Florida

Katie & John...

"I won't treat you like you're, oh, so typical..." - Tegan and Sara

This is a special one for me personally. I've known John since sixth grade when we were both on safety patrol at our school (in full disclosure I later found out the only reason we both joined was for the free trip to Epocot at the end of the year). He and I have played in bands together, traveled, argued like old grandparents, drank gallons of Coke-a-Cola, and spent a countless number of hours on the internet late at night.

Looking back through some old photos I figured out the first time I met Katie. One of our friends was having a dinner party and John brought Katie. The first three photos of this post are from that August night in 2014. Through the years they've been together I've be able to get to know Katie better and see a different side of one of my best dudes.

When Katie asked me to take some engagement photos for them I couldn't of been more stoked. Then finding these older photo's really highlighted why I love photography and why I take photos... to stop time. The cliche' is dumb, but true, life moves fast and before you know it you're at the end. If nothing else, documenting moments in my life helps me slow down and enjoy this futile story line even if it's only for a 1/1000th of a second. 

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"If our world falls down tomorrow, you be sure I'll be there with a net..."

When my friend Jay hit me up saying he'd like some photo's with his fiancé, Rachel, but "we wanna do it somewhere that's abandoned", I knew just the place. In a little town just south of Jacksonville there is an old factory that has been abandoned and pretty much left to rot. So one afternoon we all packed up and headed out that way. These are some of my favorites from the afternoon that we spent together. 

P.S. - Big thanks to the property owner who eventually caught us, but let us finish our last two shots. Respect, my dude.

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Big Talbot in Little China

If you've lived in Jacksonville, FL for even a short period of time you've probably heard about a beach full of fallen and weathered trees. Most likely the beach they are speaking about is Big Talbot Island. This past Veterans Day I was able to visit the island for the first time since our last major hurricane. These are just a couple of frames from this little day trip. If you don't live in Jacksonville and happen to visit a day trip to Big Talbot Island is a must in my book...

 

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