365 Degrees

Planted Adrift

Do you ever feel adrift, like you might wash out to sea at any moment, only to realize that you're anchored firmly to bedrock?

It's difficult to know, in those times, which is harder: feeling untethered or being locked in place. 

Tel Aviv City Tripping

Very late, this post. But I was lucky enough to spend Thanksgiving in Israel thanks to a partner who had to be there for work, and who invited me to tag along. 

I spent a day wandering Tel Aviv with my camera, chasing the street art that was everywhere. Huge wall-size pieces, tiny rat-sized ones. Black spray paintings, colorful wheatpastings. Aggression, sadness and whimsy, sometimes all at once. 

More of the set here.

Connected Memories

Father's Day. People tell me it "gets easier every year," but that hasn't been my experience. Trouble is, I keep thinking it WILL get easier, and so get bowled over when it's not. 

This year, I was in Manhattan for work, with the rare gift of total anonymity.

I went for a run on the High Line, walked the city, took in a magnificent sunset, and ate dinner alone. In the absence of expectation to engage with people, I engaged with memories of my childhood in New York. And in those memories, I found my dad's company. 

Sometimes, I just need to be reminded that grief and solace both come in many forms. 

[038/365] Remembering the Playa

For four years, I've been going to Burning Man. The last three of those, I've helped coordinate Camp Pendant, a lively, warm, lowkey group of friends and relatives who've become my bona fide playa family. 

The memory of the morning this photo was taken -- walking across the dusty lakebed, watching people frolic as the icy night air was slowly, gently warming from the reappearing sun -- is one I hope never to forget.

[026/365] Being Inspiration

After visiting the temples of Angkor last November, I made a point of telling nearly everyone who would listen that Cambodia should be on their Life List (or Bucket List, if you prefer.)

Since then, three friends have made the trek, with a fourth on her way there now. Each of them has come back feeling awed by the scale and beauty of the temples, and grateful for the experience. It's a nice feeling to inspire someone.

You can see my complete set of Cambodia photos here.

[005/365] Trust Yourself

This past January, I spent a weekend in Bodega Bay at a friend's weekend home, reading, shooting (photos!), watching movies, and doing very little else.

I took this photo at dusk on our first evening there, just as the mist was  rolling in over the bay. It's hazy, out of focus, blown out. I took the photo again, adjusting setting to make it a technically better image.

But the truth is, it's this one that turned out to be the perfect one.