In 2016, I gave everything up to pursue a life of storytelling and it worked. When I say gave up, I literally mean I sold everything and moved onto a bicycle with a few grand to my name and $60k in student debt without knowing what I was going to do.

Not too long ago, the incessant drone noise in the wilderness left me with a ringing in my ears and a distaste for the intrusive devices. However, I took an unexpected turn in my attitude towards drones when I decided to get one myself. I morphed from a critic into that person launching a drone into the air during my travels. Why? Because curiosity is a potent force when it comes to exploring new landscapes.

Throughout this article, I would like to look at a couple of examples of black and white photos I’ve taken over this past year and dive deep into if they are “good enough” for social media. Understandable, this is my opinion, these are my images, and social media is only a testing ground for me. For an added layer, I will also toss in other possible uses for the images, like this blog.

Gregory Packs and I had been talking for a few months about creating some content together. They were looking for some fun, light-hearted content that matched their campaign, "Make Time". Throughout the months we were chatting, we settled on the location of Lake Tahoe, for its versatility of activities, and the set deliverables of one blog and 8 images.