“That scene that I photographed while I was lying on the seashore, where the sea was without waves that day, and I photographed myself a scene while I was sleeping on the sand of the Gaza Sea. Where I felt absolute freedom at that time. Perhaps that scene was engraved and distinctive because I love sitting on the sand, love photography in Gaza, and I used to enjoy photographing that small spot and creating wonderful pictures from those places and trying to show my creativity in that small, closed place. That scene remained stuck in my mind and heart.” Salama Younis

How many times do our hearts have to break? Between horror stories of gun violence and police brutality, 2023 has already seen so much heartache and outrage. It’s challenging not to feel helpless or even hopeless sometimes, friend. When I heard last week about Tyre Nichols’ death at the hands of police, my head dropped into […]

Recently I was catching up with my friend Matt, someone I’ve known since daycare days, and he mentioned to me that his brother, chef David Sanchez, was coming to town all the way from New York to cook a six-course meal for Matt and his business partners – a meal featuring and based around the […]

Some of my favorite photos from 2021 – high school senior portraits, personal branding photos, families and weddings, and even doughnuts!