7/52-39 Blinded Light

First week in the new apartment with my new wife was very busy, as you might imagine… Alhamdulillah. But I did make some time to shoot, with the phone, in the about 20 or so minutes I had (maybe 18 on Wednesday, but not all together… maybe 10 minutes or 15 around 3:15pm, and another …

7/52-38 Busy, Moving

So a month ago, I was in Costa Rica, training new team members. Three weeks ago, I got married. Two weeks ago, I was just back from Honeymoon. Last week, I was just gobsmacked about being married (again: Alhamdulillah! SubhanAllah! Allahu Akbar!). This week—still gobsmacked—Hana and I finished packing my apartment; I was slammed at …

7/52-36 Eureka! Honeymoon!

I spent most of the last week in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, with my beloved wife (!?!?!?) Farhana Ali, on our honeymoon, enjoying our first week together. I can’t begin to express my wonder, gratitude, amazement, joy, excitement, and so much more at 1) being married; 2) being married to such a fabulous woman; and 3) …

James and Hana’s Big Day!

I never dreamt this would happen, but it has! Alhamdulillah! “Pics or it didn’t happen!” you say? Well, see below! I can’t begin to express my joy and gratitude. I am deeply blessed. I’d like to thank Brian “The DJ” Cox, Tania “Mustang” Sultana, and unnamed waitstaff and passersby for taking most of these pictures. …

7/52-33 Oh! Baby give me one more chance!

The poor old Tokina AT-X 35-200mm f/3.5-4.5 has been languishing on a shelf, staring forlornly out at me and begging for just one more chance since I finished shooting for that review I wrote back in November 2012. Given that I didn’t really have much of a clue what to shoot this week, no ideas …