I love the holidays, mostly because of my parents. They didn’t have much but always managed to make the winter celebrations extra special for my sisters and me. Photographing Christmas brings back a flood of fond memories and all of the sweet nostalgia for my childhood and for when I was a young mom with […]
When I was in high school, I had an English teacher who thought I’d hung the moon. Well, maybe not quite, but she sure made me feel like I had. She seemed to love everything I submitted during her creative writing class, jotting notes of encouragement in the margins of my papers. Once, I asked […]
“You can make a nice little side income from stock photography.” I’d read those words in a few different photography magazines and had mulled over the idea of selling premium photos at rock bottom prices during conversations with friends. Was it worth it? I weighed up the pros and cons carefully. In the end, what […]
“Yesterday, you said tomorrow.” – Nike My mom had five rambunctious daughters. We were a handful, believe me. Her days were filled with taking care of us, the house, and our father. She rarely complained about life though, or how her feet were firmly planted in the muck and mire of the 1950s and 1960s. It […]
Press trips, ah, the holy grail of travel writing. Haven’t we all coveted opportunities to be wined and dined, not only in places a mere drive away, but also in exotic locations that take a boat, plane, train, or combination of all three, to get there? Until I attended Great Escape Publishing’s Ultimate Money-Making Photography […]
I bet every single one of us could make a list (or two) of folks who seem to have success at their fingertips. They touch something, anything, and it turns to gold. How the heck do they do it? Do you think it’s genetics – that success is in their DNA, predetermined at birth? I […]
One of the most fun things about FAM trips (aside from free travel) is meeting new people. Not only do you get a whole new perspective when you talk to folks on your travels, but you also build a network of peers and contacts. Even before you’re an established travel writer, think about networking. It […]
