Stories & Series

A bit of photo gadget geekery alongside some portraits of engineers in Togo…

That’s Dana Dolney. Those breasts of hers are fake. I first met Dana in the airport in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, back in 2002, long before her battle with breast cancer. I was thrilled to see her back in good health, joining the throng of citizens in the streets of Philadelphia for last week’s Shale Gas Outrage,…

$38,000+ pledged disappeared overnight. Here are a few reflections on the campaign, lessons that I learned, and what might come next.

I got an email today that blew my mind a little bit. It simultaneously made me so sad and so happy. I could talk your ear off about why I think that the idea that everyone is photogenic is important, but really this email that I got today pretty much crystalizes exactly why this project…

Chasing after a wild dance performance by a citizen ensemble at the foot of the Philadelphia Museum of Art…

One weekend invitation that shaped the course of my life… along with a story about work that is shaping our culture and our country.

A beautiful and group of diverse Philadelphians who practice yoga gather to discuss & share their practices…

I’ve begun making my archive available to the communities that I’ve photographed for unlimited free high res downloads. Here’s why.

Report back from the 200-mile March for Rights, Respect and Fair Food.

My friends at Protecting Our Waters continue to organize against fracking, because we all live downstream…

One of my favorite moments at this year’s Philadelphia Live Arts Festival & Philly Fringe was getting to share in Headlong Dance Theater‘s dress rehearsals for “This Town Is A Mystery”… Such a beautiful set of pieces that I wanted to share a bit of it with you:

Does having a grapefruit-sized tumor on your face mean that you’re not photogenic? Certainly not.

How I learned the right way to make a breakfast burrito. Three hundred times in one morning.

Two interesting experiences from this weekend that I’d like to share: I spent Saturday evening onstage at the Kimmel Center, acting as a judge in Southeast Philadelphia Collaborative‘s talent show. While I’d originally been asked to act as a judge for the visual arts exhibit, I ended up being roped into judging the performance component…

Here’s one of my recipes for community building… It’s not top secret; please go right ahead and replicate or adapt it for your own neighborhood. I guarantee nourishing results.