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Exploring the art of analog photography—tips, stories, and inspiration for rediscovering the joy of film in a digital world.

Keywording Analog Film: Building a Metadata System That Actually Works

Keywording Analog Film: Building a Metadata System That Actually Works

How I adapted a 1,786-keyword foundation list into a focused hierarchy for analog film photography — and why most of those keywords had to go. With a downloadable keyword cookbook and ready-to-import keyword file.

From Scan to Print: My Analog Film Workflow Cookbook

From Scan to Print: My Analog Film Workflow Cookbook

The complete workflow I use to process medium format film — from Epson V800 scanning through Negative Lab Pro, Lightroom Classic, and all the way to print. With a downloadable PDF cookbook.

The Doors of Perception — As It Is

The Doors of Perception — As It Is

The third and final volume of The Doors of Perception photographic essay series. Four movements, one argument: the world is already infinite — if you let it be.

Photographer's NAS Migration Guide: Windows to Mac with Synology

Photographer's NAS Migration Guide: Windows to Mac with Synology

A complete storage architecture and migration plan for photographers moving from Windows to macOS with a Synology NAS. Includes a critical Lightroom Classic macOS bug workaround.

The Doors of Perception — What the Land Remembers

The Doors of Perception — What the Land Remembers

A photographic essay in four movements — Confinement, Character, Expansion, Seeing — shot on medium format black-and-white film across Zion, Sedona, and the Grand Canyon. Edition 2, 2026.

The Doors of Perception

The Doors of Perception

A photographic essay on thresholds, attention, and the slow art of seeing — shot on medium format film with the Pentacon Six TL and Zeiss Ikon Ikonta 521/2. Edition 1, 2026.

From My Front Door – A Second Look

From My Front Door – A Second Look

Returning to familiar paths near home with a Zeiss Ikonta and Pentacon Six TL — a second look at Bear Creek, local parks, and what repetition reveals in landscape photography

Carl Zeiss Jena Biometar f2.8/120 – Aperture Stuck Repair

Carl Zeiss Jena Biometar f2.8/120 – Aperture Stuck Repair

A factual walkthrough of diagnosing and repairing a stuck aperture on a CZJ Biometar f.28/120 lens, including rear and front cleaning, graphite lubrication, and lessons learned

Silent Witness: The Fall of the Tree

Silent Witness: The Fall of the Tree

It’s been a while since I wrote Silent Witness: The Tree That Nurtures, a ref...