Why I’m Here

I first picked up a camera in college, somewhere between painting, drawing, and other classes orbiting the artistic. I’ve drifted from it and come back more than once, always returning to look closely at places where one thing is becoming another.

I like to shoot things that are in between. Seasons changing in the landscape, decay and age in old structures, light just outside what we can see in infrared and UV. I’m drawn to what sits at the edge of visibility — where the familiar starts to turn into something else.

The Echoes essays are where I write about what fascinates me in photography — what I like to shoot, why I shoot it, and the ideas that come up along the way.

The Photo Notes are smaller reflections on individual images. Usually the ones I really like, or spent time getting right, or where something in the frame just worked and I want to understand why.

Writing these helps me understand my own photographs — why I took them, what caught my attention, what I was really looking for.

For me, the camera isn’t just about taking pictures. It’s a way to catch the moments when things look like one thing but maybe aren’t.

I’m still learning how to see, and this is where I keep track of what I find.