Bedouin camp, Negev Desert, Israel
An early morning fog rolls across the mountains, Montserrat, Spain.
- Early morning on Lake Champlain, -12ºF.
Apologies for the long, rather unannounced hiatus. I’ve been busy launching our downtown Burlington studio with my partner Judd Lamphere, enjoying a lovely holiday, and most recently, preparing for a two-month journey through Israel, western Europe and Iceland.
The last two months have marked a departure from my sole focus on growing our wedding photography business, Eve Event Photography. I now also have several personal projects on my plate, as well as a long-term sustainability multimedia project that Judd and I are working on together. Our upcoming trip is mentioned in a recent Seven Days article about Reciprocity Studio. I’m looking forward to using the blog as a sounding board for new work and for sharing random stories. A photo a day is the goal, but my track record suggests otherwise.
Stay tuned and hope you are all well in the new year.
Salt pile on a Vermont winter day.
One of the greatest things about going out on random assignments and meeting random people is, you find out about things that you never knew existed. Such as: The most expensive jigsaw puzzle ever created (making it into the 2000 Guinness Book of World Records) was hand-built right here in Vermont, by Stave Puzzles, where I photographed yesterday for a last-minute Wall Street Journal assignment. Stave Puzzles hand-crafts and hand-cuts each of their puzzles by eye, from simple two-dimensional mini puzzles to large, three-dimensional and complex puzzles that cost thousands of dollars.
The piece is about discounting and small retailers, and is timely considering the quickly approaching holiday season. I had a great time photographing Steve, the owner, and learning a few new things on what otherwise would have been an ordinary Tuesday. Check out the piece here and hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
