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14 May, 2013going gangsta
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I've been wallowing.You ever find yourself wallowing? Those days when you're totally unproductive, and can't seem to get motivated, for no real reason? To be completely honest, I've been like this for weeks. I'm not proud of it, ...
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10 May, 2013
the incredible lightness of maddy
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A few months ago, I received an email:Hi, Karen! Guess what: I'm graduating this year! I'm really excited. So, I don't know if you do this or not, but I'd really love if you'd take my senior pictures. Would you be open to it? ...
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2 Apr, 2013
camp hope, a little love, and a summer-reading-for-summer-camp giveaway
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For a little over 10 years, I've been involved with AIDS Foundation Houston, an organization here in town that does everything it can to support people who are infected with or affected by HIV/AIDS, including providing housing to nutritional food ...
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28 Mar, 2013
random thoughts: on connecting with joy
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Yesterday I had lunch with my friend Katherine Center (she of the new book The Lost Husband that I mentioned earlier this week, available for pre-order now). It's embarrassing that it had been over a year since Katherine and I had seen each other ...
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22 Mar, 2013
#hasselbladfriday: some shots from the beach, and some thoughts from the archives
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Today I'm off to Dallas to attend my photography workshop. While I'm gone, I thought I'd share some of the shots that I took with my Hasselblad at the beach last week, ones which are surprisingly in-focus -- "surprising," because I was 2/3 of the ...
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22 Mar, 2013
#hasselbladfriday #21: some shots from the beach, and some thoughts from the archives
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Today I'm off to Dallas to attend my photography workshop. While I'm gone, I thought I'd share some of the shots that I took with my Hasselblad at the beach last week, ones which are surprisingly in-focus -- "surprising," because I was 2/3 of the ...
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20 Mar, 2013
random thoughts: on friends, friends-in-law and couple-friends
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After a great weekend with our friends in Port Aransas, I've been thinking a lot about friendship these days. So it occurs to me that whether you're an introvert or an extravert, it's generally really hard to make a new friend. I mean, I ...
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18 Mar, 2013
spring break in port aransas
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Last week was spring break in Texas. We waited until the last minute to make plans for the week off -- until almost too late. Then, my friend Maile called."Hey -- we were thinking about going back down to Port Aransas with the kids. ...
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15 Mar, 2013
spring breakin'
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We've headed south to the beach with some dear friends, to have some quality downtime at the end of Alex's spring break. I'll be full of stories when we return, I promise.Have a great weekend, friends.
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5 Mar, 2013
stash (or, how i began writing my second book)
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Cheryl Schulke of Stash.Last week, I began writing my second book in earnest. (It's a weird thing, beginning to write a second book. In some ways, it feels far more difficult than writing a first book. With a first book, you have the ...
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28 Jan, 2013
altitude design summit 2013: the thing about going to conferences
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So, I'm back from my third Altitude Design Summit, and I can unequivocally say that it was my very favourite one. It was great for the usual reasons: the venue was, as always, incredible; the speakers were friendly and informative, and the ...
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14 Jan, 2013
on photojournalism, witnessing through images, and a giveaway
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There are obviously many different types of photography -- portrait, landscape, wedding, maternity -- but I have to say that the type of photography that I find myself most intrigued by (and the type that I really would love to improve myself) is ...