After weeks of chasing light, something finally started to click. This week I talk about learning to recognize images instead of forcing them, discovering moody light, and why instinct may matter more than gear.

A tough creative week, chasing light, missing the mark—and still moving forward.

I set out to shoot portraits of nature—but ended up learning how to see something deeper: stories within the frame.

I tried taking one photo a day—and it didn’t go how I expected. In this episode, I break down what worked, what didn’t, and how showing up consistently changed the way I approach photography and creativity.

Before kids, photography was part of my daily life—sunrise shoots around the Bay Area, sunset drives to the coast, late nights editing images, and chasing the next great photograph.

Then life got busy.

Responsibilities grew, time disappeared, and the camera slowly started staying in the bag.

In this episode, I share my journey of rediscovering creativity and finding my way back to photography after life changed. It’s a reflection on creative passion, adapting to new seasons of life, and learning how to simplify the creative process.

Because sometimes the passion for photography and storytelling never actually disappears — it just waits for you to come back to it.

In the first episode of the Summit Lab Podcast, I talk about the struggle to begin. The excuses, responsibilities, and resistance that always seem to appear when we try to create something meaningful.

For me, creativity has always revolved around a camera. But like most people, life gets busy—work, kids, bills, and everything else that fills our days. It’s easy to wait for the perfect moment to start.

The problem is that the perfect moment rarely comes.

In this episode, I talk about removing excuses, taking small steps, and why the only real solution is to simply begin.

The takeaway is simple:

Just start.