
Creative: Third Time For the First Time
I’ve been here before. Twice, actually. Pre-handover 1996 Hong Kong, and then 2014-ish, airline travel contest participant Hong Kong, but…

Creative: Update Japan
We learned a lot. People are nice, Japan endures, and opening a piece of book software can be downright intimidating.…

Creative: Japan, Look IV, the 30-min Book
Open a piece of bookmaking software, and you will know where you stand. There is no hiding from the book.…
Apr / 2026
Creative: Japan Look II

There will be wax and charcoal. The page above the prints will have the charcoal, and the wax will come later in a way I’m not sure will work, but I’m going to do it anyway. If it doesn’t work,
Apr / 2026
Creative: Japan Look

Things are starting to take shape. Day two in Japan. I had this concept in mind before I left, but didn’t know if I would like it until I glued these strips in place and began to ponder next steps.
Apr / 2026
Creative: Update April 2026

Me talking to you about you, and me, and other things that may or may not have any meaning. I’m here to explain the Internet. And I’m here to gently persuade you to move away from one thing to another.

Adventure: Long Before the Fire
I was there alone. Head down, working on a project about the American West. You could say it’s still ongoing,…

Adventure: $4.164 per Gallon (There’s Hope!)
This is the average cost of gasoline in the United States. Thanks to our brilliant administration for getting duped into…

Creative: How to Make a Zine, Flemming Bo Jensen
In this step-by-step tutorial, professional music photographer Flemming Bo Jensen walks through his full process of creating a photography magazine…

Creative: Design 101, Deb Pang Davis
Overview Sign up for this one, folks. Design your book in real time with expert Deb Pang Davis—ideal for beginners…

Creative: CRDBAG
Full disclosure, I have no idea how to pronounce this brand, but I will also tell you I have a…

Creative: Forget Street Photography
For now. Just for now. Don’t panic, street photography lover, posting to Instagram, that community will be there when you…

Creative: Hong Kong to the Page (Quickly)
Just make something. I’ve been dealing with one gentleman for eight years, but he has yet to make his first…

Creative: Third Time For the First Time
I’ve been here before. Twice, actually. Pre-handover 1996 Hong Kong, and then 2014-ish, airline travel contest participant Hong Kong, but…

Creative: Update Japan
We learned a lot. People are nice, Japan endures, and opening a piece of book software can be downright intimidating.…

Creative: Japan, Look IV, the 30-min Book
Open a piece of bookmaking software, and you will know where you stand. There is no hiding from the book.…

Creative: Japan, Look III
5:24 AM “EARTHQUAKE, EARTHQUAKE, EARTHQUAKE.” A 6.1 near Fukushima, just off the coast of Southern Hokkaido. And yes, we felt…

Creative: Japan Look II
There will be wax and charcoal. The page above the prints will have the charcoal, and the wax will come…
