Making Photographs

Personal Challenges

I had been invited to Johannesburg, South Africa, to participate in a photographic conference and halfway through my stay there, I was running on fumes. The jet lag was the worst I had ever experienced and no matter how tired I felt at the end of the day, I could not get a decent night’s sleep. On several nights I fell asleep and awoke feeling refreshed, only to realize I had fallen asleep just an hour before. Each morning, after very little sleep, I was out of bed preparing for the day’s full itinerary.

It was frustrating because I wanted to fully enjoy my first time on the continent. I was surrounded by some amazingly talented ...