Through a mixed media expression of poetry and photography, the idea was to take a single image that captures truth and pair it with a haiku to communicate the desired sentiment.

Over the summer, while helping my buddy Mike facilitate a conceptual photography workshop our students, I felt compelled to follow my own inspiration for a shoot.

As part of a recent student-led project initiative in our Portfolio course, Rafe pitched the idea of exploring visual metaphor through what he called a “Fortune Walk”.

Do you know what a color checker passport is? Yeah, me neither. Good thing I have students who can teach me things.

Earlier this summer, on a whim, I flew to Nashville for 8 hours for a portrait session with one of my favorite photographers, Jeremy Cowart.

"Do you ever get it wrong?" he asks. "All the time," I answer. As I walk out of class, my mind replays the conversations.