Man, I love those poetic twists of real life fate, don't you? When some completely random connection from your past resurfaces in your contemporary world and plays a new role, you know what I mean? Okay, so this isn't always a good thing. (I can think of a few ex's that I really don't want to see ever, ever again.)
I met Adam Durant in college. He was a talented actor and creative type, and all around good guy. And when I graduated, I managed to grab a beer with him one night. We were both heading out into the great unknown without a f#cking clue as to what we would do with our theatre degrees. We didn't come up with a plan, but we tried to laugh about the uncertainty of the whole thing.
More than a decade later, I ran into Adam again, this time on Facebook. He had posted something about being a photographer, and as it happened, I was looking for one. I asked him to shoot one of my events, and when I got the results of his work, I was absolutely astonished. The guy had that intangible I was looking for: the ability to capture a moment, a mood, a vibe, something in the air, with an image. I immediately hired him for the next event. And the next. We've been working together for the better part of two years at this point, and his work continues to astonish me, no joke. At the moment he remains rather undiscovered, so he's affordable and flexible. Need a holiday portrait? Wedding photographer? Pet enthusiast? Call this guy. He's even captured a family property which was subsequently listed on vrbo.com, and guess what? The property continues to rent, every month, going over a year now. read more