Events

“Find the emotion.”

Back in the day, when I was cutting my teeth as a photojournalist in Texas, one of my mentors gave me this piece of advice. Through all of the ways photography has changed, and all of the ways I have changed, this remains my guiding principle as an image maker.

And it’s why I love photographing events.

Whether it’s a meeting of professionals or a child’s birthday party, any gathering has its own energy and emotions. I take a kind of ‘fly on the wall’ approach and interfere as little as I can. Thirty years as a professional photographer has made me pretty good at observing. It’s also taught me that peoples unique magic comes out when you let them be themselves and don’t try putting them into boxes.

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  • woman with floral headdress and red gown at graduation ceremony
  • woman at podium addresses audience
  • man in panel on stage speaks to audience
  • smiling woman takes selfie with acrobat holding hoop in background
  • woman in red graduation gown smiling at camera
  • man addressing audience at podium in front of illuminated screen at Salem Convention Center
  • father and daughter touch foreheads at birthday party
  • man smiling at reception
  • woman speaks to group
  • smiling man in blue scrubs at meal
  • man smiling at reception
  • smiling woman at table during
  • Native American man shows younger man a wood carving
  • mother and daughter cuddle at birthday party
  • coaches cheering from sideline
  • man in hard hat and gown gives high fives at graduation
  • man and woman chat at event
  • three smiling people after graduation ceremony
  • two women hold award in ballroom
  • two men talking in front of screen display