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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

The Ubiquitous You

Each person is unique, but each person is connected to every other and has more similarities than differences. Without over-stating it...

The Gateway to You

This is the first portrait I ever got paid for. I got $50 which is not a livable wage for all the time and work involved but what I...

The Evolutionary Advantage of the Face

Sometimes it helps to just let go. Portrait photography can be too serious and it helps loosen you up by showing your goofy, funny self....

Fleeting Glances

I know that we are so much more than we see. We are not our photographs, not our reflections. Yet, in those things there is an aura of...

How to Create a Visceral Portrait

I shot all these DBI portraits with a 50mm 1.2. For most of you that means nothing. But do you notice how there’s almost a 3D quality to...

Alive and Wise

A photograph is a portal through which we may enter the heart of another human being. It is a glimpse of something that cannot be fully...

You, Classic

If you’re reading this then my strategy worked. I shot a photograph intriguing enough to pique your curiosity. This particular location...

The Invitation

Do I want to meet this person? Is their photograph asking me to sit down and talk? I’ve said before that a good portrait beckons...

Suddenly Ephemeral

I could sit here and tell you all about the esoteric elements that contribute to a photograph. I can talk about light, and texture, and...

The Light House Photography | Marin