Scenic View
The highway signs alerting drivers to scenic views always have me curious. We had a dog with us for our Thanksgiving trip, so we stopped at the first one in the Appalachians. My attempts to wrangle two kids and a dog were minimal. I was the only driver, so I didn’t want to waste too […]
Eye Catching
Brooklyn is looking a bit like a joyful movie set instead of an old, stressed borough
Style is Everything
When I was fed this reel, I had to screenshot it. The idea of pinning a T-shirt and big sweatshirt to make them look like they fit better is a perfect example of how important wardrobe styling is. The before and after is completely what I wanted to look like in the ’90s when I […]
Better in a Bubble
A mash up of a current and past TV shows sends me down memory lane to explore the joy of easy escapes
Ultimate Gladiator
A local fitness competition worked out well for expanding my fitness portfolio and adding more video
TFP Video
Working for trade is always tricky, but this shoot was a great opportunity to create a new video as well as portraits
Parking Boot
Finally was in a place with time to catch a picture of a festive-looking boot in the wild
Successfully Take Advantage of the World Cup
How to capitalize on the games this summer without incurring the wrath of FIFA’s lawyers
More Horror
Seeing movies for sale in the check out lane at my grocery store raised all kinds of questions.
Still Not Going Anywhere
This is a follow up to https://madelinestrum.com/blog/2026/02/28/not-going-anywhere/ The first time I visited New York City was in March of 2002, only six months after 9/11. Seeing bikes chained to parking notices that were now missing tires and rusted out seemed like they hadn’t been trashed yet as a memorial and less like an issue of […]