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Nov

Fun Weddings at The Iroquois Club

Just alongside Michigan’s historic Woodward Avenue, a bit north of Detroit, sits a great wedding venue, The Iroquois Club.

I have been fortunate, recently, to photograph some wonderful couples at The Iroquois Club. Here they are, in no particular order of wonderfulness.

Matt bends Hazel back for a dramatic kiss outside The Iroqouis Club during their wedding reception.

Oct

No Kings 2.0

The weather was beautiful, the people even more so.

No Kings 2.0 in Troy, Michigan was yet another spectacular protest. Nationally too. More than 2,700 individual rallies sprouted up across the country and on foreign soil, including a single, solitary fellah in Tallinn — the capital of Estonia. About seven million people showed up for Saturday’s rallies – including more than 100,000 people in New York, according to CNN.

It was fantastic and EVERYONE happily, peacefully and very humorously protested.

This was my favorite picture from the day. And I had several of her to choose from!

Aug

Imagine yourself taking middle-of-the-night photos with your iPhone balancing on a dragged-over beach chair. Carefully press the button, then jump out in front of the lens, standing still for the remaining 25 seconds.

Michigan does summers really, really well. But nighttimes here can be extraordinary.

Jul

Something’s Happening

There’s something happening here. And with apologies to Stephen Stills, what it is IS perfectly clear. People across the country are rising up in record numbers — protesting, packing meeting halls, contacting elected officials, donating billions…

Troy’s No Kings local rally in June was enormous. I think it was Troy’s BIGGEST turnout for anything ever!Read More

Jun

No Kings Rally!

The No Kings rally in Troy, Michigan this past Saturday was the BIGGEST protest I’ve seen here yet!!!

Several handmaids told their tale.Read More

Apr

Hands Off! Rally

There was such a remarkable outpouring of resistors all across America for the Hands Off! Rallies. Millions showed up in big and small towns around the country to protest the president and Elon Musk’s hostile takeover of American rights and freedoms.

Dec

My Best Pictures Of 2024

Forty Favorite Frames

I am incredibly lucky and amazingly grateful for my year of adventure, work and family. Here are some of my favorite photos, taken from as nearby as right here at this computer and as far away as the Southern Hemisphere, 600 miles out to sea or a couple miles high, yet somehow still standing on the ground.

My granddaughter jumped onto the chair, raised the blinds and waved bye-bye to Mommy who promised she’d be back within the hour … (she was!)Read More

Nov

Dick’s Last Hurrah

Arriving on the ship for our Galápagos expedition, my dad’s cousin, Dick, takes a break, relaxing after our long journey to arrive here.

“I’m not getting any younger,” he said as we were sitting in his Chicago home, readying to fly to South America. “This may be my last hurrah.”

Nov

Sea Lions and Tortoises and Boobies, Oh My!

A photo expedition to The Galápagos

A sea lion rests atop a rocky climb on South Plaza Island in The Galápagos while frigatebirds fly overhead.

The sea lion couldn’t have cared less about me. It was as disinterested as the iguana that I almost stepped on while photographing my cousin getting off the plane. That tortoise I took a dopey picture with? Yeah, as indifferent as they come.

I wasn’t expecting that down here on The Galápagos, just a touch south of The Equator and 600 miles out to sea.

Oct

Machu Picchu and Pisco Sours

Yep, that’s me doing the iconic tourist shot of Machu Picchu. (You have no idea how many tries it took this professional photographer to actually get it right!)

I’m sitting in a courtyard 11,000 feet up in the mountains. Breathing is difficult, especially since our tour guide pressed us to climb even higher into the Andes to see the impressive stonework of Incan ruins. I’ve sucked in several minutes of hotel oxygen, provided in the lobby. And I’ve downed cups and cups of coca and mint teas to combat altitude sickness. Every website warns against alcohol consumption.

I order a drink.

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