Thursday Doors – October 22, 2015

You can’t operate a coffee shop in a power outage, so they scribbled a note, turned the sign around, and hopefully enjoyed their day off. Taken in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia. (Psst, if you’re tired of Vancouver doors photos, you’re in luck–this is my last one. If you’re not, see the whole series here.) For more…

Thursday Doors – October 15, 2015

As a photographer, I feel like it’s my job to showcase all the interesting and beautiful things in this world. When I shot this, a family noticed and came by to check it out after I passed. “Cool,” I heard the teenage boy murmur to his dad. I did my job that day. Taken in downtown Vancouver, British…

Thursday Doors – September 3, 2015

Between the early-morning shadows, the line of the tubing above the light, and the handle built for lefties, there’s something strangely lovely about this otherwise ordinary door. Taken on Granville Island in Vancouver, British Columbia. For more doors from all over the world, check out Norm’s Thursday Doors linkup.

My Writing Process

Back when I was doing my Vancouver travel series, I wrote a post called The 10 Best Things About Vancouver. The final post has nice headings, brief written explanations, and multiple photo galleries. The prewrite version? Well. Here it is: an inside look into my writing and thought processes. 1. The architecture. Urban decay, blah. 2.…

Thursday Doors – August 20, 2015

Maybe this would belong better in a “Thursday Doorways” linkup, but that doesn’t exist (yet). This teeny play area just really warmed my heart, and I could imagine kids spinning that wheel and feeling like real pirates and ship captains. Ah, to be young again. Taken on Granville Island in Vancouver, British Columbia. For more doors…