“Silence is not the absence of something but the presence of everything . . . It is the presence of time, undisturbed. It can be felt within the chest. Silence nurtures our nature, our human nature, and lets us know who we are. Left with a more receptive mind and […]
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“Plants are attuned to one another’s strengths and weaknesses, elegantly giving and taking to attain exquisite balance. There is grace in complexity, in actions cohering, in sum totals.” ― Suzanne Simard Since I was a child, I’ve always been fascinated by trees. I loved crawling through the limbs of a […]
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My camera broke last May and ended up being the perfect metaphor for how 2021 went for me. It was a year of pausing, remaining still, and sitting in silence. It was a year of self-reflecting and doing the difficult inner work. But also a year of being kind and […]
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Hello again, my old friends! I launched this Joetography brand in 2009, after several people clamored (see: casually suggested) for me to sell my photographs online. And over the years, that small enterprise grew beyond artwork sales into a pretty steady moonlighting gig — granting me the unique privilege of […]
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He knew. By his serene state on my lap, he knew. Even before the doctor returned with his blood results, he knew. He knew his time on this earth would soon be done. He knew his love, care, and service to our family was coming to a close. He knew […]
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There are a handful of friends who could successfully ask me to leave Colorado Springs and head back to the midwest to capture their son’s most recent photos. And the Riffles are one such family. It was a lot of fun walking through the changing leaves of Carmel, Indiana to […]
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The day you came Naked, afraid Young mother screams and pushes you The day you came At 11:30am on October 10, 2013, you and your birthmom huddled together in a hospital bed alone and no doubt afraid in each other’s arms. What must those moments have been like for you […]
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For the second straight year, I got the opportunity to take Jack’s photos — now at the age of five. It was so much fun walking around downtown Zionsville, Indiana to capture his energy around the town!
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This great family added a new family member since our last photo session at the Indianapolis Museum of Art. So great to capture all six of them this year!
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Jeri Ruetz and I worked together for many years on the Joetography brand before she grew her family into four. And since then, it’s been so exciting to see the kids grow up through the camera lens!
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