Gnat’s Ozark Ramble

As I write this, I am buried in work. Not caught up on my fall home owner chores. We had our first dinner as our family unit in two weeks and only the second or third in the past 6 weeks. Life. Is. Nuts. But…..I find myself energized, inspired and at peace. Why? Aside from […]

The Great Catch Up Post of 2019

It’s been a LOOOOOONNNNNGGGG time coming, but I am finally taking a moment to catch up on the gnat blog and fill you all in on what has been happening. As much as things change, some things stay the same. My spring and summer has been filled with bikes, family and photography. As I look […]

Ireland – The Postcard Series

I can’t believe it’s been two weeks since I’ve been back from Ireland. While the two weeks seem like an eternity, I can close my eyes and immediately go back. It was an incredible trip. Filled with surprise and delight, some drama back home with our dog and the final challenge of getting home as […]

Taichung & Hong Kong

Hey folks. Despite not posting for months, I am alive and well. It’s been months. So much to tell, but no time nor energy to tell it all. Life has been on warp speed. Both exciting and challenging. To catch you all up, I’ve been traveling some. Riding very little. Shooting images when I can. […]

A celebration, a mini family reunion and some much needed time at the lake!

The Gnat family spent the weekend up in lake country, MN. Cabin Life. Swimming. Fires. Smores. Birthday Parties. Games. Family. Old Friends. Food. Pontoon Rides. Kayaking. Fishing. Cycling. You name a MN lake activity and I think we did it. It was so refreshing and EXACTLY what I needed. Not much for words other than […]

And Just Like That….It’s Gone!

After writing “A Good Start and a Focused Month”, my creativity and vision just disappeared. Just like the bird in the opening picture, in an instant it disappeared. In all honesty, I pretty much set the camera down and tried my best to just get out side and enjoy life. I knew it would come […]

The power of the bicycle

This is a quick photo story of last week’s mini Minnesota Ramble. But the ramble is truly secondary to the deeper meaning of this post. This post is about the power of the bicycle. What you can do with it as well as the power it has bringing people and communities together. Over the course […]

Some time away with friends – Spring Break 2017

I know, it’s been silent here. Like most posts I have written in the past year, I start with I have been busy. This past month has been no different. We did, however, take a much needed break to Mexico for Spring Break. We went back to the same area we went two years ago […]

A dream come true – Shooting the Aurora Borealis in Iceland

Greeting folks. I am slowly getting back into shooting after over two weeks home. I have a shoot this weekend that I hope will yield something worth sharing. But, before I move on from one of the most amazing photographic experiences of my life, I wanted to share this post about shooting the Aurora Borealis. […]

Iceland Photo Trip – My top 15 personal favorite pictures

I think it was two, or maybe three, years ago that I wrote down for my new year’s declarations that I was going to do a dedicated photography trip that did not involve cycling. This past July when I had a bike trip cancelled later in the year, a couple of my friends and I […]

Imaginegnat’s Best Images of 2016

As we prepare for another new year, I took a moment to look back at my blog posts and my instagram feed to find my most popular images. This is a mix of my personal favorites as well as supporters favorites. It was quite a year. I know the year isn’t over yet, but I […]

A quick trip to London

I am still amazed that airplanes can get off the ground and it’s possible to get on a plane and wake up somewhere else. That somewhere else can be near or far. Recently, the combination of a formal invitation to an event and cheap airline deals resulted in my wife and I making a last […]