I sat in a circle with eighteen men studying to be priests, a Spanish teacher, a tour guide, and Fr. Jim. We just spent the day traveling by bus and boat from the concrete jungle of Guatemala City to the literal jungle of Santiago Atitlán. Fr. Jim opened the Central American Martyrs Pilgrimage and Retreat by telling us that pilgrimages are about surprises and to be open to surprises from God and from ourselves. There were many surprises for me along the way.

Summer isn’t officially over until September 23, but with the start of school this week, it is as good as over. To say the last ten weeks passed in the blink of an eye is an understatement. It feels more like it passed at the speed of light.

The story of how Unscripted Films and Photos began as it celebrates it’s second year in business.

Family photographs and video become priceless after we pass away

A look back at my family in 2022 thought documentary family photography.