
Reflections on College From a Proud First-Generation Student
Today is the 15-year anniversary of my college graduation from Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Above is a photo of me just after receiving my diploma: exhausted, elated, and full of a deep sense of accomplishment. Honestly, all these years later, it is still the thing I am most proud of in my life.

Lessons from PHO 111
A few years back, I completed The Artist’s Way, a course (via book) by Julia Cameron designed to help creative folks move through blocks and re-spark their creativity. As I made my way through the exercises, it became very clear that what was missing most in my creative life was one thing: photography.