I have just returned from a week long trip to one of my favorite places in the world - the San Francisco Bay Area. There are many reasons as to why I love this place, weather is one of them, the fact that your backyard can have avocado trees, pomegranates, limes, figs and grapefruits etc. One of the biggest reasons that keeps me traveling West any time I get a chance is the community of people that I have there, and the things they do that inspire me. My friends help me find photography work, they put together dinners to 'celebrate me being there' and they are just wonderful people with great stories and amazing hearts - I hope work continues to pop up there so I am able to spend more weeks in this magical place.

My summer film is in, and now it is time to accept that the chill is in the air and summer is over. As a photographer I try to shoot film often - making myself think about the one frame, instead of taking 10 for that 1. Digital has changed photography and as convenient as it is, specially for the shoots I normally do, there is a part of my that misses film and the challenges it brings. So I try to carry my film camera around with me  and today you will see my summer shots - Starting at my dear friends wedding to a test shoot I did with Alina. I did a film series during my time in Ethiopia, you should check that  post here.

No words are needed to describe what is happening here...  

It is always a little bit sad when Labor Day is coming, it's that feeling that summer is coming to an end, where even though I have been out of school for years, I still get that feeling that it's time to go back. Rock County Folk Symposium has changed this feeling for me, every Sunday of Labor Day weekend I get to go to Janesville, drink Furthermore beer, eat walking tacos and watch all of my friends play music until the early morning hours. This is one of my favorite events of the year, it makes me happy I have chosen the midwest as my home. If you are someone in the band and would like to use some of these images or see more (there are many more) please contact me through my contact page on my website.