Happy Thanksgiving
I am so thankful to be able to spend time with most of my family… I just wish that my little sister could have been with us, but she is spending time with her fiances family this year. I hope you all have a wonderful with your friends and family.
Pittsburgh Non Profit Photography|Starzl Foundation|Pittsburgh Steelers
A few weeks ago I was asked to participate in the Annual Pittsburgh Steelers Fashion Show at Heinz Field. This was my second year working with the Steelers for this great event which helped to benefit the Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute. As I begin to make the transition into working more and more with [...]
Krista and Sam| Pittsburgh Portrait Photography| Laurel Highland Country Session
Meet Krista, my youngest sister. And her fiance Sam. This is Rose. On the day we shot Krista and Sams’ engagement session Krista had to put down her dog of 15 years. So this is in memory of one of the greatest dogs ever. When we were younger, and Rose would go on vacation with [...]
Cory and Daniela| Pittsburgh Wedding Photography| St Pauls Cathedral| Westin Convention Center Hotel
Cory and Daniela had a wonderful wedding on a beautiful September day in Pittsburgh. They are such a cool couple, and they pulled off a great wedding just weeks after Cory opened the new Dante Salon in Shadyside! Congratulations on your wedding and your opening! Check out Dante Salon if you need a cut or [...]
Julie and Blair| Amazing people| Amazing Wedding|Pittsburgh Wedding Photographer|Omni William Penn
Julie and Blair were married on September 11, 2010. They are an amazing couple, who found me just a few months before their wedding. They have such compassionate hearts, as was evident when we went to visit Julie’s grandmother at a nursing home after the wedding ceremony. As you both make a difference in this [...]
Deanna and Dan| and a room full of beer!
Deanna and Dan were married in July but between Nicaragua, and catching up, I havent posted any of there photos yet. I will be doing that soon, but here is a slideshow from their wedding until then.
I love Nicaragua in the morning
Yesterday was our last day in La Chureca. I’m sad to be leaving. While we don’t leave to come home til Saturday the rest of the trip will be spent debriefing, which while totally necessary, puts an end to the trip. Two more weeks here still wouldn’t be enough, but that’s ok. The answers I [...]
Some thoughts on La Chureca
As we walked through La Chureca today, my experience was different than the previous trips in. My eyes are being opened to the reality of the slavery that so heavily holds this village in bondage. Rather than just seeing the homes and people along the pathways, I’m tending to look farther back, reaching deeper into [...]
A week in Review: Or just a brief rundown
Wow what a week. We have seen miraculous things, and built amazing friendships. From Migdonio walking (without pain and crutches for the first time in more than a year), to spending time in the beautiful old city of Grenada, to experiencing the magnitude of this earth at the Masaya Volcano yesterday, this week has burned [...]
Beach bound with a chance of Grenada
Yep, today we are heading to the beach for 24 hours to debrief with group one, and relax so that we can finish out the trip energized. Yesterday was a little bit different for us. Instead of going to La Chureca, we brought more than 60 kids from La Chureca to us, to spend some [...]
Intense Healing-Intense Laughter
After more than a year of walking on crutches, he began to take small baby steps, free of pain, with out crutches! Before I tell that story though, look at the view from where we are staying! Migdonio was sitting on the side of the road talking to his brother when we walked up and [...]
Nicaragua to Date: Just a Pittsburgh photographer trying to capture the life around him.
Wow, its Wednesday already. The days fly by as we spend time in La Chureca (the city dump) and spend time as a group, worshiping, praying, and seeking God, and his purpose of this trip. As the days move on, the intensity of what we see continues to build. Yesterday, on a path in La [...]
Nicaragua day 2
Our first day in Nicaragua was a success! The group leader, Pastor Doug followed a day behind due to some difficulties on the home front, but we are all here now. Yesterday we visited La Chureca for a few hours with Love light and melody director Daniel Baine. Daniel is also a friend, and our [...]
First morning in Nicaragua
It’s 7am and I can’t believe I’m awake. But with the sounds of the country side it was hard to stay awake. Roosters don’t really care that I just arrived last night and need my beauty sleep. We were greeted by our hosts the Buzzbies and warned to search our beds and shoes for tarantulas [...]
Nicaragua Bound!!!
Today I am heading to Nicaragua to work with Light Love and Melody for the next two weeks. We will be working in La Chureca, better explained as the Managua City Dump (Managua is the capital City). There is a community of around 400 people, that live and survive off the products that they can [...]
Jamie and Ryan-Pittsburgh Wedding Photography-Syria Mosque
Jamie and Ryan were married over Memorial Day Weekend, and what a beautiful weekend it was. Between the wonderful yet hot weather, and a beautiful ceremony, and fun reception, the day was great. Enjoy the story of their day. Jamie and the girls before the ceremony The ceremony was full of Joy I love this [...]
I am a photojournalist working with Non-Profits and NGO's. Telling stories and helping to connect organizations with their donors through social media. 
