Monthly:September 2026

n my early college years, I had a friend who was an exceptionally talented photographer. Over time, a kind of spirited rivalry developed between us. At local and school-sponsored photography shows, the first-place award often seemed destined to go to either him or me. Despite this ongoing tug-of-war, there was always a deep mutual respect between us and for our very different styles. Ron leaned toward technical excellence, while my work tended to be more artistic.We first met at West […]

When the divorce first happened, the kids would crawl into my bed at night. Totally understandable. And, quite frankly, I enjoyed having a son tucked under each arm. Eventually they grew larger. When Matthew was going through puberty, I decided it was probably time to move him back to his own bed. But he still needed that warm body next to him. So the search for the right dog began. We tried everything and looked everywhere. Don’t believe everything you […]

Back in the day, I did a lot of work for Varian Oncology out of Palo Alto, California.Some of the projects required travel to hospitals across different states. One particular shoot took place at a hospital in Oregon, where we were photographing a newly installed linear accelerator machine. If you’re not familiar, linear accelerators, they require an incredible amount of electrical power to operate, and in some cases, they can emit small amounts of radiation. Because this was a new […]

Many people don’t realize this, but a network of forgotten creeks and waterways that run beneath the streets of San Francisco. I certainly had no idea about any of this until I began searching for the right building to house a new studio in the city. What surprised me even more was learning how much of the city itself is built on land that was never meant to be land at all. Large portions along the edges of San Francisco, […]