How Photographing Animals Taught Me the Beauty of Connection and the Power of Storytelling
I would have never described myself as an animal lover, either in my personal or professional life. As a photographer, I have always been drawn to capturing the essence of my human subjects. Each person has their own unique emotional makeup, wounds, and history...
Life Lessons and the Game of Chess
Life is like a game of chess, with every move we make influencing the outcome of the game. Each decision we take, no matter how small or big, can change the course of our lives forever. And, much like in chess, we must think multiple steps ahead to make the best of...
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...
Little Man – Documenting Childhood
The other evening I had the honor of teaching Little Man how to shave the proper way! Not only was he excited about being grown up, but he seemed to possess an air of mesmerization at the almost-ritualistic practice. Sure, call me clichéd or a shutter happy...The faces behind homeless pee
We see them in our cities, and more and more in smaller towns. They ask us for money. We get annoyed. We sometimes get angry. But, we mostly get apathetic, preferring to look the other way so as to avoid the inner debate of whether to stop, whether to help, whether to...
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.