Ok, it’s been a long, somewhat extra grueling summmer. I’ve been to 20 different states (some of them multiple times) since spring. I’ve stood knee-deep in two different oceans, half a dozen lakes (ranging from “nearly frozen” to “nearly dry”), more mud puddles than I care to think about, and even the occaisional bath tub. I crossed several deserts, several mountain ranges, the Great Planes, and the Eastern Seaboard.

That’s a lot of travel, and I never once set foot on an airplane. I did, however, drive 10 different cars, and ride in half a dozen different boats.

I’ve been nose to nose with a couple of foxes, a coyote, a very unhappy deer or ten, and a crop duster that I’m sure would have been every bit as surprised as me, had they known I was there. I stared into the faces of >1000 eager cyclists, who were just a gunshot away from stampeeding right over me.

I slept on stone picnic tables. I slept in the backs of cars. I slept on the bench seat of a pick-up truck. I slept in a tent. I slept on concrete floors. I slept on couches. I slept on the deck of boat. I slept on a gravel driveway. Once in a while, I slept in my bed with the lovely assistant. I fell asleep standing up in a hotel lobby once. And the best nights’ sleep I got all summer long, was a 2.5 hour pull on the asphault in a McDonald’s parking lot in Pratt Kansas.

I shot weddings. I shot bike races. I shot candid portraits. I did a bit of promo work. I got a few nice wildlife shots. I got some excellent sports shots, and I even got a credited shot on the front page of the sports section of a local newspaper. And, in a nearly unprecidented turn of events, I even got paid for a few shots along the way!

In short, it’s been a hectic, and productive summer, but you wouldn’t know it by lookin’ at this here website.

I aim to fix that. Stay tuned.