Galapagos Islands teaser

Traveled to South America this past month on assignment for O.A.R.S. First to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands,  then to Peru and Machu Picchu. Just got home a couple days ago. Trying to catch up and breathe, so I’m keeping this short for the moment. But just to give a few thoughts on the Galapagos…amazing, hot, warm water, turtles!, boobies! penguins! sharks! fun, snorkeling, volcanoes…prehistoric monsters. Animals that truly are not afraid of you. So unique and soul enriching. I will give more thoughts later, but here’s a few glimpses.

 

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Quito, Ecuador

12:40 am. Quito, Ecuador. Should be sleeping. Arrived tired last night. Fly to Galapagos tomorrow. Taxi to airport tomorrow at 5:15am. I’ve learned though to embrace creative moods when they are there. Cuz they’re not always there. Life’s short, but it’s the longest thing we’ll ever do right?

Let’s see…biggest mangoes I’ve ever seen..super dark, yummy coffee with warm milk. Peruvian Ceviche. Lots of walking. Catching up with a friend. The Basilica — crazy big church with sketchy, exposed, catwalk stairs. Latin America style. Fun! Redonkulous views. Big mountains.They drive fast here.

Been told by a few people “don’t cruise around with flashy cameras” K. Check.

Thoughts from earlier today at the Hotel Vieja Cuba — Beautiful room on the third floor. Sun streaming in. Little wooden windows are open and you can hear all the street sounds. Good or bad. Cool breeze. Mountains, buildings, cars. Tile bathroom, with hot, kick ass shower. Good restaurant downstairs.

I should have another post in about a week from the Galapagos. Lions, turtles and boobies oh my.

Time to sleep. Here’s a few images from today with my not so flashy, but new,  sexy little street savvy camera. I think her name is Lolita. Night.

 

 

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Squirrel!!!

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Saddle Mountain, Oregon – Day hike with friends

Headed out a few weeks ago with a few friends for a fun hike up Saddle Mountain. The weather was redonkulous. Ravens flew. Funny shit was said. We summited.

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Do what you love.

 

I don’t much believe in new years resolutions. I do believe in trying to better myself every day though. Not that I accomplish this all the time, but I at least aspire to. On the days that I feel amazing; the days I’m overflowing with love and creativity, I share and give and save lives. Days like that I try to remember. Try to remember what I was thinking and feeling. How I got there. How to get back there.

Photography as a profession is beautiful in that you have choice. A choice to mold it to be whatever you want. Right now I am trying to break it down to what my mold is. What I really want to be doing creatively. For now…change always happens. Fitting into a niche has never been something I wanted to do or reflected who I was. There are too many things I love to do. So many things I am crazy, passionate about.  I’m diggin’ deep and trying to figure this all out. What moments move me the most? How do I turn that into my work?

I’ve never understood the idea of retirement. For most, this means that when you’re done working most of your life,  you will then get to do what you really love. This makes no sense to me. Find what you love. Turn that into your life’s work. Why would you ever want to retire from that? If you don’t know what that is, keep searching.

Steve Job’s said ” Each day I look in the mirror and I ask myself  – If today was the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do? If, for too many days in a row the answer is no, then I know I need to make a change.”

Are you following your dreams? Are you doing what you love?

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