“Where are you headed?” asked the British customs agent when I arrived at the Manchester…
What’s the point of shooting 365 photos for a year?
Photographers never see the moments we capture. We don’t experience them with our subjects. To…
Creativity is an exhausting slog, punctuated by moments of joy
Creativity vacillates between dopamine-fueled highs and soul-sucking lows. That’s what makes it so fun and terrifying. It’s not…
Getting flashed, a bare-bulb session with models
I took a photography lighting class with M.D. Welch at the Nevada Museum of Art…
#NoFilter: The best 26 photos from the first 6 months of my 365 project
The first six months of my photo project have changed the way I approach photography,…
#NoFilter: On photography’s metaphysical relationship between time and shape
In November, a new photographic theme emerged: repeated shapes and revisited narratives. In November, I…
#NoFilter: 4 lessons in 4 months of my first 365 photo project
Taking one photo a day on film for 365 days is an emotional roller coaster. But…
#NoFilter: 5 FAQs about my film-only 365 photo project
When I tell people I’m taking one photo a day on film for 365 days, I…
#NoFilter: Shooting 365 photos of Reno life…on film
What did I just get myself into? On July 1, I started taking one photo…