Shaky Foundation (Common Sense) A well-built house with a poor foundation won’t stand tall for long. The soil wears away and the whole beautiful thing tumbles down. What Underpins Your Communications? From personal exchanges with far-flung family members to my professional communications, even to the design of my new company: social …
Cargo (Common Sense) My job calls me to document changes to the building, but I’m more interested in the changes to the workers. Some are the third generation in a family dedicated to skilled, hard, dirty work: slate roofing in one-hundred degree heat comes first to mind. Some bring their …
Chimney Sweep (Common Sense) The chimney came down with more dust and noise than when it went up, I imagine, but both happened one brick at a time. Its negative space, the not-chimney void, spanned three stories. Common sense would suggest that I stay back well away from the edge …
Home-9 (all) When you enter an empty room do you register what you see? Rarely, I think, unless its emptiness shocks you. The room is, well, empty, therefore it is unlikely to contain anything or anyone you seek. Why would you bother to study it? A photograph of an empty …
Too Safe (Common Sense) I spotted this wind chime in a local craft store. The beads captivated me with their liquid color. The cup running over amused. The crumpled-tine fork clapper surprised. The music charmed－clear, gentle, exquisite. I made it mine. I hung it in a safe place near the house, …
Vanilla Grill (Common Sense) Vanilla-scented astilbe crowds the rusted grill. Its doors still glide open with a smart “snick”. Spiders and leaves fill the void around the cold propane tank. I raise the silent lid, turn the knob, click-click-click, and a blue flame whooshes just short of my face, settles …
Demolition (Common Sense) Saw vibrating through brick and mortar, one man perches in the rafters unseen. The results of his terrible work fly from his hands, explode on the floor, show us where the light comes in. At pauses in the work his partner clears remains into a waiting dumpster. …
Many photo and design blogs focus on gear, on technique, and on “how to become a professional”. This is not one of those.This blog is about what inspires me to make images. I hope you will find inspiration here, too.We live in bodies, so most of us are aware of the five …