Hey DeviantArt,

I travelled far.

Across Canada to the sea, then down the coast to California, across the deserts and rocks of the southwest states, along the Gulf Coast, into the bayous of Louisiana and up the Mississippi Delta to Memphis. From there it was a straight shot to New York and finally, a long and silent Greyhound bus ride home to Ontario. I travelled by means of foot, car, bicycle, train, bus, truck, hitchhiking, boat and plane on this journey. I went as far away from my heart as I could. When I came home, she was here waiting for me. We're together now and life is good. I am chipping away at the mountain that is a career in photography. Some days are better than others. There has been international recognition followed by weeks of no assignments at all. I've faced a million rejections and there will likely be a million more. Once in a while something happens and I use that to keep me going. I often dream about the stability of a day job. Maybe I'm not cut out for the stress of it all? Then I keep going.

I hope everyone is doing well. If you would like to see what I've been up to, go to my blog [link] and/or my website [link]

Good luck everyone. Wish me the same. We all need it.

-Ian