In the Moment

My view of Japan is cartoonish. It’s built almost entirely from exports and a European vantage point. When I watch how other countries portray France through their own exports, the caricature is cringeworthy, so it stands to reason mine works…
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In the Moment

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The Life of Others

I took this photo a good while back. I was arriving in Paris by train, and a commuter train overtook us (for some reason I was allegedly in…

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Will Photography Die With GenZ?

For a while I assumed the relationship was simply doomed. Photography requires patience: you develop a project over months without knowing whether it’s working, improvement arrives slowly, the…

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Paws in the sand

I posted this photo last week as my contribution to Aminus3’s photo prompt: minimal. I thought I might as well explain it here.

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Photos I found #8: Winter Holidays

More photos I found. These are probably late winter/early spring holiday photos in the mountains somewhere in France.…

Photos I found #7: Kids

More photos I found. These feel so much like photos that could have come straight out of my…

Photos I Found #6: Comedia del Arte

This is another of my found rolls of negatives.

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I May Be Wrong
Become a Good Photographer, Part Seven: Choose Lenses Based On You, Not Your Activity

The standard advice for lens selection follows a simple formula: match the focal length to the genre. Portraits…

Become a Good Photographer, Part Six: Don’t Learn From Teachers

There is no shortage of people eager to tech you photography online these days. There are probably many…

Shooting Raw Is About Insecurity, Not Possibilities

The justification photographers reach for when defending raw files is technical: more latitude, recoverable highlights, adjustable white balance.…

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Photos Explained
Taking the sun

I took this photo in Paris on a November early morning. I published it in a note previously,…

Headphones

I took this photo at an exhibition in the Quai Branly museum in Paris. The line of headphones…

Waiting in square mode

You’re at the doctor’s for a scheduled appointment. It’s heaving. Even more than usual. Apparently, the temporary secretary…

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