Photography Life

I'm tired of social media (and I think you are too)

Instagram rewards rants over work. I'm tired of that. Here's what I didn't say in yesterday's post - and what I'm actually trying to figure out.

Photography Life

THE MARKET REWARDS MARKETING, NOT QUALITY (AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT)

The market doesn’t reward the best photographer. It rewards the best-marketed one. Your work matters. But without visibility, it’s invisible. Let’s fix that without selling your soul.

Storytelling

You're delivering too many photos (and it's killing your work)

Why the fuck am I letting an arbitrary 'images per hour' formula dictate my curation? Spoiler: even photographers who know better slip back into this. Let's talk about why we do it, and how to stop.

Photography Life

Am I good enough?

A photographer asked me: "Am I good enough?" In 2016, a couple sent back an Excel sheet with comments on 400+ images. They hated everything. For years after, I'd get sick every time I delivered a gallery, waiting for another Excel sheet to destroy me.

Photography Life

The Voices That Keep Me Up at Night

I know exactly what I want. Elopements where I can connect with couples. Lovers sessions that matter. So why did I book three traditional weddings for next year? The voices that keep me up at night reminding me I've got bills to pay. That change comes slowly.

Creative Process

What a punk icon taught me about staying soft while evolving hard

Davey Havok (AFI) said a few things that stopped me in my tracks. About art. About community. About staying soft while evolving hard. This one’s about more than music—it’s about what it means to still give a damn.

Creative Process

A broken tooth, a drowned phone, and still the most powerful session I’ve had in a long time

A broken tooth. A drowned phone. And somehow, still the most powerful session I’ve had in a long time. This one’s about trust, transformation, chaos, and clarity. It’s personal. It’s raw. And it might just be the start of something bigger.

The Why Series Pt.3 - Let Your Why Lead Everything

You found your why, or maybe you remembered it. You started to feel it again. In your breath. In your bones. In your lens. That moment of clarity didn’t come from a course or a coach or a perfectly optimized morning routine. It came from your truth. From the

The Why Series Pt.2 - Finding Your Why Without Forcing It

How to feel your way back to purpose when your brain wants a plan You can't think your way to your why. You have to feel your way there. That’s what no one tells you. Not the gurus. Not the content plans. Not the brand strategists with

This is your permission to get it wrong. And to get it right.

Hey , Ozzy’s gone. And here’s the thing, I never thought I’d sit here writing about him to you. But his story? It’s not just about heavy metal or bats or chaos. It’s about what it looks like to make art your way, even when nobody

Creative Process

The Why Series Pt.1 - You’re Not Lost - You’re Disconnected

The industry tells you to niche down & hustle harder. But what if your why is buried under all that noise?

Are you still following your why?

Lately, I've been asking myself this question over and over: Am I still following my why? Not the surface-level version. Not the Instagram bio kind. The real one. The one that makes your heart beat louder. The one that made you pick up a camera in the first

Why I Started This Podcast (And Why It Scares Me)

There’s something that’s been sitting in me for a long time. A quiet voice, a restless thought: “You should do this again.” Make a podcast. Not because I think I have all the answers. Not because I want to be another voice in an already crowded room. But

Photography Life

Stop Smiling If You Don’t Mean It: A Love Letter to Radical Honesty

Tired of fake smiles and shallow connections? This is a raw letter about radical honesty, real connection, and remembering that all any of us really want is to be seen. Maybe it’s time we sat around a fire again — and told the truth.

Photography Life

Success Isn’t Followers. It’s Freedom.

Success isn’t followers, aesthetics, or algorithms. It’s sleeping under the stars, doing what you love without faking a thing, and living a life that actually means something. This is a raw letter about chasing meaning over milestones — and finding freedom on your own terms.

Photography Life

Imposter Syndrome is Lying to You (And Here’s What’s Real)

Every creative fights the voice that says, “You’re not good enough.” This isn’t a highlight reel — it’s a survival story about art, self-doubt, and why real success has nothing to do with the algorithm and everything to do with living your heart.

Photography Life

F*ck the Boxes: Your Photography, Your Art, Your Rules

Too many photographers lose themselves trying to follow the rules. This is a love letter to anyone still fighting to create art that feels real, raw, and free — and a reminder that the only "right way" is the one you carve yourself.

Photography Life

The Week I Didn’t Create Anything (And Still Felt Everything)

I didn’t write. Didn’t post. Didn’t “create.” But I lived. And maybe that counts more. The backend work. The ferry ride. The forgotten battery. The soft light. The doubt. That’s where the art lives. If you’re in the quiet right now—you’re not behind. You’re becoming.

Photography Life

Why I Don’t Care About Wedding Photography Awards (Even Though I’ve Won Them)

I’ve won the big awards. And no—it didn’t change everything. This post isn’t a takedown. It’s a reminder that your most honest work might never win anything… and that might be exactly why it matters.

Creative Process

Make Work That Actually Matters (Or Stop Wasting Your Time)

Tired of making work that looks good but feels hollow? This manifesto is for the photographers, artists, and creatives ready to create with soul—not for likes.

Storytelling

Photography Isn’t a Checklist—So Why Do We Treat It Like One?

Wedding photography was supposed to be storytelling. Instead, we’ve turned it into another formula, another shot list. We complain when clients send us Pinterest boards, but we created this problem. It’s time to do better.

Storytelling

LOVE, LOSS & THE STORM THAT SHAPED IT ALL | First Look

Two lovers. A storm tearing through the Danish coastline. This wasn’t a love story bathed in golden light—it was something heavier. The cold, the wind, the weight of it all—nothing was staged, everything was felt. The full story, unseen moments, and the choices behind them—inside.

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LOVE, LOSS & THE STORM THAT SHAPED IT ALL

Workshops Featured

I Almost Forgot How Much I Fucking Love This.

Five years since my last workshop. 120 slides on storytelling. A fucking storm. And a reminder of why I love this so much.

Newsletter

“Story is Dead”?! Are You Kidding Me?! (Special Edition Rage Mode)

Hey, it’s me. Back in your inbox sooner than planned because I just saw something so ridiculous, so out-of-touch, that I had to stop everything and write this. This morning, I opened my inbox to this absolute gem of a headline from LENSEL: Thanks for reading For The Hearts