When I awoke last Friday, I had no idea I’d be on the other side of the country photographing NIKE CEO Mark Parker by Sunday. But that’s the nature of my job, and that’s why I love it. I got the call from my friend and Editor-in-Chief of Whitewall magazine Katy Donoghue Friday afternoon asking if I could come with her to photograph a story she’s writing about a new collaboration between Parker and NYC artist Tom Sachs. I can’t say more than that about the project, but keep your eye out for the next issue of Whitewall. I can’t post any of the photos from the actual shoot, of course, so I’m just posting some unrelated outtakes and shots of Nike’s campus, which is vast and very beautiful. The whole experience was truly wonderful and I can’t wait for my next jetset.

Gas City, Indiana.

My ride around town the first day I was there. Oddly enough, he was from my hometown and here we meet in Indiana!

Today is a sad day as we said goodbye to Toby, who was diagnosed with bone cancer this summer and until just the other day was in high spirits. Above is a photo of him with my brother-in-law, who rescued Toby from the pound in 2003, spending their final moments together before taking him to be put to sleep.

Since the day Ben was born I never missed a birthday, but sometimes life gets in the way. This year, I was having emergency surgery on his birthday yet here I am, one day later, fresh out of the hospital, giving him his presents (Harry Potter costume and accessories!) I definitely shouldn’t have been out of bed, let alone kneeling on the ground, but I’m one stubborn Aunt. Photo by John Paul Titlow