March 4-10Starting with weeknotesThis is my first attempt at “weeknoting” after being inspired by Matt Jukes who referred to Steve Messer’s piece about working in the open. My intention is to make this mostly a weekly affair, probably on Fridays or over the weekend.I’m starting with “Weeknote 10” because this is the 10th week of … Continue reading 2024 Weeknote 10
Arch Obsession
For a brief time in 2010, I lived in a downtown St. Louis apartment facing the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial. The Gateway Arch was an architectural obsession of mine, and I photographed it a lot. I loved the construction, materials, and the abstract nature of Eero Saarinen’s design from the mid-20th century. Here are just … Continue reading Arch Obsession
Eating a path across Europe
Trips in 2018 and 2023 yielded some tasty experiences, often on organized food tours. Bratislava, Slovakia (East) Berlin, Germany Bratislava, Slovakia (East) Berlin, Germany Vienna, Austria Amsterdam, Netherlands Venice, Italy Amsterdam, Netherlands Florence, Italy (East) Berlin, Germany Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
24 years later
I took my then-girlfriend to Alaska in March 2000. We got engaged on a flightseeing tour in the Chugach mountains. All photos were shot with a classic Canon 35mm camera on film. These are scans of the prints, scaled down for release online. No major photos edits. We flew out of Girdwood with Alpine Air, a … Continue reading 24 years later
Shot on iPhone: Berlin, Hamburg, Lübeck, Vienna, Bratislava
A selection of photos from November 2023 The iPhone 15 Pro is a remarkably good camera. So good I didn’t even take a “real” camera on a trip to Europe with my wife in late 2023. These are some of my favorite snapshots from the iPhone, with notes. I only cropped the photos in some … Continue reading Shot on iPhone: Berlin, Hamburg, Lübeck, Vienna, Bratislava
More photography than street
A Saturday walk got me trying some "street" photography. Only the streets aren't so gritty round my way. As I’ve been scanning more than 6,000 photos from the past 30+ years, I’ve run across a handful of times when I went out and tried my hand at street photography, using the nicest 35mm camera gear … Continue reading More photography than street



