San Antonio - check
Wichita, KS - Check
Boston - check
Providence, RI - Check
Cape Cod - check
Portland, OR - check
Two months, 6+ different cities. I've never spent so much time on a plane in my life and I'm glad to have things settle down. I'm actually going to get to put my suitcases up for a while! Most of this work was done for another photographer whom I've been helping for years, however, I have spent a little on my own work. But not nearly enough. I'm extremely jealous of those guys that shoot all the time. I look around at all the young photographers that are really making good work and get frustrated. Dave Shafer, a wonderful photographer that I consider a mentor, once told me that I can't compare myself to other photographers in regards to where we are in our career. He reminded me that even though we are after the same goal, we didn't all start in the same place. Some are trust fund babies with family in the biz. Others start with absolutely nothing. I'm somewhere in the middle. The moral is that while it can seem like a competition sometimes, if you are doing it for competition and not because it makes you happy...it's going to be a long journey. And never forget that those that shine the brightest often burn out the fastest. Keep your light steady and it will shine the way (oh goodness that was cheesy).
This week I'll be taking care of my babies and squeezing in an editorial job for D magazine. Maybe getting to work on my family for a while will be pretty rewarding. While making good pictures and earning a good living are important to my family's financial health, it doesn't do any good if it sacrifices my family bonding.
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