2025 07 15

On the road, to somewhere. Chicago, Illinois. June, 2025. © Clayton Hauck

Well, it finally happened — we hit a busy period with work and life, then vacation hit, and the next thing you know I’m a few weeks behind on posting to this here blog. It is what it is, and I’m not going to be too hard on myself. That said, I do aim to pick back up where we left off and (hopefully) stick with the daily posts once again, especially considering I’m sensing a bit of a shift in my photography career and I have lots of new work, heading in new directions, to explore. This here blog is a nice, low stakes place to do that.

While up north on vacation, we briefly explored some places I’d never previously been (Bayfield, WI; Ironwood, MI; Hurley, WI), along with a few I had (Ashland, WI and the Bad River Reservation land), and some we didn’t get to but that I very much aim to make happen soon (Laurium, MI and Marquette, MI). I bring all of this up because this land has sparked some new ideas in me that perhaps I will explore in the coming years. Some photography-based projects and ideas, which first I will explore remotely through reading and researching. We’ll see if that leads to something, but just getting excited about the potential helps keep me motivated to push ahead in this weird world of photography.

More soon, thanks for reading.

-Clayton