I recently discovered this amazing TED talk by Brené Brown, a research professor (and storyteller) at the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work. She primarily studies human connection, finding that it is possibly the single most important factor in helping people feel happy and satisfied with their lives. And what is the biggest [...]
December 13, 2010
One of the perks of my last two jobs (as a senior editor at American Photo Magazine and editor of the RESOLVE Photo Blog for liveBooks) was that I frequently attended photo events on a press pass. So although I’m only 28, I’ve been to a number of festivals, conferences, workshops, and awards, including Visa [...]
December 7, 2010
Q. For anyone who isn’t familiar with your photography and other work, tell us a little about SnapFactory. A. I started SnapFactory, a full-service digital photography studio in Phoenix, Arizona, in 2003 with my wife, Diane Wallace (although we weren’t married yet). Initially we were doing a lot of catalog work, then commercial. I’d been [...]
October 28, 2010
oh, man. another workshop? We hear you. We want something different, too. Something worth our time, something with results. We want to be truly inspired – by our own industry and by others who we work with, or could work with, if only we could find other like-minded, creative souls. Welcome to Matchstick Workshops. Why [...]
January 7, 2011