Here are a few scenes from likely the HOTTEST wedding I’ve ever shot. Although the wedding day was sweltering, Peter and Melissa were COOL customers!
The bride and maids wanted a snap with their bridal jammies.
The bride and maids wanted a snap with their bridal jammies.
Brie peers through Eric’s ring, just like she did during the ceremony.

In Michigan, pretty much everywhere you go is “Up North.” I’ve even jokingly said sometimes going south is considered “Up North.” But when you hop in your buddy Farina’s car and travel three hours up the righthand side of Michigan’s mitten, you’re definitely Up North — no air quotes needed.
I took this amazing and beautiful sky photo — appropriately — exactly 30 years after our amazing and beautiful daughter Skye was born.

After snapping this photo on Piha Beach at the edge of the world in New Zealand, I went up to the family who was wondering why I was taking pictures of a puddle on the beach. They loved the photo and I happily emailed it to them. A week later, this beach town was devastated by Cyclone Gabrielle.


This past July, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) was part of a bipartisan group of senators who wrote up legislation requiring the United States to collect and publicize records about UFOs or UAPs (unidentified anomalous phenomena) as they’re now called. The legislation said information had to be disclosed to the American public immediately. The Schumer Amendment — as it’s known — mentioned “non-human intelligence” 22 times!Read More
For a professional photographer, having a granddaughter is like a chef discovering an all-new ingredient.
Add a SECOND granddaughter and you get a whole buffet of fun!

This Kodak moment is brought to you by an almost waterproof iPhone.

My granddaughter jumped onto the chair, raised the blinds and waved bye-bye to Mommy (who’d be back within the hour).
The bride and flower girl relax before the ceremony.Read More


Joanne Mae Adams in high school and Joanne Adams Curtis nowadays — top right photo by Taylor Yau

