There are photographs you plan… and then there are photographs that find you. This was one of those. I had just left the World Scotch Tasting Experience in Edinburgh—warm, relaxed, and probably walking just a little slower than usual—and was making my way a few blocks back to the The Balmoral Hotel. It was winter. …
There are photographs you spend months planning — the location scouted, the light calculated, the composition rehearsed. And then there are the ones that simply happen, if you’re paying attention. This image, made along the Malecón in Havana during the summer of 2017, belongs entirely to the second category. It is, without question, one of …
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In the summer of 2014, I arrived at Inle Lake almost by accident—and it ended up being one of the most meaningful places I’ve ever photographed. Myanmar (formerly Burma) had only recently begun opening its borders after decades of isolation. Tourism was still limited, infrastructure was minimal, and much of the country felt untouched by …
There are certain places that stay with you—and for me, Dunedin is one of them. Over time, I found myself wanting to capture more than just photographs. I wanted to tell the story of the people, the history, and the character that make this town so special. That idea turned into a documentary film I’m …
I met Ahmed in Saqqara, Egypt, while exploring the oldest pyramid in the world—the Step Pyramid of Djoser. Long before the smooth-sided pyramids of Giza were imagined, this was where monumental stone architecture began. Built nearly 4,700 years ago by the architect Imhotep, the Step Pyramid marked humanity’s first attempt at reaching the sky with …
In the fall of 2014, I found myself several months into a journey that had already taken me from Alaska to Hawaii, across New Zealand and Australia, through Asia, and into the heart of Europe. By September, I had landed in Vienna. One evening, after wandering through the streets of the city, I walked into …
This week I’m sharing photographs I’ve taken with a drone — a tool that completely changed the way I see the world as a photographer. Before drones were available to consumers like me, I used to wonder what it would be like to climb to the top of a tree or become a bird for …