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October 31, 2021

Berat – a window on Albania’s vibrant past

My first foray outside of the Albanian capital of Tirana took me to the ancient city sandwiched between two imposing hills in the central region of the country. This UNESCO World Heritage Site is recognized…

October 21, 2021

Airalo is the future of SIM cards

When researching phone carrier options for my trip to Albania, Greece, and Turkey, I came across a fairly new company called Airalo. This company purports to have a solution to making international travel and communications…

October 14, 2021

Dear Dad – a eulogy to my father

You were always one of my biggest cheerleaders. You encouraged my curiosity and sense of adventure from the very beginning. From our paddling adventures, to biking in the Pacific Northwest, to being out on the…

October 8, 2021

September 2021 Recap

This past month saw the return to regular travel for me since I was in Mexico at the beginning of this year. I was very ready to get out of central Florida where I had…

September 1, 2021

August 2021 Recap

It’s time to get back on the road and get back to writing. The beginning of the month was fairly chill with daily work on projects for my graphic design company NomadDesigner. My daily schedule…

August 10, 2021

The evolution of Nomad Photographer

If you’ve ever visited this site over at any point since it originally launched in 2015, things might be looking quite a bit different now. Over the past few months, I have been quietly and…

September 14, 2018

15 years and 52,000 photos

I’ve been back in the US for the last month consolidating my 15 years of photos into a back catalogue that I can search and access from around the globe!

June 29, 2016

Changing times

Today marks 1 year and 5 months since I left my home of Washington, DC, to travel the world. And now I’m back, but not for long. My time abroad has changed who I am and where…

April 14, 2016

Where I’ve been

Well 2016 has definitely gotten away from me! Here we are in mid April and I haven’t posted to this website in 4 months and only occasionally thrown things up on the Nomad Photographer Facebook…

December 10, 2015

Featured Photo: Mumbai

I found Mumbai to be a city of extremes. Extreme poverty around every corner, fancy cars barreling down cramped streets, and people absolutely everywhere. Mumbai was the last city that I visited on my whirlwind…

December 3, 2015

Featured Photo: Vienna State Opera Hall

The Wien Staatsoper or Vienna State Opera is one of the highest regarded opera houses in the world. The company produces 50 to 60 shows every calendar season with over 300 performances. Every day of…