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Abandoned Plant, Detroit, Michigan
It's quiet now, so quiet I can hear the snowflakes falling just past the metal crisscross of the broken out factory windows. I imagine the noise and frenzy that would have been all around when this plant was producing some of the finest cars in the world. America of...
The Wave. Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona
Bryce Canyon
20 degrees and my fingers have never been colder.
April F3 is a wrap!
Friday night was the 3rd F3 gallery event held every couple months at the CottonMill Studios in Oakland California. Having a regularly scheduled event is a real motivation to get new work done and on the walls. I have been working steadily the last month on getting...
Artist of the Week
I'm really excited to have been picked as Artist of the Week over at f3oakland.com It is always fun to try and explain why I need to photograph, and how I approach photography as my art form. Have a read and let me know what you think.
“Wait for magic. Fire Shutter”
This is a quote from the late Fred Picker, one of my early photographic influences. Ultimately what I point the camera at is the most important choice I make as a photographer. I don't accidentally show up at a great shot and decide to fire the shutter. It takes...
Orange Alcatraz
I attended the Keeble and Schuchat Alcatraz Workshop last night. This was a great opportunity to shoot at the park without the crowds of people. The lighthouse was lit orange in celebration of the Giant's World Series bid!
F3 at the Cottonmill
I will be showing some work on Friday October 15th at F3 in Oakland. I'll be offering a special edition print for the event as well as showing some prints from my Industria series. Come by and say hi and check out the local artists!
LED Enlarger Head
As a photographer in the post-industrial age of darkroom equipment sometimes you have to take a problem into your own hands. That was the case last weekend when I finally had it with my two Beseler enlarger heads. My condenser head is too weak to do 16x20 prints, and...