Category: Personal

  • Happy Halloween!

    Wishing a happy Halloween to anyone who chooses to celebrate it. Please make sure to enjoy it responsibly and while respecting others. While I’m not a huge fan of wearing costumes, my love for this “spooky” holiday comes in the form of baking. There’s no other time of year where I can make edible brains…

  • Getting to Know Little Puppy Kilo!

    Some of my favorite photos of my pets are from when I was a child and they were still little, adorable puffballs in the form of kittens. My parents gave my sister and I kittens when we were still in preschool, and during that Christmas, they captured quite a few candid snapshots of us on…

  • Winner of the Annual Iowa Aviation Photography Competition!

    If you get to hang around me when I don’t have a camera in front of my face, you’ll know that I absolutely fell in love with aviation. Much like my love of baby animals, though, I still tend to keep that Nikon in front of me when I’m hanging around these gorgeous flying machines.…

  • Winner at the Dr. E.H. Stumme Art Show!

    Once in awhile, I get the chance to submit some of my work to various competitions. Not only does this give me a chance to meet some of the other local artists and photographers in the area, but it really allows me a good “excuse” to sort through my collection and figure out what some…

  • Capturing the Spirit of Aviation

    I absolutely love airplanes – and I really love photography too. One of my favorite things about having multiple hobbies is that I can mix them together so nicely. I love walks in the park – and taking my camera makes those so much better. I love neat conventions and city trips – and a…