THEIR WHY - To celebrating a great new location, nestled into a well-established neighborhood market.

They asked me to exhibit some of my fall vineyard collection, which can be purchased via QR codes while you visit them for their Thursday - Sunday during their Soft Open, and GRAND RE-OPENING on Friday - Sunday.

When I suggested “Whispers”, a newer waterfall image from Silver Falls, they were both an absolute “YES… That’s where we got married!..” #serendipity

MY WHY - While this is Adam and Jenna’s event - our collaborative selection of images spelled out a common theme not consciously intended.

Behind every image we curated for their wine bar and market - was my loving wife Cathy - inviting me to have some “me time” with my camera.

During the Great Recession of ‘08, she pushed me out the door to “…just go shoot for you…” at a time when all of my creative energy was being spent on making sure that our newly-formed family-of-seven could even eat.

Fast-forward to 2024, she booked me an entire week in a cabin at Silver Falls to write, shoot and “Just be…” recognizing that once again I hadn’t been paying me.

Serendipity is what brought us together. Her support of my need to recluse (with my camera) has perpetuated the barrage of “coincidences” that ensue as a result.