…is the return home Thank you to all of our service men and women who sacrifice precious days, weeks, months, and years with their families so that we may live freely in this beautiful country. This past weekend I was honored to photograph my friend Dave’s return home from Afghanistan. His wife, and my best…
For this weeks photo challenge, I browsed my photo library and came across a “fleeting moment picture” that my sister happened to snap. It makes me laugh every time I see it, so why not post for others to enjoy? I am a pretty clumsy person. My hands are constantly bruised due to the ape-like…
It’s easy to take our spouses for granted. When he has left the toilet seat up again or she ate crackers in bed and left a nice layer of crumbs across the Egyptian cotton sheets (guilty), we can be quick to snap. It’s easy to forget how many men and women would welcome and even laugh at…
Today’s photo challenge: Down. We spend a lot of time looking ahead, looking from left to right before we cross the street, looking into the sky for Superman, but not a lot of time looking down. What do you see? One thing that is consistent throughout all of my photography is feet. I love feet. Not in a fetish way…
On January 9, 2012, I had the honor of acting as the “surrogate father” for my best friend Bridget as she gave birth to her second son, Grant. Her real husband, Dave, is in the Army and is serving our country on a year long deployment. I had the idea to make a photo book…
You can kiss your family and friends good-bye and put miles between you, but at the same time you carry them with you in your heart, your mind, your stomach. You do not just live in a world, but a world lives in you. ~Frederick Buechner
The Other Courtney 