2025

The physical movement of your body is what sparks my motivation—it’s what sparks my creativity.The more you move, the more you can think, and the more you can do. Today,…

The ideal blog is always moving, updated, and publishing similar to a social media page. The beautiful aspect of not having an “audience” or not knowing who is viewing your…

Kleos (κλέος) is an Ancient Greek word meaning glory, renown, or fame, particularly in the context of heroic deeds and immortality through remembrance. It comes from the verb kleiō (κλείω),…

I filmed over 13 hours of videos in Rome holy shit ha ha ha ha. I just put them into a playlist and I started re-watching some of my old…

“Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.”— Matthew 18:3 (NIV) What does it mean to become like…

If the world is a prison, but you possessed the keys, wouldn’t you want to unshackle yourself?

Just treat photography, video, audio, writing, and everything you create like note taking. Notes are not finished products. Keep everything in flux and always changing- never complete. This is key…

The word virility comes from the Latin root virilis, meaning “manly” or “masculine,” which itself is derived from vir, meaning “man.” • Middle English: virilite (adopted in the 15th century)…

What’s poppin, people? It’s Dante. Today we’re going to be discussing how to get into the street photography flow state. Now, I believe the flow state—it’s what gives life meaning,…

The contrast between piety and impiety is a key philosophical and theological discussion, especially in the context of Plato’s Euthyphro and broader religious thought. Plato explores this dilemma in the dialogue Euthyphro, where Socrates questions the…

The Full Armor of God is a biblical metaphor found in Ephesians 6:10-18, where the Apostle Paul describes spiritual protection for believers in their struggles against evil. Each piece of armor represents a…

What’s poppin’ people? It’s Dante. Today, we’re going to be discussing fishing versus hunting in street photography. These are two fundamental techniques that we can use on the street. I…

What’s poppin’, people? It’s Dante. Today, we’re going to be discussing how to fill the frame in street photography. Over my decade-long journey of traveling, photographing, and mastering street photography,…

What’s poppin, people? It’s Dante. Today, we’re going to be discussing how to work the scene in street photography. And honestly, just being straight up with you, this is probably…

It’s now spring, the sun is up, and we have longer days. I think what’s been preventing me from writing for the past couple of months during the winter is…

What’s poppin, people? It’s Dante. Today, we’re going to be discussing developing a personal style through light. Over the past decade, I’ve been traveling the world, working on my photography,…

Beauty, love, and anagoge are deeply interconnected in the ascent of the soul toward higher understanding. Beauty, in its purest form, is not merely an aesthetic experience but a revelation…

Anagoge (from the Greek anagōgē, meaning “ascent” or “leading upward”) refers to a mystical or spiritual interpretation of a text, particularly religious scriptures, that goes beyond the literal, allegorical, and…

The word vision comes from the Latin visio, meaning “sight, seeing, thing seen.” This, in turn, derives from videre, meaning “to see.” The root weid- in Proto-Indo-European (PIE) also meant…

“To reach satisfaction in all, desire satisfaction in nothing.” – St. John of the Cross The Dark Night of the Soul is one of the most profound mystical writings in…