02/16/2026
Most of you who know me personally know that Iām a student of history. Iām drawn to the struggles of Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt, and Lincoln not because they were flawless people, but because they stood for ideas that outlived them.
As a landscape photographer, I spend my days chasing light. A lesson Iāve learned along the way: light shines brightest when it shines onto something strong.
On this Presidentsā Day, Iām reminded that optimism in hard times isnāt naive; itās a choice. Itās the same light that pushed Washington to liberate Boston on this day 250 years ago, and the same resolve that has steadied our nation through every storm since.
Like the granite of Mount Rushmore, that optimism endures: weathered and tested, but unbroken.
Hereās to believing Americaās best days are still aheadšŗšø
