The Path to Somewhere: Embracing Obstacles
“Life is a journey, not a destination.” This timeless quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson rings true for many of us as we navigate the twists and turns of life. And yet, the journey is often filled with obstacles that can make us feel lost and unsure of our...
Gettysburg: Discovering History Through a Lens
Being the nerd that I was as a youngster, I was enthralled with the American Civil War – that monumental conflict of brother against brother which reshaped the nation. Within that conflict, the Battle of Gettysburg is the single most important engagement, the bloody...
Photography, Checklists, and Insomnia – Thoughts While Packing
My day is closing in, the night is upon me, my to-do list is long, and I need sleep…which sounds like a very odd thing coming from me. For some time, I have danced a vicious tango with insomnia, caught up in the throes of a love-hate passion. We have shared...
Photographing Gilson for Snowboard Magazine’s 2017 Brand Guide
There was a time when I snowboarded. Literally, a time. It was a disaster. It was night, the slopes were pure ice, and the only instruction my friends gave me was, “Don’t die.” I battered my body, twisted my wrist, and slammed my coccyx more...
Ep. 87 — Seventeen Syllables of Suffering: The Haiku Scam
Tired of people calling 17 syllables “genius”? So am I.
In this brutally honest, occasionally unhinged episode of Perfectly Poetic, Allen Mowery finally unleashes his pent-up frustration about the most overrated poetic form of all time: the haiku. From childhood worksheet trauma to seasonal name-dropping, syllable policing, AI-generated nonsense, and the myth of Bashō’s frog — no stone (or smooth river pebble) is left unskipped.