If your son or daughter is one of the 1,400 boys and girls who participate in West Madison Little League (WMLL), you probably … Read More

“The piano may do for love-sick girls who lace themselves to skeletons, and lunch on chalk, pickles and slate pencils. But … Read More

The lyra may look like a hula hoop, but it’s a steel ring, suspended in midair. Aerial artists may perform acrobatics on static, spinning, or swinging hoops, which can be hollow or solid.… Read More

Jim, an astronomer at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, spends a good deal of time gazing at stars and planets through … Read More

“Geologists have a saying–rocks remember. ~ Neil Armstrong  John has an eye for rocks and a special technique for unlocking … Read More

In my ongoing search for distinctive portrait subjects, I learned that a coworker’s daughters had potentially photogenic hobbies. Kierstin, age 13, … Read More

If Kate and Pippa could talk, they’d tell you Amanda has a big heart. I’m telling you she has big plans.… Read More

Jen may be the only trombonist to ever utter the phrase, “Pardon me but I need to go perform an autopsy on a rhinoceros.”… Read More

Somewhere along the way I decided to title each of these True Colors portraits with the subject’s name and a … Read More

When you hear someone mention bagpipes, what country springs to mind? Scotland? Ireland? What about Bulgaria? Yes, Bulgaria. The gaida (or … Read More

The next time you’re at Camp Randall watching a Badger football game, take a moment to think about all the … Read More

Shelly carries a garden fork in the trunk of her car. At all times. Because she never knows when she’s … Read More

Always on the lookout for new portrait subjects, I asked some work colleagues if they had any interesting hobbies. I … Read More

At work, Kyle sells high-tech hardware used to store and charge mobile devices in schools. At home, Kyle and Whitney enjoy the … Read More

Night sky above one of my favorite red barns. … Read More

Sunflower Days at Pope Farm Conservancy has become a colorful tradition for thousands of people who wander in and around … Read More

After capturing a few photos of the Milky Way over Sand Beach in Acadia national Park, we waited for the … Read More

A vintage Old Town runabout in the calm early morning waters of Long Pond in Somesville, Maine.