I think it's fitting for the inaugural Blog post to be titled "There's Something About Getting Back Up." I've always been one to advocate the movements of "never give up, never surrender;" of "following your dream(s);" of the cliche ideas of going after the things that bring you to life. It's what empowers me to keep wanting more out of my photography - to keep chasing after this trade which has become my life and passion. I want this photography pipe-dream of mine to be more than just about Portraits, Weddings, Seniors and Special Events. This to me is the training ground, and I'm purely excited to see where it leads me next.

"Drive" details all that I am; to always want more, to always be expectant for what's next, to believe that complacency is a drag. By contrast, I have to caution you with the obvious -  that what sets you apart is the actual action of going after the things that move you. It's one thing to share with someone what makes you tick; it's another to make moves and chase pavement after it relentlessly. The Driven are marked by the things they are doing now; the Dreamer is marked by the things they are hopeful for.

Which brings me to this little guy. He's a Make-A-Wish kid who just wanted to play golf with Mickey Mouse, who, by the way, is not that easy to get a hold of for a morning tee. My time with Disney Photography has been a time for incredible experiences in recent months, but it's assignments like this that put life-things into perspective all over again. I wanted this little dude to be the imagery surrounding my first Blog post because I feel he truly is the epitome of drive and perseverance through adversity - an idea I live by and hold close. Despite his situation, everything fell by the wayside as I followed him leading The Big Cheese around the putt-putt green. All smiles. All laughs. All joy. Nothing else mattered. Some may say it's a temporary diversion from reality, I say, it's a determination that the ball is always in your court; that your reality is marked by how you choose to live your life.

Truly, there's something about getting back up. There's something about moving forward. There's something about taking a chance and never. looking. back. Even so, there's something about realizing you're not alone, and there's something about determining that your challenges are nothing but pure opportunities. Opportunities to go, grow, and move yourself from dreamer, to driven. Because truly, the driven are marked by the things they are doing right now.