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2022: My year in review
It’s time once again to look back on the things that made the days, weeks, and months on my calendar memorable this year. And what a year it was. Let’s dive in. As we rolled into 2022, I found myself neck-deep in behind-the-scenes planning to announce Akamai’s nearly billion dollar acquisition of Linode, where I…
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A table from magic earth
Locals call the Amalfi Coast “magic earth,” a terroir sheathed in rock and ash from the 79AD eruption of Mount Vesuvius that destroyed Pompeii. One of the towns that dot the hills of the coast is Ravello. Founded in the 5th century, Ravello is known as the City of Music. Throughout history, musicians, artists, and…
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Piano Man
It was 9 o’clock on a Saturday with The Entertainer himself, Billy Joel, performing his 125th sold out, one-night-a-month concert at New York City’s iconic Madison Square Garden.
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Culmination of Years of Hard Work: The Senior Recital
Years of language classes. Countless lessons. Endless rehearsals. All culminating in an hour long solo performance at Temple University’s Rock Hall in Philadelphia. So proud of the passion and commitment Allison put in over the past four years to get there.
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The Industry Finally Caught Up to My Career
In a bit of professional news, I am excited to announce that I have accepted a role with Akamai to lead global cloud and developer communications — the core of Akamai’s new Compute business following its acquisition of Linode. The combination of Akamai and Linode sits at the sweet spot of much of what I’ve…
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Pro Cycling Portrait
My legs may not be fast enough to keep up with my friends on the Bike Works p/b Fred Beans pro bike team, but my camera’s shutter speed is. Always fun to see one of my images in the local weekly newspaper. Especially when it’s a shot of my friends from the pro cycling team…
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One Act, A Lifetime of Memories
I went to the Millrose Games at Madison Square Garden when I was in high school. Had my camera bag with me. Saw a press pass on the ground. Picked it up. Tied it to my bag. And with all the confidence of a teenager, started following the other photographers heading toward the track. The…
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Goodbye, 2021. Hello, 2022.
Another year, another…well, another something. Right? Without further ado, highlights from these past 365 days navigating a global pandemic. Let’s see, where to start. Well, there were a couple of bucket list-level things that happened in 2021. For starters, a portrait I created during an on-site assignment in Basel, Switzerland, flashed on one of the…
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