The first part of this series described a creative shift toward music during recent years, moving toward audio. I wanted to mention this because though it does not in any way supplant photography for me, it did become my main method of creative exploration for a number of years. Also, I went over some tough…
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status update (part 1): music and creativity
In a lot of ways, I have neglected this site over the years. I had initially created it to be the home of some of my photography work, with occasional essays. Well, despite not posting as much the past few years, I actually haven’t been still. My photography output was scaled back a bit due…
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San Diego winter: homelessness
I just got back from a trip for work out to San Diego that I had simultaneously been dreading and been excited about. The trip was for a conference and networking, with which I’ve historically had a poor track record. Since I was there mostly for work I didn’t bring a camera and figured I…
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Costa Rica in situ: natural oblivion
This is the second part to the previous entry (urban observation) about a trip I took to Costa Rica in January 2017. In going to Costa Rica my main hopes professionally were to spend a few days immersed in natural areas, ideally staying in the rainforest either at a field station or somewhere nearby as…
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Costa Rica in situ: urban observation
Recently I’ve had some time to work on and revisit projects that for whatever reasons have been set aside. One of these small but extremely vibrant series is composed of a split between urban San José, Costa Rica and some of the country’s more natural environments…rainforests. As you may have seen in some of my…
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Acuña, Mexico: quick border trip
Last week I took at trip to Del Rio, Texas, a city on the US-Mexico border. I went there to meet a few friends and visit Amistad National Recreation Area, document some of the region’s insects, and explore nearby areas. I had also brought my passport in case the opportunity to cross the border came…