Collaborations For Cause 2013

  I spent last Friday and Saturday in the company of a group of photographers, videographers, media professionals and staff from NGO’s at a conference in Portland discussing the topic of collaborating for impact.  Collaborating for Cause 2013 provided me with a humbling experience listening to some incredibly talented photographers who have attached their work …

Rookies

Last weekend we had the opportunity to go to a Portland Trailblazers game and we were fortunate to be admitted before the doors opened so that we could watch them practice, shoot around as it is called.  It was interesting to see the Rose Garden arena almost empty and rather than playing for the crowds, …

Neighborhood Home Comforts

One thing I haven’t done in a while is get out and explore a new neighborhood on foot.  When I ran a steady 30-40 miles a week, it was good to simply explore a new area and when I was running I had plenty of time to take it in.  Prior to coming to the …

Who We Are

One of my really great friends Phil Kenney posted a poem in his blog this week that has been on my mind since reading it.  It is a part of Ars Poetica by Czeslaw Milosz: The purpose of poetry is to remind us how difficult it is to remain just one person, for our house is open, …