Ty and I recently photographed a dessert and music night at Donald Miller’s house for The Mentoring Project. If you didn’t remember, Ty and I have been paired up as Mentor and Mentee through The Mentoring Project for almost 4 years now. When we first met back when he was in 5th grade it was awesome finding out we’re both way into music and big Halo fans. Back then we would skate under the covered area after school at Buckman Elementary and climb on things.

Ty’s going to be going into highschool this year and that blows my mind. These days we mostly grab coffees or go for a walk and catch up. Another cool thing we’ve found out is that Ty has a great eye for film and photography. Every once in a while I get a job that is perfect for having Ty come with and to give him a glance behind the scenes as a professional photographer. Last year we shot the Portland Volunteer Challenge at School House Supplies with Portland Mayor Sam Adams and Terry Porter.

This event was in the home of best-selling Author Donald Miller, with a very intimate performance by Sara Groves.