GALLERY: Jingle Bell Breakfast & Craft Fair

LYNNWOOD, Wash. (Dec. 5, 2022) — The Lynnwood Convention Center hosted the Jingle Bell Breakfast & Craft Fair this past Saturday. During the five-hour event, families were able to create arts and crafts, listen to holiday music and see vendors selling items. All of this took place on a sunny snowy day. My task was …

GALLERY: Meadowdale Mavericks vs. Cascade Bruins

EVERETT, Wash. — The undefeated Cascade Bruins faced the Meadowdale Mavericks at Everett Memorial Stadium Friday night. In a mostly one-sided contest, the Bruins walloped he Mavericks 48-6. Out of the 48 points, 28 of them were scored in the first quarter alone. It wouldn’t be until the third quarter when the Mavericks finally put …

Game of Survival and Happiness: Putting Year 27 in the Rearview Mirror

People say “nobody likes you when you’re 23.” Take a step in my shoes, 27 can make a strong case of being the age nobody really likes you. The number 27 lives in infamy in music due to the large number of artists who perished and of course, the number that’s synonymous to Gilles Villeneuve, …

GALLERY: Meet the Artists Reception

LYNNWOOD, Wash. (Sept. 14, 2022) — The Lynnwood Convention Center hosted the Meet the Artists Reception Wednesday evening. During the two-hour event, folks around the community entered the area to see incredible artwork from incredible artists around the Snohomish County. Underneath this blog, you’ll find the photo ops I took of several folks and artists …

What’s Next for Me and My Journey?

Greetings everyone that may stumble upon this blog, I wanted to share an important update about what’s happened the last two months. This will be the only time I’ll discuss this matter as I want to focus on the rest of my realistic 2022 plans. After the NASCAR All-Star Race at Texas, I unexpectedly lost …

Back to Square One: My Florida Speedweeks Venture

Some things remain the same and other things change. Best way to describe my 18 days in Florida with 13 of those were racing related. It’s Florida, man! A phrase that’s etched to me head, but it’s true. More so, the constant weather variations define the phrase. This isn’t a blog about how Florida weather …

All Aboard the Patreon Train

EVERETT, Wash. (January 7, 2021) – Entering my fourth season as an auto racing media writer and photographer, providing content for both Motorsports Tribune and The Podium Finish, I’m self-aware that at least the first half of 2021 will have greater challenges as a media journeyman due to the ongoing pandemic. I’ve thought real hard …

From The Lens: Best of 2020

“It’s still 2020!” – Kyle Busch (August 29, 2020) That peculiar phrase will go down as my personal takeaway on this putrid year. I’ve been over 2020 since May and tried my hardest to carry own. I wish I could tell you I’ve done several portrait photoshoots in the state of Washington and California, but …

One Year Later: Phoenix Reflection

When I called my last 2019 trip “My Road Ends Here,” little did I knew that title would ring different meanings because Phoenix has changed me in more ways than one. On a week everyone are either still waiting for one certain outcome to be determined or ready for 2020 to be over with, I …

Coming to Temperamental Terms About My Media Career

Unless some Christmas miracle happens, I’m slowly starting to accept this Friday at Evergreen may be my last on-assignment for 2020, maybe ever. I’m not really thinking about Indy, Vegas, Texas or even Phoenix right now. I want to cover those, but I’m just focusing on Friday. This was the mindset I had this Wednesday …