2 August, 2026
Why I shoot film
Process. Process. Process. Purpose dictates decisions about kit (as well as timing, location etc.): do I have a pre-planned set of images I want to take, or is it a photo-walk s...
30 July, 2026
Robert Frank’s Disappearing New York Neighborhood
Above: 7 Bleecker Street: With the property sold, workers remove the last possessions of Robert Frank and June Leaf After my recent 35mmc article, describing our April trip to B...
24 July, 2026
On Insincerity
This is a rant. It was caused by the umpteenth self-promotional, vertically shot from above video made toting a smartphone, in which, after the hideous opening — ‘hey guys’ — th...
7 July, 2026
Striving for Balance in the Darkroom
After a crisis involving a family member earlier this month, I found myself withdrawing to the darkroom, churning out prints at a breakneck pace. At first, this seemed perfectly...
I want to talk about something that has been going through my mind lately. I’ve been thinking a lot about the basic film photographer’s decision: Color or B&W? It’s funny ho...
1 July, 2026
I Photograph Landscapes, But I’m Not a Landscape Photographer – What Paul Strand taught me about looking past genre
The French composer Maurice Ravel, whom you likely know from his ubiquitous Bolero, lost his battle with history. Despite his protestations, he is now labeled an Impressionist, ...
27 June, 2026
Flags in Two Places
You keep seeing the flags, and hearing people talk. Someone remarks that there are “so many flags everywhere these days”, with a faintly conspiratorial smile. Then on my social ...
19 June, 2026
My Zine Publishing Mis-Adventure, or: Where fools dare
Back in 2015 I had a self proclaimed “Self Publishing Misadventure” and in 2025 I can say that was a lesson I did not learn from. Recently I decided to make another self publish...
