I did! I’ve found my niche, and it is to be a travel photographer. I tried making a go of being a wildlife photographer last year, but it proved to be a real challenge, one in which I didn’t think I could ably do. That move cost me all my gear - I had gone micro four-thirds with the Olympus system, and I jumped out of it as quickly as I had bought it, likely quicker. Now, I have the camera system that I’ve been seeking throughout my career - the Hasselblad X2D-II - and I am focusing all of my efforts on becoming a full-time travel photographer. I hope to specialize further by prospectively focusing on a single country.

In July, I’ll be traveling to Pennsylvania and the Gettysburg National Battlefield to photograph that amazing national park. In September, I’ll be making my way to Michigan’s beautiful Upper Penninsula to photograph lighthouses and local Ojibwe relics, in addition to the Tahquamenon Falls and Soo locks. It should hopefully be a fun trip, full of nature. Then, in October, I’m prospectively going to Niagara Falls, Ontario to photograph the biggest waterfall in North America. So I’m excited to be moving around and getting to use my X2D-II.

And my major trip is shaping up. Next May, I will be flying to Japan for a two-week photographic journey that will also see me attempt serious street photography for the first time. I want to capture the pulse of Japan, the spirit of Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, and Kawaguchiko and Mt. Fuji. I will be specializing in nighttime street photography, and in the middle of my tour, I will have a studio photoshoot with a Geisha in Kyoto. I would like to also focus on architectural subjects, including close wide-angle captures of skyscrapers, lavish hotel interiors and panoramic shots of the skyline. It is going to be a truly memorable trip, hopefully one of many that I will get to participate in as a travel photographer.