Keyhole Photo

Between the Boulder Field and the precipitous scramble to summit of Longs Peak, there is a notch-rugged and razor-sharp-where the wind charges through like the stampede of wild mustangs on the Plains. It is a transition point in the ascent. Once you've crossed it, you are exposed, with almost a mile to climb to the summit, and very little room for error.

Mobile, Alabama, photographers Meggan and Jeff Haller are award-winning photojournalists with years of experience working with a variety of clients including both national and international publications. They both studied journalism and are professional members of the National Press Photographers Association and the American Society of Media Photographers.

The Carnival season is a celebration of excess preceding the fasting and penitence of Lent. It culminates on Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday and the start of the Lenten season. Mardi Gras is a proud tradition in Mobile, one worth preserving through documentary photography. We moved to Mobile in 2007 and immediately started working on our Mardi Gras project with the goal of documenting local history as it happens. The project is a work in progress, and will be for years to come.

A generation ago, your handshake was your first impression. It was the first message of confidence a business-owner gave to a prospective client. Now, prospective clients meet you online, and your business's website represents you like a handshake once did. Your site should have confidence. It should tell prospective clients exactly who you are-experienced, approachable, helpful, trustworthy, capable.