There’s a photo I took a while back that’s stayed with me—not because it’s technically perfect, but because of what it holds. It shows my mom and my daughter laughing together. A real laugh. One of those big, open, surprised-by-joy laughs that kids are so good at pulling out of people. What you can’t see […]

From Herpetologist Dreams to a Different Dream Job: Lincoln, MA Photographer When I was 10, I told E.O. Wilson I wanted to be a herpetologist. (That’s someone who studies reptiles and amphibians—not herpes, just to clarify.) Mostly I think I just really liked discovering and catching frogs, toads, salamanders, turtles—whatever I could get my hands […]

If you’re searching for a place to meet friendly farm animals near Boston—where kids can boop a horse’s nose, feed alpacas, and throw hay on a cow’s head—our family farm might be just the spot. And just so you have some ice breakers and familiarity with these silly beasts before you do visit, I put […]