Travel Log

In a rare moment of clarity, I’m planning to shoot on a 35mm camera and print at 8x10 on silver gelatin. If I need to go larger, I’ll outsource to a lab.

The framework for printing well is simple: carry a great lens, use an incident light meter, and mix fresh developer.

I carry art to an audience that is not as interested in it, and then I turn to art and look for where it’s willing to engage. Wherever the two overlap, I want to be. I see where people experience artistic themes without knowing it and where art missed bringing people in—but when both intersect, it’s transformative.

Someone once asked me if I would agree that Walker Evans was one of the greatest American photographers. I thought for a second and said, "Well, he wasn’t the worst."

Digital starts and stops when you do. A roll of film doesn’t work that way—once you’re halfway through, you’re committed to carrying it into the next outing. That fixed cadence forces you to work at the medium’s pace rather than your own.