Focus Shift

Thoughts on Photography and Creative Practice

A bottle support plate on a light stand, supporting a full glass bottle.

Studio DIY: Bottle Plate

While it is possible to buy products that provide solutions to a huge array of problems encountered in the course of making photographs, it is

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The 2025 365 Begins

Ages ago, maybe in 2012, I started a 365 project with the intention of taking and posting a new photo every day. It was a

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In the stacks at Willis Library, University of North Texas

Slow Down and Look

The magic of photographs is that they can transport us to times, places, and circumstances entirely separate from what we know personally. They provide a window into events and human experiences far beyond our own, giving us access and insight that we may have no other way of getting. 

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A small shrine in the mist at the summit of Mt Mitake, Tokyo

On Mitake-san

A weekend spent on Mitake-san, a sacred mountain in western Tokyo, proves once again that there’s no such thing as bad weather.​

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