Our family photo from Easter 1999 at my parents' home in Kinston, North Carolina. Many of us who love photography have a favorite niche that sparks our creativity. Some chase sunsets and misty mornings. Others…
If you’re a freelancer right now, you already know the landscape has shifted. Companies are pulling back, budgets are tightening, and many of us are staring at calendars that look far emptier than we’re used…
As we gather for Thanksgiving this year, my family and I are carrying both gratitude and grief. On Monday, we held a celebration service for my mother, who went home to be with the Lord…
Every Thanksgiving, I try to get at least one good group photo of our crew. This year’s gathering was extra special — we had four generations all together. My dad, Dorie, and I, my sisters…
More and more of my clients are moving from traditional projection screens to LED video boards. It’s a significant shift—when the stage lighting is close to daylight balance, those boards look incredible. The colors pop,…
I spent the weekend at the Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar with two Sigma ART lenses you’ve probably been seeing around the internet lately — the Sigma 28–45mm f/1.8 DG DN | Art and the Sigma 135mm…
The Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar wrapped up today, and I’m heading home with a full heart and renewed passion for visual storytelling. I only caught two of the keynote presentations this year because I was helping…
Katherine Wolfe is a powerful storyteller, speaker, and advocate whose life was forever changed at the age of 26, when she suffered a massive stroke out of the blue. Before that morning in 2008, Katherine…
I recently had the privilege of covering a retreat focused on Resting in Jesus, designed for adults who serve nationally & internationally on mission trips—leaders and volunteers teaching others about leadership and servanthood. Events like…
Former Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin and historian Dr. Maurice Hobson share the stage during a panel discussion at the Facing History & Ourselves Summit in Atlanta, engaging educators in a robust conversation about leadership, equity,…
There’s a quote I’ve always loved from wildlife photographer Tin Man Lee: “The best wildlife photos are about something, not of something.” That line sticks with me because it’s true far beyond wildlife photography. It…
As I look forward to attending the Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar next week, I’ve been reflecting on the role NPPA plays in the lives of visual journalists. These are just some of my thoughts on how…
