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Be content with what you have;

rejoice in the way things are.

When you realize there is nothing lacking,

the whole world belongs to you.

Lao-tzu

A Portrait of Eyes

What if we only looked at each other’s eyes and nothing else? Forget the head and the body and the skin. Our eyes, those soul gateways,...

How to Prepare for a Portrait, Part 1: Women

You’re getting your portrait done and maybe you dread the moment. You don’t like cameras and the whole concept sort of freaks you out....

Portraits Done By Feel

As someone who takes photography seriously I spend a lot of time looking at the surfaces of people and things. It appears that these...

Listening with Your Eyes

In a flash, in one instantaneous moment, who we are can be captured and conveyed. Our vital essence, our humanity, is right there for all...

It's the New Yorker in Me (that finds the real you)

I've said it before but it's worth repeating a thousand more times. Being authentic, and coming across authentic, really matters. Because...

YOU are The Lighthouse

You’re the beacon. You’re the source. Each person is filled with a thousand suns. I chose the name The Lighthouse to describe people....

Subtle Sells

Corporate portraits don’t have to be, well, so corporate. The spirit and personality of an organization, what it represents, its...

Team Builders Wanted

The impetus for ODE was really that moment when I was at Nickelodeon, standing in the kitchen getting coffee when a co-worker I hardly...

I Bring You The Barn

When I did the website photos for NPM in Oakland I sourced a custom background (19th century beam skins from an Ohio barn) and set it up...

Be Kind. Try Hard. Build things.

I don’t wish to make anyone feel uncomfortable. If I do an ODE for you it’s because I admire you and I want the world to see what I see....

Halloween at GREE

When you're a hot, fast-growing tech company time flies at the speed of light. Your culture changes, people come and go, and before you...

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