What I Have to Say: Anna Naphtali
We are the generation that leaves desk jobs to start businesses in our living rooms. Many of us are self-taught, creative, and young. We dreamed of being our own bosses, traveling, calling the shots,...
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A photograph is a gift. I wrote those five words and sat and stared at the screen for long enough that my wife probably thought I was asleep. And then? So what? So trite. It didn’t take long for my...
View ArticleWhat I Have to Say: Wyn Wiley
Have you really wanted something? Wanted something SO bad? Have you asked? Have you reached out? Have you tried and failed? Have you tried again? How about trying again after that? Have you fallen on...
View ArticleWhat I Have to Say: Rebecca Caridad
It’s always hard, figuring out a way to explain something in a way that will be accessible to someone other than yourself. When I sat down to write this I instantly felt like what I have to say isn’t...
View ArticleWhat I Have to Say: Elise Hanna
If you asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up, I’d have told you from a young age “interior designer.” I worked nights- waiting tables- until my arms ached to pay for art school so that I could...
View ArticleWhat I Have to Say: Posy Quarterman
I knew I wanted to photograph families in their own environments, just being their true selves in front of my lens, from the moment I started this crazy career. At the time, this style of photography...
View ArticleWhat I Have to Say: Claudia Rose Carter
What if I told you that I believe my weddings are created because I take my time when I’m cooking dinner and not because I have Google Ads? That some of my favourite portrait shoots were documented...
View ArticleWhat I Have to Say: Brian Schindler
It keeps you from drowning, catches you at the last minute, and brings you up out of the depths you’ve found yourself dwelling in. “The net.” It was two years ago when I thought I had lost the...
View ArticleWhat I Have to Say: Scott & Jen Elder
Stop shooting your damn latte. Seriously, stop it. One of the greatest threats against photography is quickly becoming the socially active photographer. Social media has moved from an incredible...
View ArticleWhat I Have to Say: Erika Mann
My ego is that little voice inside my head that’s the source of all my worry, anxiety and frustration. During a wedding day, it used to say things like, “You suck.” “You’re getting nothing worth...
View ArticleWhat I Have to Say: Sidney Morgan
You are here. Maybe you are exactly where you said you would be five years ago, maybe not. Probably not. Maybe you’re somewhere immeasurably more marvelous than where you thought you would be, maybe...
View ArticleWhat I Have to Say: Celebrating #50!
Today is our 50th What I Have to Say Wednesday post. It only felt right to do a compilation of all the words of wisdom that have found their way to our journal. Think of it like a mixed tape with all...
View ArticleWhat I Have to Say: Mary Marantz
There is a picture of me and my grandmother. It’s black and white and our faces are pressed tight together. She’s smiling and I’m smiling, in that way that you so often do where a camera is concerned....
View ArticleWhat I Have to Say: Magdalena Wosinska
So here’s how photography works for me: I think I’m addicted to it. I’m not sure if that’s the right way to put it, but I when I see moments that look so beautiful that I must capture them but don’t...
View ArticleWhat I Have to Say: Cheryl Jacobs Nicolai
There’s no denying that the photography industry has changed immensely and dramatically in the last decade. When I started nearly fourteen years ago, the photography world seemed smaller, more...
View ArticleWhat I Have to Say: Angie Sloan
Hi, I am Angie and I have an addiction. Well, not have an addiction, but had an addiction. It’s not the kind of addiction you are thinking of, in fact, far from it. I’ve never tried alcohol, drugs, or...
View ArticleWhat I Have to Say: Jasmine Star
They shout from the proverbial sidelines, which usually means they’re tucked behind the glow of their computer screens. Oh, you know, who I’m referring to when I write they. They with too much time on...
View ArticleWhat I Have to Say: Brian Morrow
I was in Jordan one night in a Beduin Camp near Wadi Rum, which is just weird enough of way to start a story. I had sort of traded the Jordanian board of tourism for a video portrait of what it would...
View ArticleWhat I Have to Say: Jessica Cudzilo
We went to Tennessee again for the weekend. We’ve been making the drive down from Ohio quite a bit these days as we prepare for our big move this summer. We’ve moved enough times now that I know the...
View ArticleWhat I Have to Say: Josh & Meg Souder
Wow. We actually have so much to say that we don’t know where to begin! We’ll start with our story and our heart. We’ll start with our love for couples- a deep, true passion for psychology, body...
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