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March POM- das Ventile

The print of the month for March is "Das Ventile, Hatttingen, Germany"  Hattingen is a lovely little town on the Ruhr river in western Germany. It is certainly worth a visit to see the old timber houses and original city wall, but that is not what brought me here. The...

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Duga Antenna

This month's print of the month is "Antenna, Chernobyl-2" Visiting this site in Ukraine was something I had dreamed of for years. The history of the Russian woodpecker is a Cold War legend that I remember hearing about as a kid. The complex itself is just outside...

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Slickhorn Canyon

On Sunday I tackled a canyon that got the best of me several years ago. This canyon seems like it wants to hurt you, within a mile of the trailhead is one of the largest pour offs on the mesa. The bypass requires you to hike up near the rim and make a tortuous...

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Down the Rabbit Hole

One of the things that drew me to photography was the mix of the technical and artistic. I built my first large format camera, built numerous darkrooms, developed my own film, studied the zone system etc. However, I've always been concerned about spending so much time...

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The Real Edge of Alaska

In August 2014 I drove my 4Runner from Oakland California to Prudhoe Bay Alaska, 3,448 miles ONE WAY! On the way back I made several side trips including one to Kennecott Alaska. Kennecott is the mining town, and location of the copper mine and mill, featured on the...

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Black & White Magazine 2016

I am excited to be featured in the Black & White Magazine Special Issue 2016. Three of my images were chosen this year: Unfinished Cooling Tower, Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine 2013 Carrie Corridor, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, 2015 Loader, Hattingen Germany, 2013...

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Film Testing with Ilford HP5+

[vc_row][vc_column width='1/2']I'm a big fan of Kodak film and have used Kodak Tmax100 pretty much since the day it was released, but I would like to give Ilford a try for an upcoming project. So I figured I would use the chance to document the process I go through...

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Black & White Magazine 2014

My work from Chernobyl is featured in the B&W Magazine 2014 Portfolio Contest Winners. I am excited to be recognized by this fine publication that continues their dedication to black and white photographs!

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