Merry Christmas...To All

Let’s remember how fortunate we are … and how absent good fortune can be for others.

Mark's workMarkDecember 25, 2014Christmas, homelessness

FUN v. FUNNY - Why You Should Know The Difference

Funny pictures are not the same as pictures that make fun. While the distinction make be different for each of us, it is something we should consider.

MarkDecember 20, 2014Comment

Snow Storm + Habit #2

Habit #2 in Stephen Covey’s book “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” talks about beginning with the end in mind. This is especially true in photography.

MarkNovember 20, 2014

Photo Workshop Students

Composition is one of my favorite subjects to teach, but it can be a struggle not to overwhelm students with too much at one time.

MarkNovember 2, 2014Comment

Colorado Colors

Coming home from an assignment in Delta, Colorado, I was encouraged to take a route over McClure Pass. It seemed a little late for high-country color, but I figured, why not?!

MarkOctober 27, 2014

Let It Snow, Let it ... ok ... Enough!

Each Saturday has been a transportation challenge. For the past four Saturdays, it's been the amount of traffic. Today, it was the amount of snow.

Mark's workMarkFebruary 8, 2014blizzard

Ummmm......Just Because

I like to be able to explain why I like a photograph - the light, the moment, the composition, etc. But, occasionally, that reason isn’t particularly “deep.”

Mark's workMarkJanuary 18, 2014

Crazy Frog and the Jittery Photographer

I love the Denver Zoo. Such a fun place to make pictures.

Mark's workMarkNovember 29, 2013wildlife

Sing Us A Song, You're The Piano Man

I've always loved street performers - singers, jugglers, comedians, freak shows...whatever.

Mark's workMarkSeptember 2, 2012street photography

One Shot Wonder - Transit of Venus

The Transit of Venus was that event - literally, a once-in-a-lifetime event. Where was I? In my office. Thankfully, my 12-year-old son was clearly more on the ball than I.

MarkJune 7, 2012

Annular Eclipse - May 20, 2012 - Denver, CO

I love being able to blend photographing something I think is fun & cool and pictures of my kids.

Mark's work, PersonalMarkMay 21, 2012eclipse, family, kids

Bee-U-tiful Day

I don’t work with my macro much, but it’s a fun way to shake things up creatively.

MarkMarch 24, 2012

Holly Jolly Practicing

My family is my #1 favorite photo subject and Christmas is a great time to make family photos.

Mark's workMarkJanuary 6, 2012Christmas, family

The Photo That Almost Wasn't

Trust your instincts when you look at a scene and feel it might make a good picture … even if it might be a little inconvenient.

Mark's workMarkJune 7, 2011landscape, moon

Nice Portraits. Unbelievable story.

Portraits are often my fallback position when I’m doing storytelling work, but I still do my best to bring the story into these controlled situations.

JournalismMarkFebruary 12, 2011portrait

Goodbye, Mom....

My favorite picture of my mom, taken the last day my family was together before she was all-too-soon taken from us.

Mark's workMarkJune 10, 2010port, fam

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