Recently, a group of photographers I follow began sharing some photography preferences through a quick writing challenge. I read about Susie Kearley and Chuck Haacker’s thoughts, based on the challenge put forth by Gareth Willey. With a few simple this-or-that style questions, I learned a lot about them. And myself…

You tell me. — Let’s keep this short, as this is not a technical review. Sometimes you just want to see what a camera, a tool, can do in the hands of somebody. Sometimes that is all you need, and you will figure out the rest. Can the Nikon Z9 make solid monochrome imagery? …

Seeing what you cannot see — Do you believe in fate? Or do you take unplanned outcomes as signs? I’m not sure what I think. My inability to plan well in advance allows for all sorts of random things to happen to me. My friend and I had parted ways not more than a few days…

Alone on a bridge: Freestyle — Daring to dream, never giving up. When you’re from a flat place like southern Minnesota, your understanding of the world comes from movies and pictures. The rest of the world looms over you. Trees whose tops you can’t see. Mountains of snow and ice. …

A Nikon Z9 + 105mm Macro Adventure — There are moments when you simply need to take a break. A break from the party. A break from the celebration. A break from the break. Three days into constant socialization and human interaction, after three months of nearly solitudinous existence…I took a moment to surround myself with the plants. …