“You don’t make a photograph just with a camera. You bring to the act of photography all the pictures you have seen, the books you have read, the music you have heard, the people you have loved.”
— Ansel Adams
 

I don’t post a steady stream of content like most people do, so my instagram feed is mostly sporadic bursts of inspiration, mixed with some formal posting when the mood strikes.

The one word that comes to my mind when looking back at this shot down Market Street is “movement.” 📷 Mamiya C220, 135mm 4.5 🎞 Kentmere Pan 100
I’m still getting used to how common Federal style and Neoclassical architecture is here! 📷 Mamiya C220, 135mm 4.5 🎞 Kentmere Pan 100
You can see history etched into the walls of this fascinating structure. 📷 Mamiya C220, 80mm 2.8 🎞 Kentmere Pan 100
Floodlighting and Art Deco make for a beautiful collaboration 📷 Mamiya C220, 80mm 2.8 🎞 Kodak Gold 200
Finally, we have color! Since color chemicals degrade once you’ve mixed and used them, efficiency is everything. So, I have to wait until I have enough rolls to justify mixing them. This is a rooftop capture from late June. The elegant Philly s
I’m going to attempt this shot in the morning next time, because I think the sun will light it up more favorably for the contrast filter effect I’m after. 📷 Mamiya C220, 135mm 4.5 🎞 Kentmere Pan 100, Yellow Contrast Filter
The lighting left a lot to be desired here, but I caught a glimpse of a grand image. That’s the beauty of landscapes—all it takes is one well-timed visit and magic touch of Mother Nature. I shall return shortly. 📷 Mamiya C220, 80mm 2.8
One of the things I love about Kentmere film is that it’s so low contrast. Since my workflow usually involves adjustments in Lightroom, the flatter scanned image gives me a lot of flexibility in determining what finished result should be. As su
Some scenes stick with you. When I first saw this imposing Art Deco limestone block, I only had color film on me. Given the quality of the light and the perspective, my gut told me that monochrome and a contrast filter would do a better job capturing
It took four years but I finally had the opportunity to photograph this stunning art deco building. It was insanely difficult to frame because of its wide base; the popular but ugly parking lot across the street was the only vantage point to work wit
This wasn’t quite the shot I wanted since the sun had long dipped beneath the horizon. I also messed up the exposure and overexposed the floodlit walls of El Morro. All in all, it’s still an image I’d like to share, because though t
This is from one of the last photo walks I did in Puerto Rico before we moved. My favorite time to photograph is sunset, but there’s usually too many people here. The alternative is to do it at night, which is a different challenge. As I’
This is another one of the compositions that are “out of character” for me. The longer focal length I used forced me to adjust my typical approach, so I focused on what grabbed my attention the most. 📷 Mamiya C220, 135mm 4.5 | yellow f
Now that my “workshop” is up and running again, here is some new work that I’m surprisingly satisfied with. I decided to go bold by using a focal length I’ve never used in medium format before. It made me uncomfortable and I h
In my evening runs, I’m also continually mapping this part of the city and studying the light. I have this notion that it will lead to a creative burst when the time is right.
Something about the drama of this scene—its dignified cobblestones, the vanishing point that looks towards the Camden City Hall tower—speaks to me each time I pass by. There’s a dignity to this view that almost seems humorous becaus
Modern life is an increasingly treacherous climb towards hyperbole and desensitizing stimulation. I noticed that in the iPhone in particular, that image processing immediately stylizes photos and adds all these strange digital artifacts that most peo
Note: this is not the building in the story I’m about to tell. I was on a photowalk yesterday, exploring a new part of the city. Along this walk was a Romanesque church building featuring beautiful, rough-cut masonry. As I tried to compose my p
These are practice runs
A few moments after I took this photo, a torrential downpour hit. But at least I grabbed this shot!