Navigating Switchbacks
“When you really love people and let it flow through you unchecked, you have to expect a bit of skepticism. Love (without strings attached) really isn’t all that common anymore.” – James Langteaux,...
View ArticleWhen you reach the part where the heartaches come
“If you could read my mind, Love,What a tale my thoughts could tell. “- G. Lightfoot Not sure that anyone would want to really read my mind right now. It has been a confusing blur of thoughts and...
View ArticleSelf Discovery
There is a constant in the churning that frightens me insideThere is a truth that’s now revealing that’s been hidden in my prideThere is a pain not caused by others that hurts down into my coreThere is...
View ArticleBadges? We Don’t Need No Stinking Badges!
I am involved in an ongoing discussion about transparency, vulnerability and other aspects of authenticity. They all sound like really great things to be known for. I would love to have the three of...
View ArticleThe Fine Art of Nakedness
I am a photographer and an artist and I really admire the genre of fine art nudes – they are all about shades and tones, lines and curves, light and dark, and highlights and shadows. Fine art nudes are...
View ArticleWhy I Asked My Friends To Pose Topless
Since Thanksgiving I’ve been on a new, creative path, helping people show and tell the reality of their lives (details here). I was initially inspired from a photo of a Breast Cancer Survivor from...
View ArticleWho I Did and Didn’t Ask to Pose Topless
Read Why I Asked My Friends To Pose Topless for the background to this article. I figured the easiest way to go through my list of friends was on Facebook. I realized I needed a grid – a process for...
View ArticleWhy Some of my Friends AGREED to Pose Topless.
Read Why I Asked My Friends To Pose Topless for the background to this post. It quickly became obvious that my expectations weren’t going to be fulfilled the way I anticipated when I first wrote my...
View ArticleWhat I Learned by Shooting Topless Photos of my Friends
Read Why I Asked My Friends To Pose Topless for the background to this post. The past few weeks have been incredibly helpful in preparation for photographing Breast Cancer Survivors for an art show in...
View ArticleReading what isn’t Freely Shared
Yesterday I sat with a friend who had sent me the first draft of her biography. We were getting together so I could give her input. My feedback was pretty consistent. I would read a sentence or a...
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