Moving On

It's about that time of year again. The summer noir slowly crossfades into the beautiful drama of fall. The trees are changelings, and this is about the time they transform from the green of youth to the brown of dying maturity.

Seasons fade. In nature as in life. My life is dissolving into something new just as the trees are.

I feel as though Jesus has turned about my path to somewhere I never dreamed it would go. But that's just how I feel. It was meant to go here all along, and I was the one wandering along until this point.

My goal, my dream, my passion was always to do pro artistic work. And for the last couple years I have been doing so off and on. It has been hard to sustain. With opportunities igniting and fizzling perpetually, I got a part time job. That helped, but took up so much time I found that between studying, work, and sleep I had little time for art.

Then God opened a door that no man can shut. And my path became a little more clear. I always felt called to media. I still do. But should my greatest passion be my career? That's a question I cannot yet answer. But I know this. When you do something you love everyday, you begin to love it less. Then, when it becomes what you rely on for sustainment, you don't respect it the way you used to. It changes to become an obligatory chore. It's not the thrill of spontaneity anymore, but the frustration of lacking.

I still love making films and pictures and memories. I hopefully always will. But it seems God has opened a door that I must walk through. The media is still a passion. I love photography. And I will not give it up. I never want to cease from making films. Hopefully I will still assume the responsibility of making a splash in my culture with the images I produce, moving and still. Hopefully people will see each of my works of art as a liturgy for Christ.

But now my career path may be a little more clear.

Back in July of 2010 I applied for a position in Apple Retail. A few weeks ago, after six interviews, and nine months of praying, God opened the door. I now work for Apple as a Specialist.

Apple is a culture of inspiration. My arts are encouraged. My dreams are collectively pursued. And I have the opportunity to help, teach, love, inspire people everyday.

So in celebration of paths revealed and a life directed, I am making some changes around here. The biggest of which being that this blog will no longer be updated. I am moving on. I've been posting here now since 2007. I have created a new site, largely based on the archived content from this site. But with an entirely new look and feel. My goal on this blog was to never create a post without an image. Once instituted, I never failed that goal.

But my new blog will be slightly different. Instead of just imagery and motion, I will be posting my thoughts. I plan on still producing and publishing many images and hopefully many more films, but I also want to share revelation. Revelation and how God is changing the world. And how we can participate in the Magnum Opus of the Alpha Omega.

I will share the billows of emotion and life. And I want you to join me.

I have included all the archives (yes, even the really old embarrassing ones) from this blog on the new blog, so you can always go back and reference them if you are so inclined.

So much of our lives, our world is powered by light. And it's time to shut off the lights to this old adventure. And turn the lights on for a new one.

Join me.