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July 18, 2022 - I hope you are enjoying the summer and finding lots of opportunities for photographing flowers and plants. I am excited...

January 16, 2022 - Happy New Year to you all! We are in the midst of winter, snow, and very cold temperatures here in Chicago. I continue t...

June 06, 2021 - I am very excited to be teaching alongside Mike Moats, Charles Needle, and Jackie Kramer next summer at the Madeline Isl...

March 06, 2021 - I'm excited to be teaching at Out of Chicago LIVE!, April 9-11, 2021. Last April's first online conference was so inspir...

February 23, 2021 - Spring will be here soon! Meanwhile, I'm still enjoying capturing the beauty of winter in the garden. We had a period of...

October 11, 2020 - We are now in our 8th month of this global pandemic and, if predictions are right, we'll be fighting this battle well in...

April 18, 2019 - Spring is finally here to stay and it's my favorite time of year for flower photography. After a long winter, it's exhil...

March 11, 2019 - This has been a particularly long and cold winter in Chicago. By the end of February, most people have had enough and ar...

February 15, 2019 - I'll be presenting again this year at Hazel Meredith's Creative Photography Conference in Southbridge, MA, May 18-19. I...

January 22, 2019 - I enjoy writing articles for the wonderful learning community Visual Wilderness. This month my article talks about my tw...

January 16, 2019 - I am excited to be an instructor again at the second annual Flower and Garden Photography Conference at Longwood Gardens...

July 08, 2018 - Let me catch my breath! It's been a whirlwind of conferences and travel since mid-May and I'm having a hard time wrappin...

April 12, 2018 - A brief update on what's in bloom at Chicago Botanic Garden. Lots of ups and downs in temperature the past two weeks, an...

April 04, 2018 - I am a contributing author for Visual Wilderness. This wonderful website, run by Jay and Varina Patel, is full of resour...

March 31, 2018 - I know that spring has finally arrived when the crocuses start to blanket the hillside on Evening Island at Chicago Bota...

February 27, 2018 - I am excited to announce Out of Chicago's first ever Flower and Garden Photography Conference! We've been dreaming about...

February 22, 2018 - 2018 is off to a very busy start! I've been busy planning and preparing for so many exciting events. Just a summary of s...

January 27, 2018 - I am excited to announce that I am now a guest author for the wonderful learning community, Visual Wilderness. I am so h...

October 31, 2017 - Oh my goodness! I have been so lax in my blog posts this fall. I just realized I hadn't posted anything since August! It...

July 21, 2017 - This is my 5th year photographing the butterflies at the Butterflies and Blooms exhibit for Chicago Botanic Garden. I de...

July 20, 2017 - Hello Friends! Lensbaby asked me to do a review of the Velvet 85mm for their blog and you can read it here. So many peo...

June 28, 2017 - Yesterday Lensbaby finally launched the new Velvet 85mm lens. I was honored to be asked by Lensbaby to beta test the len...

July 09, 2016 - For many the summer might seem to be half over, but for me it feels like it has just begun. The first part of the summer...

April 22, 2016 - The blooming of tulips always means that spring is firmly here and our long, cold winter is behind us. Spring is my favo...

August 17, 2015 - The Victoria waterlilies are in bloom in the Heritage Garden at the Chicago Botanic Garden. Many buds have already opene...

July 31, 2015 - So, what's in bloom at Chicago Botanic Garden? The answer is EVERYTHING! We went from a chilly, rainy start to our summe...