“The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.” ~ Ernest Hemingway Yep, I’d have to agree with that. Everyone can break… and get stronger. However, it’s the time between being […]
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When Life Hands You Lemons… and Other Notable Cliches
“Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me.” ~ Carol Burnett Life sucks. Lost your wife, lost your home, lost your pets, lost your car. Whatever it is, it was […]
Some Advice to New Photography Grads from Past Students
“You never stop learning. If you have a teacher, you never stop being a student.” ~ Elisabeth Rohm Every year for the past few years, I’ve taken on students needing placement hours from the local […]
Until That Hand Becomes Like Unto a Thing of Iron
Iron Fist, Luke Cage, Daredevil, Wonder Woman, the Avengers, Iron Man, Guardians of the Galaxy, Doctor Strange … Seriously, somebody pinch me! As a life-long comic book geek, I could not be more stoked about […]
From Pencil and Pen to Pixels: This is Where it All Started
In the long, long ago, before I started smashing pixels, I had a fascination with creating works of fantasy. As a child, I would draw, doodle, finger-paint … you name it – same as most […]
Remembrance is More Than a Moment
“Praising what is lost makes the remembrance dear.” ~ William Shakespeare My father served this country. My grandfathers served this country and my grandmothers, too. They have served and sacrificed for my freedom and yours, […]
You CAN Climb That Mountain
“It’s a heavy burden to look up at the mountain and want to start the climb.” ~ Abby Wambach Over the course of our lives, we’re all faced with mountains to climb. Some we come to […]
Canada is What We Choose to Make It
Today is Canada’s 149th birthday … My ancestors came here in the late 1700’s and the Terrys were one of the first families of Oakville (“Oakville and the Sixteen: The History of an Ontario Port”, […]
Love Every Picture Unconditionally
“A picture is worthless if you can’t find it.” ~ Kevin Gilbert Today is Valentine’s Day. Amanda and I haven’t really celebrated the day since we were dating. It’s not that we aren’t the romantic […]
Please Stop Calling Me A ‘Professional’ Photographer
“I recently went to a new doctor and noticed he was located in something called the Professional Building. I felt better right away.” ~ George Carlin When I was twelve years old, my grandparents took […]