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I’m There, and I’m Gone: The Quiet Craft of Street Photography (and Why I Teach It)
There’s a line I keep coming back to whenever street photography starts to feel noisy in my head: “I’m there, and I’m gone.” Trent Parke…
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Variable ND filters and why I stopped using them
In this article, I will go through ND Filters: Fixed, Variable, Stops, and Quality A fast lens such as my usual Leica Summilux is built…
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Why We Carry a Camera
Most people think a camera is for recording life. I think it is for entering life more fully. A camera gives us a reason to…
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One Lens for All: The Anti-Overcomplication Philosophy
Photography has a funny way of disguising procrastination as “preparation.” New lens. New focal length. New menu setting. New autofocus mode. A new bag to…
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The Palm, the Histogram, and the “Grey Card Is Dead” Myth
Some comments on YouTube led me to tell how I actually use digital cameras and measure light with the palm of my hand. All photos…
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Light First, Moment Second: The Paris Street Photos
Most people chase moments in street photography. I did too. All photos shown are done with my Leica M9, Summilux 50mm f 1,4 ASPH The…
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Paris was great – We do it again with Two spots open for Berlin Workshop May 1-2
I’ve just returned from two days of street photography in Paris, and I want to share something honest: The best part wasn’t a single photograph. It…
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Back in Paris – workshop starts tomorrow
All photos are taken with the Leica M9, Summilux 50mm f/1.4 ASPH. Now you know it. I always arrive one day before the workshop begins.…
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Give Yourself an Photography Easter Egg: Go to Paris or Berlin
Why now—and why this? Every year when the light turns soft and the streets find a new rhythm, I notice the same thing: photographers return…
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When Darkness Does the Heavy Lifting in Photography
All photos in this post were taken with the Leica M11 and Leica M9, 50mm Summilux 50mm ASPH. Related to a question I was asked…
