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”Have you ever photographed a manufactured cloud?”

”Have you ever photographed a manufactured cloud?”

Dec 6, 2025 2 min read

An innocent, if a bit strange conversation opener. It did not mean what I expected. I had thought this the question you ask before you inquire if someone wants to photograph you blowing a fat vape clo…

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Nostalgia for a time you've never known

Nostalgia for a time you've never known

Dec 4, 2025 4 min read
photography journal

I've taken enough photos now over the last year and some change (and put them in front of the faces of anyone who would look) that people have started to ask questions. Understandable ones. "…

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I'm split in half but that will have to do

I'm split in half but that will have to do

Dec 1, 2025 1 min read
journal

It’s 11:30PM on the end of a night of a good day. I had my phone in a drawer all day. I stuck with my goals and made it through my first workday of this journey. And all the sudden, in the middle of…

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Slowly, Then all at Once

Slowly, Then all at Once

Nov 29, 2025 2 min read
journal photography

"Dopamine detox", having been popularized by TikTok, is probably a term not to be taken seriously by most. Fair enough. But I did not come to it from TikTok – I came to it from desperation.…

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Yearly Salmon Pilgrimage and Reflections

Yearly Salmon Pilgrimage and Reflections

Oct 12, 2025 4 min read
photography journal

This week was time for my annual Cedar River pilgrimage. This is the third year now that I’ve made sure to head down there in October. The first time I ever did was on a total whim. It was nearly a ye…

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