It’s been in the works for almost a year, and I’m pleased to announce that it’s now printed and ready to enjoy: an elegantly designed and beautifully printed book featuring selected images and essays from my Paul’s Reflections blog ...

Did you ever wish you could have a do-over, a mulligan, a chance to go back and make things right? This was one of those times for me ...

The guy was slurring his words and speaking a little too loudly. With a tongue loosened by alcohol, he felt free to say whatever was on his mind – and he took the opportunity to tell me ...

They worked grain by grain, meticulously tapping each bit of sand, laboring patiently for a week. And when they were finished, they did what most of us would find unthinkable ...

The old place looked like it had been hit by a hurricane: timbers collapsing, siding falling off, junk strewn everywhere. As it turns out ...

I was less than two years old at the time, but what happened that morning is something that’s embedded in my memory forever – like a scene from a movie that ...

It’s been a different kind of Christmas season for us. Unlike the lavishly decorated Biltmore Mansion in Asheville, where I took this photograph, our home this year is ...

This is the backyard at our new house. The Japanese-inspired gazebo is a gateway to a lovely koi pond and small waterfall in the back. But it’s more than that ...

Have you ever found yourself at a pivotal juncture – a point in life where the path you choose will profoundly affect the direction ...

The story of one of the most important lessons I learned from my father.

I’ll be taking a break from Paul’s Reflections during June and July, which will allow me to focus on three projects that have been on...

Kisa Gotami learned the hard way that we don’t always get the answers we’re hoping for. Sometimes we need to face the hard truth of...

It's easy to overlook the value of a single day. We forget we don't have an endless supply of them, so we often treat our days like paper...

Two eyes, a gaping mouth, a full head of braided hair: That’s what I saw when I picked up this shell on a beach last year. The human...

This single click of the shutter resulted in the most lucrative photograph I ever made. It’s not the best photo I’ve ever taken, but it’s...

For this final post about our trip to France, I’d like to treat you to some random bonus photos – a lagniappe, if you will. Lagniappe...

To say that it rained while we were in France would be a serious understatement. It's like saying Mount Everest is a nice little hill. So...

Walking through the sprawling old cemetery as rain clouds gathered, we finally found the grave we were looking for. A tall cross marks...

My wife and I stood on the shore at Omaha Beach, the site of the most brutal fighting during the Allied invasion of Normandy on D-Day. As...

Bonjour, my friends. We’re back from our trip to the Normandy and Brittany regions of France. I’m happy to report that despite the...