In a few days, my wife and I will be leaving for a vacation in Nova Scotia – a place that's long been on our wish list of places to...

This was one of the most memorable mornings in my life. I got up before dawn and stood on a rooftop in Cotija de la Paz, Mexico with my...

In photography, as in life, there are lots of rules we’re taught to follow. One of the classic textbook rules is this: Always have the...

If you’re lucky in life, you’ll have someone at your side who helps you grow into the best possible version of yourself. This is someone...

I have some news to share. About a month ago, I learned that I have a type of blood cancer called myelodysplastic syndrome. With the...

These tree-shaped patterns were left in the sand by ocean waves near Charleston, South Carolina. They strike me as a sublime example of...

(Spoiler alert: This is a story about photography, but there's also a deeper message.) In my early days of photography I looked for...

Do you know what’s the largest single living organism on earth? It’s not a whale. It’s not an elephant. It’s a massive collection of...

Sand dunes are more than an elegant, graceful display of nature. If we take a deeper look at their undulating crests, we can learn an...

My mother was born 99 years ago today. When she was just nine years old, she lost the mother she adored. After her mother's death, little...

When I took Tai Chi classes, they taught the power of yielding: how a gentle, yielding force will overcome a hard, unyielding force....

This tree has a story to tell. It’s written in hieroglyphics, seen through the torn cover of the old book’s bark. Listen to the words of...

It’s good to be with others, and sometimes it’s fine to follow the crowd. But sometimes we have to summon the courage to swim alone. And...

Sometimes good things present themselves in unexpected ways. One morning last fall, my wife and I got up before sunrise and drove to...