Since 2010 or so, I've been a sponsor of the Cow Paddy Run. A 5K and 1K fun run family event, the race originated sometime in the late 80s or 90s, when I was a little kid, to help fund the creation of Gulley Park in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It went away, eventually, but was resurrected by some of my friends in 2010 as a charity event to give back to our area's public schools.

One of my regular projects is to shoot the main story images for the Butterfield Trail Village magazine called Butterfield LIFE. For the most recent issue, it was Dorothy Mitchelson, a resilient holocaust survivor with a wonderful smile.

Back in January, I had the pleasure, again, of creating images for SoNA, the Symphony of Northwest Arkansas. I've done shoots for them a few times in the past, and it's always pleasing when a previous client calls up again for some more images.

Stephen Coger, a small-town-Arkansas native, moved to Fayetteville to attend the university. During his tenure there, he evolved into a social activist that constantly, and exhaustingly, started trying to do his best to help people who were in less fortunate situations than him. A fluent Spanish speaker due to where he grew up, and a mom who was a paralegal for decades, it’s no surprise that he started working at Legal Aid of Arkansas, an organization providing legal assistance to people who wouldn’t normally be able to afford such a service.

I've had to keep it "hush hush" for a couple of months until publication, but I can finally share images from a shoot I did for Essence Magazine featuring Walmart executive Latriece Watkins.

A little over eight years ago, I graduated from the University of Arkansas Honors College with a B.S. in biology and anthropology and a minor in Spanish. Last month, I opened up the most recent issue of A+, the University of Arkansas Honors College magazine, and found myself featured inside, with a standout quote to boot!

If you haven't seen a firefighter run a half-marathon in full gear, you're missing out.

Last weekend, I went with my lovely wife and our pup and headed out to hike section two of the Ozark Highlands Trail. We hiked it backwards, going from the Cherry Bend Trailhead to White Rock Mountain, which is about a 20 mile route.