Category: Photograph

  • New Documentary Project: Out My Window

    My contribution to the National Film Board of Canada’s new experimental Internet documentary, HIGHRISE, is now online in “Out My Window.” The NFB describes HIGHRISE as “a multi-year, multi-media, collaborative documentary project about the human experience in global vertical suburbs.” As part of HIGHRISE, the “Out My Window” documentaries use photo montages and audio slideshows…

  • Two Chicago Openings This Weekend

    I’ll be participating in two Chicago shows this weekend: one group, one solo. The details are below. Chicago Artists Month Group Exhibition – Friday, October 1 Chicago Artists Month is launching this October with a group exhibition sponsored by the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, the Chicago Arts District and Gapers Block. The opening is…

  • Scale in the Bronx, New York City

    I’ve just returned from a trip to New York City with Michael Carriere to work on our project exploring re-imagining the built environment. The following photographs are supplementary images from the Bronx. Some additional images are viewable on flickr. Special thanks belong to Alex Chandler, Grace Madden, Lydia Bell, Sarah Nelson Wright, Melanie Jelacic and…

  • A Few Recent Images from Detroit

    Two recent trips to Detroit to participate in the Considering the City exhibition at the University of Michigan Work • Detroit gallery yielded some surprising moments. A few are below.

  • Sparta, Georgia

    Sparta is the county seat of Hancock County, the poorest county in Georgia. I visited it to continue my collaboration with John Eason on rural prison towns. A selection of my photographs of the town are below. View all of my images from Georgia on flickr.

  • Watching, Observation

    As both a sociologist and a photographer, it’s hard not to think a lot about observation. While I haven’t systematically addressed the topic, I have been slowly acquiring photographs of people quietly focusing their attention on a clear subject when I’m out in the world doing the same thing. I’m particularly intrigued by the relationship…