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06/23/2026

Some leaders understand the people they serve. Robin Barnard Mauck, CEO of Georgia Wellness Group, has lived what they live.

In our conversation, she shared something she says few people know. A loss that taught her, in the most personal way possible, exactly what the women walking into her clinic carry with them: the fear, the lack of control, the not knowing.

She believes it's the reason she leads the clinic today.

I won't put her words in this caption. They belong to her, and you should hear them from her. I'll only say that watching someone turn their hardest moment into the reason they show up for others is exactly why this series exists.

06/20/2026

Besides capturing the story on video, my second favorite part of The Mission Makers series is the portraits (no surprise there!).

Here are a few more frames from my Mission Makers shoot with Robin Mauck, CEO of Georgia Wellness Group.

What I wanted to capture wasn't the title. It was the person underneath it: the warmth, the quiet resolve of someone who keeps showing up for women with nowhere else to turn.

This series exists to give people like Robin the prestige we usually save for executives and celebrities. These portraits are my attempt at exactly that.

More of her story and mission soon. For now, I just wanted you to see her.

06/20/2026

I'm so glad to introduce the second subject in Mission Makers: Robin Barnard Mauck, CEO of Georgia Wellness Group.

For 30 years, Georgia Wellness has provided free and low-cost prenatal care and women's health services to women across Georgia, removing the barriers that get between a mom and the care she deserves.

I spent a day behind the camera with Robin, and her openness stayed with me long after. Her story unfolds here over the next few weeks. Here's your first look.

People hear the words "You have dementia," and suddenly find themselves facing a hundred questions that no one has prepa...
06/12/2026

People hear the words "You have dementia," and suddenly find themselves facing a hundred questions that no one has prepared them to answer.

That is where Grace Walfall, MBA, CDP®, founder of Living With Change™, steps in.

When Grace explained her work to me, she said:

"The diagnosis is only the beginning. Families need direction for everything that comes next, while the person living with dementia can still participate in decisions about their own life."

Doctors make the diagnosis. Grace helps people prepare for living with it.

Through the Prepared2Thrive™ Education Series, speaking engagements, and the Prepared2Thrive™ Toolkit, she equips individuals, families, and organizations with practical systems that support early preparation and make preparedness the standard, not the exception.

I recently had the honor of photographing Grace for her personal branding portraits, courtesy of a referral from the DeKalb Chamber of Commerce. Her warm presence matched the importance of what she is building. 🤎

If dementia has touched your life in any way, Grace is someone you will be grateful to know.

🔗 Visit her website in the comments.

Meet Patrice.A week ago I shared the story of how I directed her portrait session from 3,000 miles away. Different count...
06/09/2026

Meet Patrice.

A week ago I shared the story of how I directed her portrait session from 3,000 miles away. Different country, different time zone, full team on the ground, me on FaceTime calling every shot.

These are the results.

Sharp, polished, exactly who she is in real life. She showed up ready and the team delivered like I was standing right there.

This is what I love about what I do. The work travels. The standard doesn't move. And clients like Patrice make every part of it worth it.

3,000 miles away. Different country. Different time zone.The shoot happened anyway.She needed portraits fast. I was alre...
05/27/2026

3,000 miles away. Different country. Different time zone.

The shoot happened anyway.

She needed portraits fast. I was already booked out of the country. Rescheduling either of us wasn't the move.

If you told me 18 years ago I'd be running a shoot from another continent via FaceTime, I would've laughed in your face. Then asked what FaceTime was.

So I directed the entire session remotely. Trusted photographer on my team behind the camera. Longtime MUA on glam. FaceTime open. Shared screen pulling images to my laptop in real time.

I called the lighting. I called the lens. I directed her posing. I asked for micro-adjustments when I saw them.

Everything but the shutter click.

This is what a real team makes possible. This is what 18 years of refining a process looks like.

The Editorial Experience doesn't require me in the room. It requires me at the helm.

18 years in. Still surprising myself.

04/24/2026

A few weeks ago I introduced The Mission Makers, a portrait series I've been building to elevate the nonprofit founders reshaping their communities.

Today I'm sharing the first clip from Tami Wilder's interview.
Tami grew up in West London in a family of musicians, and when she moved to America she noticed something that stayed with her: creative kids without resources often end up in trouble, not because they lack talent, but because they lack somewhere to put it.

Sixteen years ago, she decided to build that place: Positive Impact International.

I photographed and interviewed Tami almost a year ago, and I've spent the time since then learning the videography craft to honor these interviews the way I wanted to. This is a passion project, one I built because I wanted to see nonprofit leaders photographed with the same care we usually reserve for corporate executives.

The full interview is on YouTube, link in the comments.

04/22/2026

Tami grew up in West London in a musical family. Her dad was the lead singer of the 70s funk band Heatwave. Her mum wrote and sang with the band. Her grandfather helped launch The Beatles. Music was everywhere.

When the family moved to America, she started noticing the kids whose families didn't have what hers did. Not just money, but access. Mentors, activities, anywhere to put their creativity. Sixteen years ago, she decided to do something about it, and that decision became the organization she runs today.

I love this clip because it shows where her conviction actually came from. It wasn't a single moment. It was paying attention.

Full interview is on YouTube, link in the comments.



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