A few years ago Alicin and I traveled to Vegas for the first real vacation either of us had in years. The trip was fun and we learned several things. Vegas isn’t the town for us, Alicin is a shark at the Blackjack table, and sometimes the best part of somewhere is the path less traveled. After a few days in the constant cacophony on the casinos, we needed a break. Plus, I think the pit bosses were starting to get onto Alicin.

I picked up my first camera over twenty years ago. My dad had studied photography in college and had an old Nikon and a few lenses. I would grab a few rolls of film and shoot my big brother’s soccer games. I doubt my pictures were any good but a love of photography was born. I never really stopped taking pictures. In college, I’d wander around the rural areas outside Athens and take photos of sunsets and farm animals. Hey, we all start somewhere. What most kids spent on booze, I spent on trips to Wolf camera where $10 would get you a roll of 24 4x6s and look a hell of a lot better than Walmart prints.