Emerald Waterways Photography

Emerald Waterways Photography

Over the past couple years, I had the honor and privilege of doing 3 separate commercial assignments onboard Emerald Waterways-a cruise line offering cruises and tours, with its headquarters in Manchester, UK. The company was launched in August 2013 as a division of the Scenic Group, with its first sailing in April 2014. I was brought onboard through Gillies Zaiser Public Relations (thank you Lauren Frye) My mission, on all three cruises, was to create social-media content for the company and teach Emerald Waterways guests the basics of iPhone/Smartphone Travel Photography.

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Daughters

Daughters

I grew up in a loving, supportive, middle-class class family of five, in Reading Massachusetts-a suburb of Boston.

Many, over the years, have referred to our family as the Reading version of the “Kennedy’s”. And, to some extent, while that might be true, to me, it lovingly felt more like the “Simpson’s” :)

I have an older sister (Pam) and a younger brother (Ken). Both of whom I consider, to this day, to be best friends and incredible human beings.

My Dad (93 years young, living on Cape Cod, happily married to wonder-women Dotty Bradley and still in relatively good health) was a college athlete super-star, in his own right, enjoyed an enviable High-School career as an uber popular Math teacher, head Football coach, Golf coach, part-time Basketball referee and Athletic Director. He was, unquestionably, the focal point of our family mission, mantra and mandate. All of us humbly lived in the shadow of his public and private greatness and veneration.

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Professional iPhone Photography Masterclass - Coming Soon!

Professional iPhone Photography Masterclass - Coming Soon!

Professional iPhone Photography Masterclass

How To Take The Best Photos Of Your Life. With The World’s Most Popular Camera.

Ever since picking up my iPhone camera, back in February 2011, and experiencing all the spell-binding magic that came with it, I’ve had this infectious and irresistible urge to share my discoveries with other iPhone photographers. So these new photographers too, like me, could experience this same enchantment and alchemy. But in order to teach what i knew in my heart to be true, I had to first experience myself the art and science of it all with crystal-clear clarity and vison-even become a Master at it. So for the past 8 years, I’ve been busy. Real busy.

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The Genuine Secret of Becoming a Better Photographer

The Genuine Secret of Becoming a  Better Photographer

How a trip to Bodh Gaya and meditation under the Bodhi tree changed my photographic life.

I don’t generally like to pull out the photographer age and experience trump card but I’m going to do it here because it’s a subject I’m passionate about. And one I have seen played out in my own photographic life and career and the career of hundreds of other photographers that I have been privileged to be on this photographic journey with.

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Jack-Be-Nimble

Jack-Be-Nimble

My iPhone Photography Journey

As I sit here reminiscing about my 40-year career in photography, I can’t help well up with deep seated emotions about the journey. What a trip! It’s a dream I never imagined possible. For me, from the beginning, it was never really about having a photographic career but living a photographic life. And that is exactly what I have done – with every ounce of energy, enthusiasm and dynamism in me. Day-in, day-out. All of me.

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I Am Alone (but not lonely)

I Am Alone (but not lonely)

Once you know and understand the difference, it will change your photographic life!

This is going to be the first in a series where I cut my heart wide open for you. I want to invite you on this raw journey of not just what makes me click (photography) but what also makes me tick (life). My sincere hope is that you’ll find this content helpful in your own journey – shooting and living. And maybe learn a thing or two about the emotions behind picture taking and picture making. Forgive me in advance if some of the language is too unrefined, crude, unprocessed. I’m writing intentionally in this voice.

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Emerald Waterways

Emerald Waterways

The Gemstone of European River Cruising

Learn To Take The Best Photos Of Your Life. With The World’s Most Popular Camera

The emerald gemstone is considered a stone of royalty. It is commonly know as a protective stone of emotions, activating the heart chakra.

It innately carries, with it, the purest form of energy. So t is no surprise or coincidence, to me, that one of Europe's most beloved River-Cruise companies is called Emerald Waterways.

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Welcome!

Welcome!

Welcome to me new….drumroll please….iPhone-only photography blog.

I would be embarrassed to tell you how long i have been thinking about this content. Gaddhhhh.

It has been a painfully long time in comingI literally have pages and pages of hand-scribbled notes and journal entries of blog subjects and themes I want to write about. It has been sitting in me, for years, ready to explode and gush.

The time has come. The time is now. Here we finally are.I’m glad you’re with me and equally glad you’re paying attention.

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