ok.

as you can tell, it's a been a little while. life has changed a lot since i last looked at this page. i haven't even thought about this website in the longest time. to say that i am a different person since my last post is an understatement. i am different... very very different. i lost someone i loved deeply. he is gone forever, and i am forever changed for good and bad.  i don't know what i'm doing, but i know i need something. i need to put my mind to something. i need to find something. i need to put hope towards something because currently, i have none. i need to expend energy. so here i am... writing... thinking... expending.

 

this is the last photo i took on my camera. i guess i took it a few weeks ago when i was checking to see if my camera even worked. before that, the last personal photo i took was at the beach with my mom in october 2015. clearly, it's been a minute since i've picked my camera up with even a little itch of interest. i put it up here because it's exactly what i am and where i am. it's dark, disheveled, boring, and without effort. angus was my radar in more ways than i would have ever thought and certainly more than i would have ever wanted to admit when he was alive. he was my north. but now my north is gone. i am sad and i feel incredibly lost. i have to find my north or be my own north.  i have to do something. i just want to be real. i don't want to edit so much... i just want to be who i am and be where i am. i want to be my own real deal. 

*daytona - storm so long*

Katie + Lucas and Baby Eve

Oh, what a life. I have been super busy these past few weeks doing so many fun great things that I haven't had any time to spend on the internet updating things. Oh well, I don't mind it. One great thing I got to do was shoot Katie + Luke and their precious baby Eve at their house in Kirkwood over a couple of glasses of rose. Yes, it was pretty awesome. I used to think I was terrible at shooting people, but I've realized the trick... photograph really awesome people and you get really awesome photographs. Well, that might not hold true all the time, but in the case of this badass family, it was. Enjoy! 

 

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The Lennox Family

I had a blast shooting some family portraits* for the Lennox family recently here in Atlanta. Baby Jack is cute as a button, and I think all babies/humans need lobster hats like the one pictured below. We shot these portraits in Michael's new restaurant, Ladybird, right on the Beltline... a must visit if you haven't been.

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Lizz + Andrew

I had such a blast shooting Lizz + Andrew's beautiful October wedding at the new and very awesome Howard Mansion in Kirkwood, Atlanta. The space was badass and the couple couldn't be more awesome. I'm so pumped I got to spend the day shooting them and their special day. 

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Congratulations to the awesome couple, and wishes for many many happy years! Thanks for letting me photograph your kickass day! 

Veggie + Pork Stir Fry via Community Farmers Markets

Happy Wednesday CFM friends! I hope you’ve been enjoying these last few INSANELY gorgeous days in Atlanta, and as a result I hope you have welcomed this very rainy and very Fall day with open arms. I’m currently holed up at my mom’s home taking care of her and her post knee replacement body. As I’m sitting here, I’m reminded of the powerful healing properties that naturally exist in the [certain] foods we consume. Last night, I cooked a big wok full of local veggies and Riverview Farms pork stir fry. It was so hearty and comforting and healthy. It was the first meal my mom ate post hospital and its easy to see the difference a meal makes. I’m not knocking hospital food, but wouldn’t it be truly amazing to partner hospitals and farmer’s markets??!!! Yes, it would.

Anyway, these are the days of hearty casseroles, comforting stews, and aromatic stir fry. We sauntered through the Grant Park Farmers Market  this past Sunday and had a field day with all the colorful produce that’s available right now. I immediately was drawn to the beautiful array of radishes at Crack in the Sidewalk Farmlet. These are either English Breakfast or Shunkyo Radishes, I don’t remember. Either way, through cooking them, a lot of that traditional radish spice comes out and adds a nice savory, but hint-o-tang addition to the stir fry. We then sauntered over to Riverview Farms where we picked up a lovely little Pork Shoulder Roast and a couple Delicata squash. And finally, we hit up Freewheel Farm and got a bag of this beautiful chard. All in all, we spent $26 to make this Stir Fry which came out to provide 5 full meals (maybe 3 because it’s so good you want to keep filling up your bowl). That is totally reasonable, right? Next week, I’m going to get into some more thoughts on price breakdown and efficient shopping at the market, but in the meantime, know that to put together a meal for 4, it can be done for around $25-30!

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Local Veggie + Pork Stir fry

time 2.5 hours   servings 4-5

  • 1 pork shoulder, marinated
  • MARINADE: 1/4 cup soy sauce, 1/4 cup miso paste, salt + pepper to taste, 1/4 cup water, 1 clove smashed garlic
  • 1 onion, minced
  • 1 bunch radishes, greens removed and sliced
  • 1 delicata squash, peeled and cubed
  • 2-3 cups chard, roughly chopped and stems removed or chopped
  • 1-2 cups brown rice, optional
  • soy sauce to taste
  1. 1. Heat oven to 300 degrees. Marinade pork (this marinade is open for interpretation, I wanted to asian inspired flavors so that’s what I went with, but do what you like), and place into deep oven safe cooking dish. Add water to the dish and cover. Cook in oven for about 2 hours. The point of this is to low and slow cook this pork with the flavorful bone still attached. I am slightly undercooking it, so that once I remove it I will shop it up and add to the wok with the vegetables.
  2.  Cook rice and set aside.

  3. I LOVE LOVE LOVE my wok. It was my grandparents that they got sometime in the 60’s or 70’s. It is an awesome heat source. If you don’t have a wok, just use a good non stick pan with a good amount of oil at a high heat. Once the oil is hot, add the onions and cook until translucent adding a little soy sauce for the sizzle. Cook the squash first as it’s the heartiest. Then add the radishes. Cook these pieces for about 10 minutes.

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    Remove the pork from the oven and slice into small bite size pieces. Add to the hot wok. Then throw in the chard and cook for another 5-8 minutes. Just before serving, toss in the rice and mix well.

    This is an awesome dish to have as leftovers. The flavors show up even more!

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