In Ludens Veritas
Shapes, Shop TalkI love to play.
If you've heard me talk about my process at all, I've probably said foremost that I play. I believe, assertively and profoundly, in play. When we...
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Getting to Know Dave Floyd
Clients, FacesSometimes you meet someone who makes meeting someone seem so easy. That was the way with Dave Floyd, a New York Life insurance agent I ran into at a...
Durán in a Morning
Clients, FacesEarlier this year I shot portraits with a new dancer friend, Remy Fernández-O'Brien. He invited me to join a six-week-soccer league, where I met his brother, Durán.
Durán's first name,...
My New Thing
Shapes, Shop TalkArtistry evolves in waves.
You become interested in new things as you become capable of making them.
For a few years in college, my highest aspiration was to transcribe the structure...
Remy in an Afternoon
FacesRemy Fernandez-O'Brien is a dancer, DJ, and educator.
He's a proud Boriqua, hailing from Holyoke, MA—the highest-concentrated area of Puerto Ricans on the mainland. Though, like me, he's moonlighting as...
Sitting with my Mother
FacesEven before the start, my mother guided me toward photography.
While on a vacation for her birthday in 2014, she asked if I wanted a camera, then split the cost of one...
In Pursuit of an Ultra-Portable Studio
Shop TalkHi, Internet.
I've been in hibernation the last six months, shooting a lot of buildings, but not as many portraits. That's a lot to do with the story below.
Last summer,...
America Needs More Portraits of Black Men
FacesWhy does America need more portraits of black men?
Last week Jeronimo Yanez joined the ranks of so many police officers who have killed black men, women, and children with...
Does Scene Create Style?
ShapesAs I start packing to move back to Boston, I'm wondering about my architectural style. Does scene create style? Does the world around you form your tastes, or do you find the things...
Road to Rich’s 2017
Events, FacesWelcome to Road to Rich's 2017!
If this is your first time, here's some packing advice. There may be snowpack, sunburn, margaritas, dancing, Bloody Marys, jaw-loosening clouds of THC, picking in the woods,...
City of Roses
FacesIn March, by chance, I ran into my friend Gabriel.
He invited me to participate in City of Roses, a photography show he imagined for Duel Brewing in Albuquerque. The focus of the show: a...