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On the morning of March 17th, my alarm went off at 9:00 AM. Within seconds of hitting snooze, a thunderous boom shook my house with a violence that lasted for several seconds. My first thought was that a car had plowed into the side of the house or a transformer had exploded down the street. As the news trickled in, the truth was even more surreal: a 7-ton asteroid had slammed into the atmosphere at 45,000 mph, fragmenting over Medina County and unleashing a sonic boom that r

During the first warm rains of spring, something incredible happens in the Ohio woods. Amphibians begin to wake up and migrate from their winter homes to vernal pools to spawn. I first discovered this migration last year after seeing a post on social media and knew I had to go check it out. It was such an awesome experience that I property prepared to really document it this year. Eastern Newt - an unfortunate casualty The migration has gained a lot of attention lately throug

Last summer, I took a trip to PNC Park to watch my hometown Cleveland Guardians take on the Pirates. Instead of reaching for my heavy, flawless native glass, I challenged myself to use a fully manual, "vintage" point-and-shoot style light leak lens by polar pro. In an era of ultra-sharp, high definition photography, there is something deeply compelling about the "imperfect" frame. These lenses don't just capture the ballpark; they capture a feeling. The slight soft focus and