January in Minneapolis doesn’t ask for much—just patience, layers, and the willingness to let everything slow the hell down.

The month started quiet. I was hibernating with my girlfriend and our cats, letting the cold wrap around the city while we stayed soft and still inside. The cameras didn’t see much daylight at first—but that stillness was necessary. It gave me room to breathe. Reset. Reconnect.

The Gear That Framed the Month

• Fuji X-H2S — crisp, clean precision
• Canon 5D Classic — gritty, digital nostalgia
• Fuji X-T1 — warmth, mood, and accidental magic

No plan. No setup. Just spontaneous clicks between gigs and quiet.

Hibernate, Then Hustle

Midway through the month, the tempo changed.

Starz kicked off their production season, and just like that, I was back on the move—video tech work pulling me out of the freeze and into motion. The travel began. Planes, setups, breakdowns, golden hour through hotel windows, and quiet moments between schedules.

I started the year thawing out on the road, camera in one hand, rig in the other.

What This Dump Holds

• Sunsets across state lines—surprise beauty after long days
• Downtown Minneapolis in deep winter—sharp, cinematic silence
• Hotel mornings—coffee and light spilling across white sheets
• Random fragments of warmth—shadows, neon, cats curled up with my girl

These photos aren’t stitched by genre or theme. They’re a collage of motion and memory. A document of a man switching gears—from stillness to speed, from hibernation to hustle.

What I’m Learning

• Let the slow days teach you just as much as the fast ones.
• Keep a camera nearby, even when you don’t feel like using it.
• The best photos happen when you’re not trying to make them perfect—just honest.

Photos below
(Shot on Fuji X-H2S, Canon 5D Classic, Fuji X-T1)