Catching the tail end of summer

Last summer was glorious in so many ways that were definitely not covered on this blog (sigh, I really need to be more diligent about this one) and as I look back, I realize that the days I actually decide to whip out my camera for whatever reason obviously become more vivid in memory. Over the years, documenting something with film has become a rather luxurious and stressful hobby, financially and logistically. Rolls often get lost while I'm moving literally for the 5th time in the year, scanned shots sit in my hard drive for eternity until I dig them out and manage to post a few. It's a whole process of its own. But you know, I can't seem to ditch film. Like a lot of people around me know, film is how I first learned photography and I honestly have not fallen out of love with what it can do to a photograph. ANYWAY enough rant about film (or more like what was supposed to be my excuse for posting summery pictures in JANUARY). Here is a beautiful late summer day hiking with Sarah + Allie in Virginia sometime in September. All taken with the trusty Nikon FM10.

the bridge is alive

"IT LOOKS LIKE A POTATO!" My sister and I had a blast walking over the Brooklyn bridge during our short and sweet reunion last Thursday. Really wish we had more time to explore the city together...maybe one day!

Walking around downtown Wheeling

Last week, I was in Wheeling, WV for an assignment (more on that later) for two wonderful days. This town of roughly 28,000 may be economically challenged and increasingly deserted but still exudes charms of a 19th century industrial town: at one point in history, it was once the richest city per capita in America.

New York. Minolta.

Another quick post with pictures from my last visit to New York with the Minolta. We visited family in upstate New York to celebrate my birthday. The city isn't the same without my cousin.

The Wydown of DC

About a month ago, I had the privilege of shooting + writing for Sprudge about The Wydown's new location on 14th & U St. I had a blast interviewing Alex and Chad -- they're truly some real nice guys (from the midwest!) having so much fun with coffee. Here are some outtakes from the shoot:

Probably the only ALS ice bucket challenge I'll ever be involved in

This weekend has been absolutely fantastic. There is really no other way to describe it. Not only am I having a full weekend back home in TX for the first time in 5 months, but we (some NewsHour staff) also got to dump some ice water onto our awesome anchors for their ALS ice bucket challenge in the wee hours of the morning. After all the donut, bagel and ice bucket challenge excitement, I hopped on the plane to finally come home for once. Home is so good for the soul.