Back when I was a fledgling photographer, I would see older photographers who took tons of photos of their kids and was jealous. I remember so desperately needing people to photograph to make work and develop my style, but I wasn't having much luck finding people beyond the weirdos on Model Mayhem and Craigslist. Having kids and a wife is like having models wherever you go, ... Read More
Logan
SAZOO
Back in November, Caitlyn bought us an annual membership to the Santa Ana Zoo. Now that I have a kid, I totally understand why they are such a magnet for families looking for an outing. Having just been to the zoo in Palm Desert, I had some sense of comparison for the Santa Ana Zoo. To be frank, it's small and not super impressive but it's so close and offers just enough ... Read More
Quick Drive to Palm Springs
On an unassuming block across the street from the Ace Hotel is The Villas where Caitlyn's family owns a timeshare. The first time I found out about it was many years ago when we bought tickets to Coachella and tried finding a hotel nearby. All the hotels in a fifty mile radius were booked solid and out of nowhere, Caitlyn was like "my family has a time share in Plan Springs. ... Read More
2020 Retrospective
January 2020 started with such promise. Caitlyn was four and a half months pregnant. We headed to Hawaii on a cruise before it was time for me to go back to the second semester of school. Meanwhile, I had just decided to go back to school to get my Art credential and Masters. I took the first CSET before we left and got the pass/fail notification email on our last day of the ... Read More
Summer Child
Having a kid is a lot of work. You think you know what that means until you do it. I've been meaning to write a post about all the photos I took of Logan and my budding family this summer but grad school and distance learning has got my schedule wrapped up. Instead, I'm just going to post a bunch of photos of this kid and the mini-adventures we took this summer. It's insane how ... Read More
