Stories & Series

Live music – it's good for the soul.

"Religion" & "Faith" are complex topics, and it's often hard to have productive conversations with people whose beliefs differ from our own. Here are some folks who've figured it out.

Philadelphians who love to dance – a few images from the series.

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

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

When I started photographing the Fringe Festival in 2003, I found the folks getting things done backstage to be as compelling as the performers in the spotlight...

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

Medical work in the Dominican Republic and Honduras.

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

Images from the Coalition of Immokalee Workers' Campaign for Fair Food

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

Another exploration of the vast tunnel under Pennsylvania Ave... Some hope to transform this mysterious and magical space into a public park.

Building low-power radio stations so that we can hear our neighbors...

Photographs of some amazing movers & performers...

Lee had only just proposed that morning, and then Amy found out that the wedding would happen that very same day. She got married on two hours notice, and it was amazing. Here’s the whole story……

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

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.

Here's a story about trying to support a friend who was incarcerated. The system seems pretty broken; I'm grateful to those who are working to fix it...

An amazing shoot on the Schuylkill river in preparation for choreographer Alie Vidich's 'Invisible River' performance...

Images from travels in a vast land…

Studies in movement & nature

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

What does it look like when 4,000 people come seeking medical care all at once?

The beginning of an epic pilgrimage around the city's perimeter. Here's the story of our first day on the walk...

A tunnel beneath the city,
a canyon between the buildings &
a meadow over the rooftops...

Explorations of abstract forms...

WARNING: graphic imagery

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

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.