WRITER

I have written about photography for more than 25 years, publishing hundreds of interviews and reviews in magazines such as The British Journal of Photography and Petersen’s Photographic. A longtime contributing editor to Outdoor Photographer and Digital Photo Pro, I served briefly as editor of Digital Photo and have recently contributed to Wild Eye magazine.

When print magazines largely disappeared, I began writing editorial-style content for photography brands — most notably a long-running column about the business of professional photography for Sony’s AlphaUniverse. And now, thanks to the 2024 relaunch of Outdoor Photographer, I am fortunate to return to interviewing world class photographers about their passion projects.

My newsletter, .Art + Math,. explores topics related to professional photography and the business of being creative. I’ve compiled a selection of essays into a print edition, available here.

My creative writing has been published by McSweeney’s, Morning Moot, and Yankee Pot Roast. I co-created the short films “A. Anonymous” and “Roy,” and contributed to the cult classic web series “Inside the Actor’s Studio Apartment.” I once spent a full year buying only American-made products and wrote about it on the “Bye, American” blog. My graduate thesis reframed the Neoplastic principles of Dutch painter Piet Mondrian in a photographic context. Download it here.

Other writing projects have been featured on ABC News and included as required reading at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism.

The following is a selection of interviews with singular photographers who have shared generously of their time and expertise.

“The Unguarded Moment”
w/ Steve McCurry

“The Portrait’s The Thing”
w/ Timothy Greenfield-Sanders

“Forever Young”
w/ Michael Dweck

“A Legacy Of Legends”
w/ Jim Herrington

“A Passion For Purpose”
w/ Cristina Mittermeier

“When You Get Close…”
w/ Eli Reed

“I think it’s important not to draw attention to one’s technique and let the picture speak for itself. Let the viewer get absorbed in the emotion, or the story you’re trying to tell.”
– Steve McCurry