College Briefing 2015 // Proclaim

The College Briefing Conference at Forest Home is the camp's longest running conference. The mission of the gathering is to encourage, equip and empower young people to take the Gospel back down the mountain and share it. The mic drop of people that have attended include Billy Graham and Bill Bright.

This year's conference included preaching from Albert Tate and worship led Urban Rescue. I attended and worked my first Briefing in 2009 with both Albert and the band. Check out some photos from a long weekend in the mountains.

Every chain will fall
Every heart will know
We are not alone
Jesus is Alive

Need more visuals? Check out this video done by my friend Andrew Rurik (pictured above).

Engagement // Vicky and Joel

Meet Joel and Vicky! In between an already jam packed weekend of photography at Forest Home, I invited this joyous pair up to the mountains. I worked at camp with Joel and Vicky at Creekside back in 2012 and have since shared in life through Catalina, ice cream sandwiches, frantic text messages about cameras, "welp", and Joel's bold and courageous album art which he drove all the way from Westmont during finals weeks to work on. I am incredibly thankful to call them my friends and super excited as they share in many more moments of life together.

This late afternoon during golden hour was one of the most fun shoots I've done. I had an empty camp to work with, and not to mention, Joel's jokes which will remain unsaid. We can from one side of the canyon to the other and finished with a short drive up California 38 to finish with the sun setting over the  San Bernardino Mountains. Enjoy!

Eastern Sierra Wanderings // Elizabeth Lake

While dropping off people to fish at Lake Elery in the Tioga pass, a couple of friends and I ventured into Yosemite National Park. It was a crowded morning when we entered into the Eastern entrance. We headed to the Tuolumne  Meadows Visitors Center to check out weather and trails. After spending a couple minutes hovered over a map, we settled for a 5 mile round trip hike to Lake Elizabeth, tucked above the Tuolumne Meadows Campground. Upon arrival, we set up our hammocks, ate our lunches, and enjoyed the serenity and peace of the lake and Cathedral Peak in the background.

Portraits // Pam

I recently took some portraits for fellow photographer Pam Xu.  Check out her work in the link below:

http://xiaopanxuephoto.format.com/

Married // Kelly and Richard

Kelly and Richard are a pair that get me. While we were in college, hanging out with them involved midnight premieres of Star Trek and day trips down to San Diego for Phils BBQ.  I've known both of them through college at CSULB. I remember serving with Kelly to plan a retreat for our Christian fellowship and trying to distract Richard at basketball games while he'd sit on the bench as a trainer. One of my favorite moments with was when they visited me before my jaw surgery and brought me Lucille's Ribs, and then after the surgery when they brought me Jamba Juice. Their caring hearts for others were very apparent at their wedding and I am so thankful that they brought me along for their special weekend. Congratulations Kelly and Richard!