To kick off my inaugural photography newsletter, I’m going to talk about running, of course.
It’s taken me years to become a “good” runner (whatever that means). That journey is the basis for my personal maxim that “I have to be bad at something in order to be good at it.” All the miles I put in as a “bad” runner brought me to where I am now. I just had to keep putting one foot in front of the other—literally and metaphorically.
I need to stay true to my belief when it comes to photography. I’ve been taking photos for years and view myself as a “bad” photographer. It’s easy to forget that it’s my prerequisite for being good.
I was reminded of this recently when I submitted five photos to a show at Good Land, a soon-to-open shop in Columbus, Ohio. Unexpectedly, three of them were accepted and will be on display January 10-March 10, 2026!
Taking those photos led to this opportunity. It doesn’t matter if I thought I was a “good” phoographer or not.
So, in celebration of accepting where I’m at as a photographer, here are the five photos I submitted. They’re presented chronologically. Five steps across five years.
I started this newsletter as a motivation to keep taking photos and an excuse to share them. One foot in front of the other!
Thank you for being here with me and see you next month.