Charity

I was blessed to be invited onto the photography team for Night To Shine through the Tim Tebow Foundation. The regional "Prom" celebrates students who have physical, sensory or mental disabilities.

“When the light turns green, you go. When the light turns red, you stop. But what do you do when the light turns blue with orange and lavender spots?” - Shel Silverstein

Celebrate

There was a whole cheering section that welcomed each person. It is not only important to acknowledge, but to celebrate.

Getting Ready

As a typical guy and now as a photographer, husband and dad, I have come to realize that taking time to get ready also increases your sense of anticipation and expectations for an event. Taking pictures of the "process" adds to that sense of expectation.

Emotion

Music has a way of liberating us, of giving voice to previously unspoken emotion. This karaoke rendition of a Disney classic expresses an incredible capacity to be joyful.

Dance

There might not be a greater symbol of freedom in our culture than dancing. It means your inhibitions are down and your self expression comes out.

Touch

It is always amazing to see the connection that happens when people get close. I have long believed that most intimate thing you can do in our culture is hold hands. This hug might be a close second.

Family

At the end of the night every student was escorted home by family. It was wonderful to see all of the parents who got to realize one of the dreams they had for their children to enjoy a prom (one parent even reminiced that it was a dream they had even mourned over and forgotten).