Saved by the Lens #29
The Stage Between Us
This past weekend, I turned a stage and an old piano into a temporary portrait studio.
No elaborate production. No giant crew. Just warm curtains, good light, and people willing to sit down for a moment and be seen.
One of my favorite things about portraiture is how quickly a person reveals themselves once they stop “posing.”
Saved by the Lens #28
A Reflective Poem on Modern Life, Human Nature, and Staying Present
A reflective poem inspired by late-night observation, human behavior, and the strange beauty of everyday life—blending humor, contradiction, and quiet moments into a meditation on presence, modern culture, and what it means to stay human.
Saved by the Lens #27
The Day We Didn’t Wait — A Cancer Journey, Community, and the Power of Showing Up
A documentary photographer captures a powerful day with a cancer patient, family, and friends—reminding us to live fully, stay present, and fight together.
Saved by the Lens #26
What I’m really chasing
There was a time I thought photography was about chasing the shot.
Saved by the Lens #25
Resonance in Paper and Time
It began with a photograph - a faded print from my father’s days in Vietnam.
A woman stands beneath a corrugated roof, her dress blooming with color even as the years have dulled the ink.
She sings, guitar cradled close, her voice long vanished but somehow still echoing through the grain of the paper.