Despite many of my favorite historic photographers being into experimentation with different photographic processes, I’ve never had much interest in it. I always felt like that kind of work required the kind of vision that was talked about with “previsualization” or that it needed to be something done with chemicals and darkrooms to have merit.…

The tarot is a really cool tool to learn. Learning the history, meaning, and internal significance of the symbols and archetypes present in the cards exposes you to the untalked about undercurrent of esotericism and superstition in the “western world”. We tend to think of “western” civilization as one built on rationalism and reason, but…

One weekend last winter I went to the forest on the verge of a full meltdown. Forest time with my camera is almost always really grounding for me. It was a brutally cold morning and nothing will force you back into your body like being chilled to the bone. I ran back to my car…

I don’t know how I got here. Honestly, I was shocked to make it to 30. Now I’m quickly running up on 40. I am a full-time Librarian at a public library in a town that isn’t far from the one I grew up in. I recently told my wife that if I went back…

The Playlist: Note: Alternate streaming sources are linked from the song title of each track rundown in the next section. An overview of genre & taste for 2025: Most of my listening habits this year fit into the “Country/Folk/Americana” realm of genres, but I’ve noted a lot more rock/punk/metal returning to me rotation. Pop and…