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My First Roll with a Voigtländer Bessa I

A first test roll through a 1950s Voigtländer Bessa I. Finding a usable one, scale-focusing without a rangefinder, and learning where an old leaf shutter can and can't be trusted.

The Field Recordings Podcast: After the World Cup Final, Paris, France on 15th July 2018

Photoblog: New England Graveyards

Walden Pond

A visit to Walden Pond near Concord, Massachusetts — just after the celebration of Thoreau's 200th birthday — becomes an occasion to reflect on his writing, the failures of the modern world, and what it means to seek inspiration in a place Thoreau left behind more than a century and a half ago.

Photoblog: Metarie Cemetery in New Orleans

Metarie Cemetery in New Orleans is an amazing place to visit. Like most cemeteries in the Crescent City where the high water table requires graves be above ground, it has a unique character unlike most other cemeteries. In the case of Metarie Cemetery, there are a number of aspects which make it so fascinating: there are graves spanning over 150 years of New Orleans history, there is a wide variety of styles represented in the monuments and mausoleums, some humble, others incredibly elaborate.

2017 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

A week in the Crescent City for one of the World's best music festivals

Meeting Chuck Berry

My encounter with Chuck Berry

A winter day in Seattle & The Chihuly Gardens, a photoblog

Photos from a rainy day spent at Chihuly Gardens in Seattle