Light and Structure: A Tale of Two Frames
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Light and Structure: A Tale of Two Frames

A study of light and form in Philadelphia. This image, captured with a Canon Powershot G9, explores how color and black-and-white versions reveal different truths, one rooted in place and time, the other in geometry, rhythm, and tone.

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Thieftaker
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Thieftaker

Boston in 1765 is a city on the edge of revolution. Merchants, soldiers, and conjurers all move within the same narrow streets, bound by politics, faith, and fear. In that world, a man’s conscience can cost more than gold, and every whispered spell carries its own price.

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Artifacts and Hangovers
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Artifacts and Hangovers

A hangover, a hot studio, and a table of ancient pottery. Sometimes creation doesn’t wait for comfort. In the summer of 1991, I found myself photographing Anasazi ceramics in Cortez, Colorado, learning that even through haze and heat, the art of the create endures.

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Sam: Best Life Ever
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Sam: Best Life Ever

Sam was Mr. Majestic, a talker, a high flyer, and a lap cat who loved the sunroom and the alley windows. This portrait remembers his quiet confidence, his love for Sally, and a life well and fully lived.

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The Bridge Over the Drowned City
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The Bridge Over the Drowned City

Beneath a moon veiled in cloud, a bridge spans a drowned valley where something ancient stirs below the water. Was it a memory, a dream, or something that still lingers unseen? Fitting for the season of shadows.

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