January 6th, 2021 was one of those moments like September 11th, 2001 that is burned into my mind forever. Watching an angry mob storm the capitol in order to stop the certification of Joseph Biden as the 46th president of the United States after he soundly defeated Donald J Trump simply because Trump had lied […]
This photo gallery explores the architecture of the Las Vegas Strip. Every time I’m in Las Vegas, I’m amazed at how concentrated the city is. Looking at my hometown of Chicago from the air, the city sprawl goes on and on as far as the eye can see. Las Vegas, on the other hand, is […]
Main Street, Downers Grove, IL. Taken December 24th, 2016. This photo series was a bit of a personal one for me. I met my family for a traditional Christmas Eve brunch in the old downtown of Downers Grove, IL and stayed to take in the downtown core with my new Nikon D7200. My family have […]
100,000 years ago in Africa’s East Rift Valley long before the land was called “Kenya” but was instead just Earth and Sky, a small tribe of humans picked clean the meat from the bones. After successfully scavenging fallen oryx and defending its remains from predators, the tribe lit a fire and roasted the oryx’s succulent […]
Photos were taken in Ithaca and Lansing, NY in early August, 2016. This was my first attempt at star photography. These were taken with a samsung nx3000 manual camera and a wide angle lens. I found that a narrow aperture and 20-30 second shutter speed worked best. I started to get star trails, where the […]
These photos were taken at Montrose Point in Chicago, IL. On the southern tip of the point, there’s a wild grass garden south of the magic hedge and east of the harbor on the shoulder of Lake Michigan. The theme of this photo series is the Structures of the Natural Micro World. I was inspired the […]
Oh, the holidays! Time for forced social interaction with people you barely talk to for most of the year. Time for that annual tradition of blowing your savings buying gifts that your friends and family don’t want in their house and pretending to gracefully accept gifts you don’t actually want to bother hauling back to […]
Travel more Keep my marriage strong Figure out whether or not I want and can afford to have children Save for retirement Keep consistent workout habits Eat correctly Make good health decisions Continue to meet new people and make new friends Strengthen ties with existing friends Have fun Maintain a good work/life balance Learn how […]
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