21
Jun
Carnaval 2026, San Francisco
The thing I always have to remind myself about events like Carnaval is that I need to pay more attention to the crowds than to the parade itself.
Max Sidman
Bigger than a breadbox, smaller than a supernova.
25
May
Soundwaves: English noise rock revival, Georgia sludge, ’70s Japanese psych, and a heavy blast from Christmas past
There’s been a lotta rock in the speakers lately—mostly pretty heavy stuff, but also a fair amount of lively psych and b-side classic rock stuff.
12
Apr
St. Patricks Day 2026, San Francisco
A spring Saturday afternoon walking through downtown SF along the St. Patty’s Day parade route with my camera.
15
Feb
Paris | 2025
The easiest way to approach Paris as a photographer is to follow Henri Cartier-Bresson's footsteps. But you're not Cartier-Bresson, and neither am I.
18
Jan
Soundwaves: Funky Brazilian jazz, raw nerve rap, Latin skater thrash, and a no-frills supergroup
Three or four offerings from my revolving regular rotation. The rules: Snap reviews, only stuff I like, streaming and/or vinyl, links where I can.
28
Dec
Happy New Year
20
Dec
New York City | 2025
Stepping off a plane in New York for a mere stopover always feels like a starting gun going off, the beginning of a sprint.
14
Dec
Shooting Zone Wide Open in the Streets
The challenge with shooting wide open in the streets is that things move quickly. In the time it takes to adjust focus, the next shot can be gone before you can press the shutter. This is where zone focusing comes in.
23
Nov
Asking to photograph strangers. Also not asking.
I’m not much of a portrait photographer, but I’d like to get better at photographing willing participants. That includes barely willing participants, as strangers in the street often are.
06
Nov
Stockholm | 2025
There’s a pretty basic set of things that makes city streets attractive to me as a photographer. Good light. People out and about. Interesting old and new architecture. Stockholm has lots of all that.