The Quiet Between Frames

Over the last few years, many of you have watched my photography evolve into something much bigger than simply taking pictures. It became workshops, instruction, subscriber content, editing lessons, social media posts, road trips, community interaction, and countless hours behind the scenes trying to keep all of it moving forward.

The truth is, I can’t keep carrying all of it anymore.

Social media, especially, has slowly become a major source of stress in my life. I want to make something very clear: people are not the problem. Many of you have been incredibly supportive, kind, generous, and encouraging. This decision is not because of any one person or group of people.

This is about me realizing that mentally and emotionally, something has to give.

Many of you recently read my blog post, The Weight You Don’t See, discussing some of the medical realities I’ve been facing. That post only scratches the surface. Between worsening health concerns, looming surgeries, uncertainty surrounding what my future physically looks like, personal life changes, and the mental exhaustion that comes with all of it, I’ve reached a point where I need to simplify my life in a few very serious ways.

I am struggling.

And I think pretending otherwise has become exhausting in itself.

One of the hardest parts of this decision involves my subscribers. Many of you financially supported my recent photography trip. Quite literally, some of you put the gas in the Five Billion Star Hotel and helped make that trip possible. Yet while driving home, I realized something that bothered me deeply: For one reason or another, I didn’t create the kind of special subscriber content you deserved from that experience.

That isn’t fair to you.

You likely supported me because you believed in what I was building, and I no longer feel capable of giving subscribers the level of consistency, energy, creativity, and focus they deserve. Rather than continue down that road halfheartedly, I’d rather end it honestly.

Because of that, I will be ending all subscriber content at the end of this month.

At the same time, I’ll also be stepping away from social media almost entirely. My social accounts will remain online for major announcements and as pathways back to my website, but the constant content creation cycle is ending.

I will also be ending my photography instruction work. Workshops, mentorships, educational content, and teaching have all meant a great deal to me, but I need to reclaim whatever energy and time I still have left.

Photography itself is not ending.

If anything, it may intensify.

But it needs to return to something more personal again. Something quieter. Something rooted less in algorithms, schedules, expectations, and constant output, and more in simply experiencing life through a camera and a landscape.

I also expect significant restructuring and simplification across my website and business in the coming months. Part of that process includes parting ways with my professional printing equipment to reduce both stress and operational complexity.

For those who still want to follow along with my photography and future projects, my website and email lists will become the primary place for communication going forward. Ironically, stepping away from social media may finally allow me to reconnect more honestly through the things I create there. Here’s one of my recent blog posts.

To everyone who supported me, subscribed, attended workshops, purchased prints, shared posts, sent encouragement, or simply followed along quietly from the sidelines:

Thank you.

You mattered more than you probably realize.

I don’t know exactly what the next chapter looks like yet. I only know that changes need to happen before I completely lose myself trying to carry everything at once.

Unfortunately, this is where that process begins.