“Imagine if we could go back,” she said. “Just twenty-five years, that’s all I’d need or want,” she added. “I don’t know,” her companion uttered, eyes pressed to well-worn optics. “I try not to regret.” “There’s nothing you would change?” …
Read: Owls of the Eastern Ice
First off, I love owls, so this book had my name all over it. I found this book on someone’s chair at a local hot spring. Being the nosy guy I am, I leaned over when they weren’t looking and …
Adventure: Let’s Talk Evelyn
We can’t talk about Evelyn without talking about Vanilla Ice, or tossing in the famous cliché, “Good things come in small packages.” We can’t talk about Evelyn without talking about passion for place, or about history, lineage, education, and dedication. …
Creative: We Need To Talk Story
Some will tell you that the story doesn’t matter. They are wrong. Story matters. In fact, you could argue it’s the most important thing. These others will tell you story doesn’t matter, or that it’s overrated, for different reasons. One, …
Adventure: Return From Patagonia
SANTIAGO: 9:14 PM The wall behind the chef was littered with random restaurant debris. A paper towel dispenser mounted at an angle. Small, Japanese figurines. A map of Chile, paper towels, and what looked to be a replica of an …
Creative: Expertise
I just made a profound discovery. The online world lacks expertise. There are, of course, exceptions, so perhaps I should narrow this down to photography and bookmaking. I’ve been at my Blurb job for fifteen years. FIFTEEN. That is far …
Adventure: Resolutions
New Year’s Day. Also known as my birthday, but that’s not what’s important here. My wife’s birthday will be upon us shortly, and this, my friends, is all-hands-on-deck, DEFCON1. A twenty-four-hour period of celebrating all that is perfect with my …
Creative: Patagonia, Episode One
Patagonia looms. Let me explain why this is happening. A few months ago, I gave a talk in Seattle, and after, I was approached by a woman who asked me if I would consider teaching a workshop in Chilean Patagonia. …
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I’m embarrassed. When I see a Blurb email land in my inbox and realize I am the primary focus, I feel embarrassed. When I upload a YouTube film and my finger hovers over the “public” button, I feel embarrassed. When …
Adventure: What You Do After
I’ve never been motivated by what comes after. You know, the marketing, the sales, the distribution. I’ve always been juiced by the juice of being in the field. The experience of making the images. That’s the crux pitch. Several days …
Adventure: GMO
“Hey, you guys, be careful.” “There is a state trooper patrolling across the bridge.” Camo shirts, diesel fumes, and antler graphics adorn the folks around me. “Did you fart in her locker?” a man asks another. “I can’t believe you …
Adventure: The Hunt
Sandia Crest. 10,542 elevation. Goal: The Rosy-Finch (Black, Gray-crowned, Brown-capped) Two twenty-something boys in a red, late 1990s Camry, emerge from their car, eating Cheetos, then proceed to throw all their trash on the ground. Four teen girls attempt to …