Gravity Federation Repost

Marketer extraordinaire and good friend, Chad Ciesil, has been really busy. First, he and his awesome wife, Blair, added Henry to the Ciesil clan.  Then he moved his growing family, inclusive of two large canines, from Chicago to Charlottesville, VA in the pre-Christmas snow.  And, most recently, he launched Gravity Federation, a unique marketing agency [...]

Camp Life

January, 2011 - Giwa Farm IDP Camp in Rongai, Kenya These are a couple of shots from a new series I'm working on, depicting daily life in an IDP Camp.  To see more images, please visit my website and look the under "featured" tab.

Having Faith

I liked her right away.  From the moment she threw her arms around me at the airport in a firm, energetic hug, I knew we would be friends. "Me, I remember when you first came to Kenya, you gave me a hug, too!"  Irene recalled after we dropped Faith off at Shalom Guest House in [...]

Meet Millie

  I'd like to introduce you to Millicent - I call her Millie. Millie is an IDP at GIWA Farm IDP Camp near Rongai, Kenya and she quickly became my friend.  I asked the Chairman of the camp if I could interview a couple of the members about their experience as an IDP to help [...]

A good day

17 January, 2011 Dear Heather, Nikki, Lauren, Lyndsay, Clare and Tami – The weather is beautiful, I wish you were here. You have no idea how true that is, especially after a day like today.  Since arriving in Kenya, I’ve been in Nairobi – I’ve laughed with Irene, visited with Bridget and George, got sassy [...]

From my window seat

Goodbye Chicago   Good morning, Alps.   Good evening, Turkey

Tunes for Tanzania

A few weeks ago I volunteered to photograph the event Tunes for Tanzania, hosted by Opportunity International, and organization that provides small business loans, training, insurance and savings to over 2 million people in about 20 developing countries.  The event was at Schubas and featured the music of Rachel McClusky, Ivory Coats and Your Villain [...]