Anyone else feeling intense clarity after that full supermoon on Monday? It’s been a while since I’ve shown up for myself on here, and I’ve been wanting to get back to making the blog a more consistent component of my life, so here’s a little reintroduction and some updates on life. 🌕
In a recent eye-opening chatgpt roast, with some tough love, it said my Instagram feed shows a strong visual narrative and can tell bold, eclectic stories, but I’m a bit inconsistent — and you know what, it’s not wrong! This *year* has been inconsistent for me — I’ve had job changes, I’ve traveled (quite a bit and more to come), and I continue exploring new avenues of photography.
For the past couple years, I was in a position where I couldn’t showcase my daily work, and my page became super personal — a lot of me, the boy, and @hernameiscowboy on our road trips.
Now, I’m back to shooting what I find beautiful, thrilling, and captivating and deciding how to showcase it all. I shoot film and I shoot digital, and I love them equally. I’m no longer documenting a gritty rock scene like I once was — I’ll certainly document a show, but I’m looking to shift my focus to portraits, lifestyle, travel, documentary. I will always cover music and festivals.
I’ve also been continuing to deep dive on my practice and exploration of architectural photography, and I’m kind of obsessed. I get giddy every time I have the opportunity to shoot it — I’m excited to start sharing more of that with you.
I’m also excited to get back to wedding photography—maybe you didn’t even know I do this! I’ve photographed a handful over the years and I’d love to be there to document yours. It always felt a bit off to juxtapose an intimate wedding with a rockstar jumping off the rafters, but I get to make my own rules and my range spreads far and wide because life is expansive, and honestly, shooting a wedding sometimes feels exactly like shooting a music festival.
I’m eager to explore everything that fascinates me. I’m here to capture the big moments, I’m here to photograph and document people, and I’m here to experience life LOUD.
While the subjects of my work may feel “inconsistent,” I am consistent in that I’ve had a camera in my hands for over 15 years. That’s something worth showing. So here I am, consistently myself 📸
and yes, you bet I’m still going to throw in moments of sipping wine on a camping trip, somewhere on a beach in our camper van with the dogs, too.✌🏻
📸 : Photos by my dear Katie Lee Sullivan, near the beachfront of Lake Michigan