Into the Distance

I remember the summer after my freshman year of college when this shot was taken. Though I'd be interested in photography since high school, our family trip to the Lake District in Norther England presented an opportunity for taking photos like I'd never had before. In the three days we spent driving around the goregous scenery, I was constantly stopping the car and dashing up hills to get shots like this. Upon returning to school the summer after this trip, I began to invest more in photography, shooting a bit for the school newspaper and getting a DSLR of my own. This was one of my favorite photos from that pivotal trip.

Ablaze at Night

A whitewater rafting trip to Gatlinburg, Tennessee was interrupted in the early hours of the morning with the urgent notice that the hotel we were staying in was on fire. As folks scurried outside with their valuables, my camera was glued to my hand trying to catch a glimpse of the action. Thankfully the fire was in another wing, but it sure made for a non-typical photo opportunity.