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  • Snow and more snow in black and white

    Snow and more snow in black and white

    Two weeks ago it snowed and I went outside to grab some snapshots under the awning without getting snowed on. It’s stayed quite cold and the snow has stuck around. Black and white works particularly well for in these conditions, particularly during the day, to simplify and place the emphasis on shapes and contrasts. Here’s…

  • End of year review and GR Photo Festival 2025 submissions

    End of year review and GR Photo Festival 2025 submissions

    Favorite photos of 2025, mostly taken in New York, and submitted to the GR Photo Festival

  • February’s 10 Best Stories in Travel

    February’s 10 Best Stories in Travel

    I’m back to share my favorite stories of the month from February 2016, including globe-trotting fish, freight-train travel across Africa, myths and facts about the Zika Virus, and a documentary about a continent-spanning road trip. Read on for the scoop.  Is Farmed Salmon Really Salmon? The staple fish is having an identity crisis. http://nautil.us/issue/30/identity/is-farmed-salmon-really-salmon Love…

  • The Way to the Top of the World

    I’ve enjoyed staring at maps since I was a little kid, pulling the inserts from National Geographic. I’ve always been curious what was out there at the fringes, at the distended top and bottom of the map, rotating close to the poles of the globe, out there at the edges of the country, the continent,…