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November 27, 2012 by admin

An Ode to Nieces – Christmas card shoot

I’ve decided that visits home will almost always result in an Ode to Nieces post. This Thanksgiving, while my dad roped the boys into helping with a cow project on the farm, my sister and I wrangled Anna and Mae for a quick Christmas card photo shoot. They don’t come any squirmier than these two, [...]

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October 17, 2012 by admin

An Ode to Nieces

I got to spend a little QT with Mae-berry last week during my visit to Charlottesville, which resulted in a few new photos of the little lady cutting up on Mimi and Papo’s farm. The incomparable Anna C., (Mae’s 4-year-old big sis), was off on another adventure so she escaped this weekend’s photo shoot. But [...]

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September 4, 2012 by admin

For Mama

I’ve been keeping this one under wraps for months! This video is the result of an awesomely creative idea hatched by bride Casey Wilson as a surprise gift for her mom. Casey contacted me last winter after seeing Bri and Alex’s documentary wedding video, and my Surviving Siblings personal documentary project. She hired me to [...]

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August 27, 2012 by admin

Surviving Siblings

My brother Ben died of cancer when he was 27, and I was 23. Several years later, I came to this project with an interest in telling a story of the grief felt by young people who have suffered the loss of another young person. Initially, I was hesitant to take a first-person narrative approach [...]