Hexagon House Studios

A Gem of a Celebration

August 31, 2026 - My dad didn't turn eighty until a few weeks after this party happened, which meant the surprise actually worked. My sist...

August 31, 2026 - Every year I have the same conversation with parents: their kid does not want the same three poses against the same bric...

August 30, 2026 - Not every subject I photograph is human. During a layover in Albany, New York, I drove out to see my longtime best frie...

August 30, 2026 - Allison and I have been close since our twenties. When she started having kids, we were both living in Colorado Springs,...

August 29, 2026 - Some places don't need people in the frame to be worth photographing. Badwater Basin is one of them. It's the lowest po...

August 29, 2026 - Most people picture one thing when they hear "headshot": a stool, a gray backdrop, a soft light on each side. That's a...

August 27, 2026 - Some of the people I have photographed longest aren't clients in the traditional sense. They are the kids of old friends...

August 27, 2026 - Jessica and I taught physics together at the Air Force Academy. Our husbands hit it off just as fast, and between two sc...

August 25, 2026 - Some kids perform for the camera. Logan just is the camera's favorite kind of subject — he doesn't perform, he just show...

August 25, 2026 - Silver Falls State Park sits about ninety minutes outside Portland, Oregon, and it earns its name honestly: ten separate...

August 25, 2026 - Some of my favorite photographs happen on days I never planned to shoot. I had a long layover in Portland, Oregon, and...

August 25, 2026 - My nephew Leo swims competitively — college level now, with an Olympic Trials appearance a few years back — so his days...

August 24, 2026 - Seven has been modeling for me on and off for years and always like a pro. Seven can hold a totally different mood from...

August 24, 2026 - Before there was a relaunch plan, a website update, or a single contest entry, there was just a plain white backdrop and...