A few photographs from the holidays.

I try to bring my camera with me everywhere, but sometimes I don’t and that’s okay. I’m always making pictures in my head anyway.

When I do have it with me, I’m ready. It even sparks conversations sometimes. I’ll get comments like, “Oh, I love your camera - how old is it?” The Leica M262 has that kind of presence. A timeless design. I love that about it.

It’s a tool, not a toy. And it makes me want to pick it up every single day.

To me, photography is about documenting life as it happens - not illustration work, like Gary Winogrand talks about. I agree with that completely. Do whatever you want with a camera, I honestly don’t care. But for me, it’s about capturing moments as they are.

Because once they pass, they’re gone forever.