A pet photograph of a puppy running

Brandywine Valley SPCA Adventures

Once a month I have adventures at the Brandywine Valley SPCA (BVSPCA) in West Chester volunteering to photograph the dog’s “headshots”. These are the first impression that they make to potential adopters. We’ve all been on an adoption website and clicked through the photos making snap judgements based on the photo we saw. My job…

A family photograph of a man hugging a woman with their cat and dog

My Father’s Photo Legacy

Eleven years ago, when I was twenty-five, my father was diagnosed with stage four pancreatic cancer. He was given three to six months to live. Immediately, my father asked me to photograph himself and my mother together.   To my knowledge there was no other portrait of my parents together taken. Sure, there are meaningful…