Stories & Series

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

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…

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

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

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…

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

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

We’ve had a lot of storms and rain lately, and Philadelphians are probably relieved to see sunshine on the forecast. While I like the sun, I’m always a little bit surprised to see how upset people can be by rain. I was recently shooting in Manayunk, where we had a storm roll through our outdoor…

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……

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

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

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

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

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