ONE OF THE LITTLE TREASURES THAT CHRISTINA LEFT BEHIND WERE JOURNALS FROM HER TRAVELS AROUND THE WORLD. I loved having them for reference in Paris several years ago, reading her words as I enjoyed the visual feast of the Notre Dame. I remember standing where...
My first assignment as a humanitarian photographer was for Orphan Sunday in 2014, helping produce their annual video that is shown in churches worldwide. The purpose of the video was to bring awareness to the 150,000,000 global orphan crisis, telling stories of how God is...
For months I had been looking forward to meeting Hava Levene, CEO of Neve Michael Childrens Village in Pardes Hanna, Israel. Jodi Tucker, my good friend and international director for Orphan Sunday, prepared me for meeting Hava by describing her as a “Jewish Mother Theresa”,...
Each of these photographs reflects the memory of a barista or fellow coffee lover who took the time to hear a Christina story and share their own story as well. It has been seven years ago today that I last held Christina’s hand, forty four...
Christina and I by the Pacific Ocean, San Francisco Birthday affirmations have been a family tradition ever since our children have been old enough to remember. It always started with encouraging our children to think of something about the birthday boy or a girl that makes...
My new Leica Q2 [I posted this the other day in my Fairmount community FB group and the response has been phenomenal! I look forward to posting the results of my Fairmount Porchtraits soon] I will never forget the feeling of anxiety, abandonment and loss when I...
I came across this little video of Christina the other day. We were on an epic road trip from Fort Worth to San Francisco, moving her into a new dorm room where she would stay while earning her Master’s degree. Ever since assisting toddler Christina onto...
From summitting 19,341 foot mount Kilimanjaro to diving with the Badjao tribe in the waters of the Philippine islands. It started with a memorable helicopter flight and hike into the jungle of Guatemala to tell the story of little Mary Jose, leading since to heart...
Thirty-three years ago today, Carol and I became parents, the world became a little better place...
Every year 8,000 to 10,000 pilgrims meet at the Notre Dame in Paris for the Paris-Chartres Pilgrimage that occurs on the Feast of Pentecost. It is a multi-generational, multi-national gathering of people who draw closer to God through the centuries-old act of pilgrimage. The walk is...
