I Don’t Want Another Camera. I Want a Life.

With how much I obsess about cameras and gear, you would think I believe that’s the secret to success.

The camera.

Then the lens. Then the next camera. Then the better lens. Then the look. The colors. The sharpness. The megapixels. The mythical setup that will finally make everything feel complete.

I love the romance of a camera. I love the way a Leica feels in my hand and how it triggers fantasies of rainy nights with my wife at a small cafe in Paris. I love my Sony A7R V for capturing the insane detail in my loved one’s eyes. I love the idea of a soft, glowy 35mm lens wide open in the middle of some old town, turning the entire world into memories before it has even finished happening.

I love all of that.

BUT…..

I do not want another camera to sit on a shelf and represent the life I wish I was living.

I want a life.

I want a life with movement in it.

Not a rigid life. Not a clock-in, clock-out, wait-for-the-weekend kind of life. Not a life where creativity only happens after everything else is done and I’m too tired to feel anything. Or lately grumpy as hell.

I want mornings where I can wake up early, throw a camera bag over my shoulder and go chase fog or architecture or a story I haven’t found yet. I want to travel with my wife. I want to make beautiful things together. I want to photograph places in a way that makes people feel like they’ve been invited into a personal secret of mine. I want my work to open doors to hotels, towns, retreats, old estates, road trips, conversations, and friendships….. most of all friendships.

So….

This is a personal blog post to myself.

A quiet stamp on this evening of June 14th, 2026

Remember to quit focusing on so much of what doesn’t matter. And to get clear on what does. Getting out there and create the GOD damn life you have been dreaming of!