I’ve found myself in many historical places throughout the U.S. and I’ve always been fascinated by the stories of old buildings and architecture. But I hadn’t seen old until I visited Portugal.     My wife’s parents were born and raised in Northern Portugal. They both moved to Connecticut independent of each other, where they met and married in the early 1980s. Ever since my wife and I were married in 2016, we had dreamed of visiting Portugal together to see where her parents are from. She has been many times, but this was my first visit.     We had the...

Episode 2 of Venture • Observe • Connect with Deanne Fitzmaurice is now live! Featuring Deanne's conversation with noted celebrity, fashion, and beauty photographer, Matthew Jordan Smith, this story revolves around the Queen of Soul herself, Aretha Franklin. Matthew tells the story of how he first began shooting Aretha, what kind of music she liked to listen to while being photographed, and what it was like to be ferried around the streets of NYC with Aretha behind the wheel. You can listen to the podcast version on Apple Podcasts and Spotify or just give it a watch right here right...

Recently, Think Tank co-founder, Deanne Fitzmaurice, pitched us an idea: What if we created a podcast / interview series in which she connects with some of the amazing photographers she's gotten to know over the course of her career to talk about how they got started in photography, the pivotal moments along their journeys, the backstories behind some of their most iconic photos, the projects they're most excited about right now, and to offer some advice for photographers and creators just starting out. Ya know, that sort of thing. Deanne finished talking and asked us what we thought... And with that,...

Exploring the Roads Less Traveled: A Longhaul Adventure through Nebraska and the Dakotas with Justin Tedford There's something undeniably captivating about the vast landscape of Nebraska and the Dakotas. Nested in the heart of the Dakotas are the highways which take adventure-seeking photographers off the beaten path into many unincorporated communities and forgotten relics of the prairie. These communities and the vast landscape are visual opportunities for any photographer searching for adventure and unique subjects. I am not your ordinary photographer; mountains don't excite me much, nor do the beaches of the coasts. Yet, I find myself in awe of...