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2024 — A Year Of Ups And Downs

This year really had its ups and downs. Overall I’ve been very busy, getting to do fun things and accomplishing a lot. On the upside I’ve done more 1-on-1 photoshoots than I could have imagined in a year, even after … Continue reading

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Adventures in Spain — 3

Exploring Barcelona (cont.) After taking a chill day for relaxing while Maddy was a bit under the weather, we sent off to visit the Sagrada Família, the largest unfinished Catholic church in the world. It’s design came from famed Spanish … Continue reading

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Adventures in Spain — 2

Exploring Barcelona My new lodgings were away from the main tourist center, but still had lots of groceries and restaurants around them. Moreover, there were a number of interesting sights within walkable distances from the apartment. It was a nice … Continue reading

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Adventures in Spain — 1

Photography, sightseeing, dachshunds … I spent most of the month of September traveling to Spain, mostly around the Barcelona area. As with a number of my recent big trips, this one was initiated around a photography event, a Femme Nue … Continue reading

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Art In The City

I made a trek into the city to see an exhibition of Irving Penn photography at the de Young museum. I had succumbed to heavy advertising on Instagram, but it was nonetheless something I was interested in seeing. I also … Continue reading

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Adventures In Italy

My next big travel adventure was my first ever trip to Italy, which lasted more than 3 weeks. This trip was built around my second Femme Nue photography retreat of the year, which was based in a group of villas … Continue reading

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Scouting Florida

After my Shakespeare and photography centered trip to Colorado, I flew to Florida to spend a couple of weeks during the hot time of the year to see if it is a place I might like to move to in … Continue reading

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Springtime in Paris — After the Retreat

After 5 days on the photo retreat, I returned to Paris for a little more than a week to do general sightseeing and tourist activities. I finally managed to connect up with Maddy mid-day the day after the retreat, who … Continue reading

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Springtime in Paris

Not long after getting my home upgrade projects to a stable point, I took off on my second major adventure of the year, my first ever trip to France. I had a photography retreat planned at a historic château in … Continue reading

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Yucatán 2022 — After the Tour

In contrast to what happened in 2020 with the exploding Covid crisis, after this year’s tour, I ended up staying in Mérida for 5 days just being a tourist. Mostly I walked around exploring the sights in the downtown area, … Continue reading

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