The Letters
As I briefly mentioned in my last email, I intend to send out actual physical letters. I have been thinking about the letter idea for a while: it’s nice to...
Rocky is now Larry
You might remember that I told you about the new addition to the household, a senior male black cat. Well, after a few short days, he and the other male cat...
What Was the Internet?
There’s a frequently used meme, used when someone (almost inevitably older) talks about something that used to work well (or exist) and that doesn’t work...
Meet Rocky
Meet Rocky, a senior kitty that we adopted at a local shelter last Saturday (exactly one week ago). If you have ever lived with a pet, you know the joy and...
Art and Other Matters
Yesterday, I drove up to Turners Falls to attempt to take some photographs there. Up until now, my photography has mostly not worked when it’s summer. It’s...
Advice on an index card
About two weeks ago, Gregory Kossinets, who told me that he is a regular reader of the various things I’m publishing online, responded to one of these emails...
Every picture is always the past
I bought myself a new camera. It’s a Kodak Easyshare CX7430, and it was made in 2003. I paid $15 for it on eBay (it came with a 500MB SD card). Back in the...
Full Moon (in black and white)
About two and a half years ago, I moved from the place that had been home for 15 years to a new home. I had long been unhappy with the old place, but the...
Can I interest you in some scented candles?
After I sent out my last email, a number of you (thank you!) emailed me to help out with my quest to find something about “deframing”. In particular, there...
defaming film theory
Untitled, from Vaterland (2020) I like thinking about my photographs (mind you, after the fact) because it might teach me something. I remember when I took...
my soul will be inside grasses
A little while ago, I discovered what quickly became my favourite piece of music in a long time. As it turned out, it has an interesting background as well....
Maybe you’ll find this interesting. Maybe not.
The other day, I couldn’t get the thought out of my head that I might have overlooked some hidden gems in the photographs I took in Japan in 2019. I don’t...
Signs of the Times
I don’t necessarily want to engage in a discussion over whether art (or art making) can or should be therapeutic. As far as I’m concerned, there’s a problem...
Photography emerges from its walled garden
It’s a New Year, which people tend to start with resolutions. I usually don’t do this, but this year is different. There’s something I want to beat back,...
Happy holidays!
It’s that time of the year. I thought that this year, I’m going to send out my holiday “card” on this Mailing List as well. I also want to take the...
Bad bad, good bad, and excellent bad magepixels
Untitled, from Complicated Feelings I bought two new cameras this year. For years, I had been photographing with a Nikon D800 that I had bought used. It’s a...
Complicated Feelings (the publication)
I’m feeling slightly uneasy about announcing my new publication, Complicated Feelings, during the busiest shopping period of the year. But I’m too excited to...
Plowing half of it under
In front of the house I live in, there’s a big field. I don’t know who the owner is, but apparently, they rent it out to local farmers who then grow...
Complicated Feelings
The 2025/2026 edition of my masterclass is scheduled to begin in a week. There still are spots available. If you have been thinking about joining, now is the...
Sometimes, things can’t be helped.
On Friday, I’m going to travel to Germany for personal reasons. I am not looking forward to the one week I’ll be spending there. But obligations are, well,...