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Bearing Witness, PreservingĀ Self
Photojournalism often places you in the midst of deeply impactful situations, requiring you to witness everything from conflict and disaster to intimateā€¦

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First Principles Starts With Light
Arguing From First Principles in Photography
Sometimes, Luck is Enough
This blurred photograph illustrates the interplay of luck, preparation, and an ability to recognize the extraordinary within the unexpected.
Democratization of Creativity
How the iPhone Changed Photography Forever
Frozen Moments In Family Photos
How an Old Photo Changed My View of Family
About That Photo Archive
The beauty of exploring a decades-old photo archive and finding images you donā€™t remember making is in the unexpected journey it offersā€”an intimate diveā€¦
Is Creativity Dead? Asks The NYTimes
"As you scroll through the internet, youā€™ve probably noticed the same problem Kirby Ferguson has: ā€œEverything looks the same, sounds the same, is theā€¦
Making Photos From First Principles
Employing the mental model of first principles involves breaking a concept down to its most fundamental truths and reasoning upward from there.
Getting The Minimal Viable Photo
For an assignment many years ago at the Orland Sentinel, I was tasked to make a photograph of the new band uniforms for a high school marching band.
The Conjunction Fallacy
The Conjunction Fallacy: A Lens for Creating Clearer and Stronger Photographs
Keeping It Simple In The Best Way
The "Keep It Simple, Stupid" (KISS) principle highlights that simplicity leads to clarity and effectiveness in photography.
Kodachrome On The Corner
Following yesterdayā€™s admonition that it is more important to commit to making photographs than to linger in thinking that the moment might get betterā€¦
Not The Final. The Last.
There are several people I know whom I have yet to capture in a truly good photo.
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