The Discipline of Manual Focus
Turning the ring by hand forces a kind of attention autofocus never asks of you.
Photography
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Behind the Lens: What I Learned This Year
Twelve months, forty rolls, and a few lessons I want to remember next year.
Chasing Light: A Morning with My Camera
Up before dawn, into the mist, and a field of cattle that made the whole morning worth it.
Shadows and Silhouettes: A Personal Project
For three months I only photographed shadows. It changed how I see light.
The Art of Slowing Down to See
Photography taught me to slow down. Slowing down taught me photography.
Power Lines and Open Fields
The countryside is not untouched, and photographs that pretend otherwise feel false to me.
Portraits of Strangers
Asking a stranger for their picture is terrifying. It is also the best thing I do with a camera.
Forests in the Fog
Fog simplifies a landscape the way a good editor simplifies a sentence.