not over, just begining..

ok. i owe you a catch up.. it's been four days.

i know i know, what happened? how was it? you are thinking. "tell me everything"

as i am writing this post, i am flying somewhere over Colorado. and i am decompressing and sorting through the last eight days of my life.. i might have to take a minute.

i don't even know where to begin.

it was amazing.

incredible.

it was one of the hardest things i have ever done. 

i spent four days in one of the most beautiful and dramatic landscapes on earth. there is no place like yosemite. it is breathtaking. i had 4 long days in extreme collodion photo camp. coyotes and deer and bears. i tried my hand (and succeeded) at a new craft and medium of photography. my hands are stained with silver nitrate. i almost ran out of gas. i made new friends and worked alongside some brilliant photographers. (i think i am in love with bob szabo) i self navigated and traversed across a giant state in a ford focus. 

i feel pretty great. i feel like i accomplished something here.

it has been a hell of ride, in the best of every way.

i have never been so challenged: physically, emotionally, creatively.. in such a short time.

this has been a working adventure. and i couldn't have done it alone.

i am so grateful and indebted to every single person who financially and emotionally supported this journey.  i could not have done it without all of you.
(i sent you all postcards)

this past week has been a rare opportunity in life for self and creative discovery. i am blessed.

i thank you..

i am walking away with an experience of a lifetime and a new craft.

and my journey in collodion photography has only just begun..

and look what i made

 

el capitan, my very first tin type

xoxox