It's hard to begin to write in a white box, to fill in the space with ideas and words. It's hard to figure out where to start and what to share and what to leave out. This blog will be more about working in photography and education. It will be my way of talking about the 36 years I have taught photography at the university level as a full time faculty member. It will help me to share images, projects and why I love my job. Where else can you spend the major portion of each day talking about ideas, seeing young people develop a visual vocabulary and grow confident in who they are and what they make?
Don't get me wrong, not everyone strives to be more than they are at any particular moment, but everyone does from time to time make large steps forward in understanding their art making and their lives. To witness this is to be a very lucky person.
For all the students I have had and for all that have made the world they live in a better place, I am thankful. You are the future of this world and some of you are the future of photography and art. I was lucky to know you at a point in your life where we could make connections and share ideas regularly. You have all kept me younger than my years. You have all given me your greatest gift, that of trust.
