Welcome to my journal. Yes, I'll call it a "journal" because starting a "blog" would feel like too much of a low point in my late twenties. A personal space for ideas, insights, and stories shaped by photography, adventure, and the moments in between..
On Thursday, February 12, 2026, I attended the Walk for Peace in Washington, D.C. I had heard about the walk and decided I wanted to experience it in person rather than see photos from the day circulate on my social media feed. In the days leading up to it, I had been following the monks’ journey to D.C. and tracking their planned arrival.
This past summer, I spent a couple of months working a seasonal retail job in Bar Harbor, Maine. This was my second stint at this job, and I was thrilled to be living close to the shore again, right on Main Street. Months prior, I had bought 3 rolls Portra 160VC film from eBay that had expired in 2005. I knew I was taking a risk with expired film, but I was semi-hopeful knowing that it was stored refrigerated. I overexposed the roll by two stops and shot it at 40 iso to account for the two decades passed its expiration date. I've never shot Portra 160VC, so I had no expectations.