see tons in a small window of time.
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Australia/New Zealand 2024
It’s been quite a while since I’ve flown to Australia for business and I’ve never been to New Zealand. This trip was not only productive for work, it was fun seeing new places and catching some good shots. Tell me what you think.
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NCEE Trip 2024
I enjoyed visiting Central Eastern Europe and Netherlands early in 2024 where I stopped in Warsaw, Stockholm, and Amsterdam IBM locations. It was a real treat to meet with clients and partners but even more to see the sites and history of these amazing cities.
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