Pop quiz: What is the number one excuse for not doing more of that creative thing which, probably even now, you are feeling a twinge of guilt at ...
January thoughts
It turns out, being down with the flu has its advantages, one of them being some extra free time to finally get around to all those things I've been ...
2018: New Challenges
2017 was a difficult year for many. For me it was also incredibly transformative, and I feel actually quite hopeful for what 2018 will hold. I began ...
Between
I'm near the end of my first semester at Naropa University, the first time I've been at school in about ten years. It's been both exhausting and ...
Unfoldings
“I want to unfold. I don’t want to be folded anywhere, because where I am folded, there I am a lie.” -Rainer Maria Rilke I've always felt an ...
The art of preference
Art is a funny thing. Somehow we think there's some sort of standard, a rule book for success that we'll finally be given access to once we're ready. ...
Vintage Lenses and Your Personal Vision
Where does your personal vision take you? These photos are some of my favorites from this summer so far. Water droplets are intriguing in how they ...
New Photos and Getting Summer Rolling
Spring has certainly been busy for me this year. For that reason, I haven't had as much time for photos as I would like. However, with ...
Vemodalen: there’s a word for that feeling
Do you ever feel that your snapshot of a beautiful place just can’t measure up to those taken by professionals? Maybe it seems that every ...
All Under One Roof
Hi there, and welcome! I know I've been AWOL for a while from my blog, Penbookcamera. But new things are happening! I've created ...









