About Greg
Photographer • Traveler • Explorer
Photographer • Traveler • Explorer
After retiring from a long career in civil engineering, I finally stepped into the chapter I had been waiting for — more time to travel, explore, and reconnect with the creative side of myself that began decades ago behind a film camera.
My photography journey began in ninth grade with a Vivitar 220 SL, shooting for the school newspaper and yearbook. I upgraded to an Olympus OM‑10, then eventually moved into digital with the Nikon D100 around 2002. I’ve stayed with Nikon every since — the tools have changed, but the joy of capturing a moment hasn’t.
My most recent travels took me through Ireland and Northern Ireland, a journey that reminded me how much I enjoy capturing the character of a place and continuing to improve my photographic skills. For 2026, my focus shifts back home: exploring new U.S. states, documenting landscapes and towns I’ve never seen, and continuing my long-term project of visiting approximately 25 states I have yet to visit.
As I move through my go‑go years of retirement, I’m making travel a priority — not just the big, bucket‑list destinations, but the smaller journeys that fill in the map. Each year has its anchor trips, like a family vacation to Aruba this summer or a Virginia Tech game with my son in either Dallas or California.
Between those major adventures, I look for opportunities to add new U.S. states. It’s a rhythm that keeps me exploring, photographing, and discovering new places at a pace that feels both exciting and sustainable. Looking ahead, a three‑week trip to Australia is already in the works for early 2027 — another chapter I can’t wait to capture.
Sweebrew.com began as a simple way to share photos with family and friends long before OneDrive, Google Drive, Facebook, or any of the easy file sharing tools we have today were available. Over the years, it has evolved into my personal archive — a place to document my travels through most of my adult life.
This project reaches back to my youth, riding Trailways buses from Lynchburg, VA to Washington, DC, and taking my first photographs with film cameras. It has followed me into the digital era and through decades of travel across the United States with the desire to see as much of the world as time and opportunity allow.
From the landscapes of the U.S. to the streets of Europe, Sweebrew has become my long‑term project to capture the places that shaped me. It’s a way to share my travels, organize my photography, and create a visual record of the years ahead.
If you’d like to reach out about travel, photography, or anything related to Sweebrew.com, feel free to contact me at:
sweebrew@msn.com