07/21/2026
Reflecting Today
At twelve, I was given my first camera, a Sears 110 Instamatic, and something about it immediately stayed with me.
By fifteen, I knew photography was something I wanted to pursue.
In my sophomore year of high school I began as a sports photographer, freelancing for newspapers, writing my own column and working the sidelines at Patriots and Celtics games, still learning, still growing and grateful for every opportunity.
At nineteen, I started a commercial photography business, but over time my career began to shift from creating the work to helping other creative people build their careers.
I founded an agency representing photographers, illustrators and writers, and used emerging technology to help the business grow.
That work gave me the opportunity to travel across the country, speak at conferences, share what I had learned and meet others who were finding their own way through creativity, business and technology.
Later, I created an advertising agency and again used technology to help my clients build their businesses and reach more people.
Photography also took me to places I never expected to see, covering the Volvo Ocean Race and the America’s Cup, standing beside oceans, harbors and racecourses I had once only imagined. At times, that meant jumping from boat to boat in the middle of races across the world and hanging out of helicopters to capture the best images I could.
My mission work carried me beyond North America, serving in India, Guatemala and Africa, learning from different cultures and seeing God at work in people and places far from home.
Then came the Jeep, the trails, the mud, the rocks, the long roads, mountain views and the freedom found beyond the pavement.
And through it all, God was preparing me for something deeper.
Ministry became another road, one of serving, leading, preaching, helping people and carrying hope into places where it was needed most.
For many years, I traveled throughout North America helping the poor, meeting beautiful people and seeing beautiful lands along the way. I often received far more from those experiences than I could ever have given.
Along the way, I also raised three children who have grown into truly good people. I am deeply proud of each of them and grateful for the privilege of being their father.
Looking back now, I see more than a career.
I see a life shaped by creativity, change, opportunity, adventure, service and faith.
Photography taught me to recognize a moment. Business taught me to recognize an opportunity. Travel taught me how wide the world is.
Jeeping taught me not to fear the difficult road. Ministry taught me that success means little unless it is used to help someone else.
I have not traveled a straight road. There have been unexpected turns, steep climbs, setbacks and new beginnings.
But there have also been opportunities far beyond anything that a young photographer with a Sears camera could have imagined.
So today, I stand quietly and look back with deep gratitude for the many ways my life has been blessed.
Reflecting on where I have been, thankful for the people, places and experiences that have shaped me, and still looking toward the horizon for whatever road God places before me next.
