Echoes of Christmas Past
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Echoes of Christmas Past

A quiet holiday moment captured through Christmas tree lights and ornaments, focusing on the glow, calm, and satisfaction of seeing everything finally come together.

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Icicle Lights and Holiday Nights
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Icicle Lights and Holiday Nights

Icicle lights are part of my yearly holiday ritual, a tradition built on fresh strands of warm incandescent bulbs and the joy they bring. This monochrome close-up captures a small piece of that magic along with the soft glow that marks the start of the holiday season.

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Light and Structure: A Tale of Two Frames
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Light and Structure: A Tale of Two Frames

A study of light and form in Philadelphia. This image, captured with a Canon Powershot G9, explores how color and black-and-white versions reveal different truths, one rooted in place and time, the other in geometry, rhythm, and tone.

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Artifacts and Hangovers
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Artifacts and Hangovers

A hangover, a hot studio, and a table of ancient pottery. Sometimes creation doesn’t wait for comfort. In the summer of 1991, I found myself photographing Anasazi ceramics in Cortez, Colorado, learning that even through haze and heat, the art of the create endures.

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Sam: Best Life Ever
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Sam: Best Life Ever

Sam was Mr. Majestic, a talker, a high flyer, and a lap cat who loved the sunroom and the alley windows. This portrait remembers his quiet confidence, his love for Sally, and a life well and fully lived.

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