The Jar

The Jar

There are two pieces of received wisdom in photography that circulate endlessly, repeated by educators, YouTubers, and workshop leaders with the confidence of settled truth. The first: F8 and be there. The second: just go and make work. Both are right, as far as they...
The Long Way Into the Woods

The Long Way Into the Woods

There is a photograph I made sometime in the mid-late 2000s that won an award. I cannot remember which award or which competition, but I remember the image clearly: a wide coastal view, a dramatic sky doing exactly what dramatic skies are supposed to do, the kind of...