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My 5 favorite photos from 2024

Sometimes we need to be reminded the of the lessons we teach others. Welcome friends!  As I say every year, it is my favorite post of the year!  Generally I start these off with a bit of a family update, but if you'll humor me a conversation about photography first, I promise I'll get to the family update (though I have no idea if anyone actually reads these, or just come to look at the pictures - either is fine, really). Every year when I sit down to pick my 5 favorite images, it is really such a time of celebration for me.  It is a reminder of all the neat things I've seen and...

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Something Different

Holly's Story

Survivor

Holly was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 33.  Holly’s Story is her blog about breast cancer survival.

Picture Me, Loving You

Picture Me, Loving You

It’s different, and maybe a little whacky, but it will hopefully have you intrigued! Check out the photo-narrative!

Dan on TV

Life on the Farm

Dan and Holly bought a small farm in 2018 and building their “forever home” there now.  Follow along here!

Project Car

Project Car

Dan may or may not have an obsession with cars.  Follow along with his dream car build up; a 1967 Camaro.

An Evening in Krakow

Hey friends, welcome back!  If you're here in East Tennessee or the surrounding areas, I hope you've been (safely) enjoying the snow!  We had 2 - 3 inches here at the house and Holly and I have been making the most of it. In last week's post, I mentioned that Holly...

Scenes from Copenhagen

Happy New Year everyone!  I hope you had an opportunity to kick back some over the break.  Holly and I had a nice Christmas and New Year - and now the long stretch till spring!  🙂 This week and next week I wanted to share some images from our trip to Poland and...

My 5 favorite photos from 2024

Sometimes we need to be reminded the of the lessons we teach others. Welcome friends!  As I say every year, it is my favorite post of the year!  Generally I start these off with a bit of a family update, but if you'll humor me a conversation about photography first, I...

Infrared Misfits

Is it too early to say Merry Christmas?  I certainly hope not.  🙂  With Christmas falling on Wednesday this year it will be tucked in the middle between now, and my end of the year post - so I'll just say Merry Christmas to everyone now!  I hope you all have a nice...

Three days, three sunrises

As a landscape photographer, I'm up early - a lot.  Here in the Smokies, almost all the good overlooks are sunrise spots, which necessitates those early mornings (I don't know what the park has against western facing vistas, but... that's how it goes!).  Now, I wish...

Autumnal Light

Every once in a while, as a landscape photographer, you get to experience amazing light.  I imagine this must be what golfers experience when they talk about that one game that brings them back for more.  It makes all the mornings that didn't pan out worth it.  Well a...

Fall Road Scenes – 2024

Who knew roads could be so pretty!?  I personally love shooting road scenes, for one because they offer very strong leading lines, and - especially here in the mountains - you can generally find some nice S-curves, which always makes for pleasing compositions.  I also...

For the love of trees (and fog… and chimneys)

A number of years ago I really fell in love with the chimneys that live in the forest at Elkmont.  The only remains of a once vibrant vacation community and logging town, the chimneys serve as a reminder of the history of the place.  This year when I visited the...
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