Kent and I doing what we do. Wander. Shoot. Record. The city seems endless when you work this way. No story, sometimes drawn by light or moments and other times by echoes, punctuations or announcements. We should be so fortunate …
Just Listen: San Francisco, Blue Angels
Fleet Week. Mixed emotions. Some vent their hate while others stand and marvel. What I take from this is the miracle of the machines and the skill of the pilots. I view from high above the city and my mind …
Just Listen: San Francisco, Jackhammer
A friend calls “Hey, a friend of a friend is having a party at the top of such and such a building.” I leave a seminar early to make it. These perspectives give you the real idea of what cities …
Just Listen: San Francisco, Drain
Water always makes for interesting work, both in stills and audio. There is something about shorelines and harbors that are near and dear to my heart. When traveling I find myself walking endless miles along these intersections of where our …
Just Listen: San Francisco Ventilation
Downtown areas are dead zones of crushed ambient, room-tone nothingness. Our brains teach us to block it out, but when you listen for it you just can’t believe how much noise there really is. Downtown San Francisco is no different.
Just Listen: San Francisco Sidewalk
San Francisco is such an interesting city, but a city you walk with your eyes open. I think you can tell a lot about a city by how many foreign tourists are there. When I ask foreigners about the United …
Just Listen: San Francisco Marine
This image needs a little explanation. What tipped me to something going down was the sound of motorcycles, a lot of motorcycles. Turned out to be a police escort, full lockdown. Intersection blocked, my finger hits record and I begin …
Just Listen: Pojoaque, New Mexico
An adobe wall. Something so simple yet so profound in an era of instant, stucco nonsense we call progress. Weathered, worn and alive. Truly alive. Inside above the table are the bells. You can FEEL these bells. They are equally …
Just Listen: Downtown Los Angeles
Downtown Los Angeles is a wasteland of concrete and commerce. “Can’t help you man, this a big place,” a guy says as I try to find parking. This place isn’t meant for humans no matter how much marketing is applied. …
Dispatches: Allan Jenkins
Allan Jenkins is a London based photographer who specializes in portraiture, travel and studio work.He is also a very cool guy with a studio that makes you want to move in. Up the train line, a short walk, first up …
Dispatches: Jeff Frost
“As the shadow of night falls across the American West a lone man begins his work. Far from the confines, calamity, and culture of society, multimedia artist and storyteller Jeff Frost sifts through the visual dregs of places and people …
Just Listen: Tree Shredding, New York
I walk in the green thinking about Lyme. I imagine it will be this way the rest of my life. New York is a such an interesting blend of concrete and green. Walled in by massive pillars of manmade “progress,” …