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  • 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…

  • Recent Work at The Op Shop on July 25th

    Running Through the Demolition Site – Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 2010. A small solo show of my work from Chicago and eleven other locations around the country will be featured on Sunday, July 25 at the newest location of The Opportunity Shop, 5225 S. Harper Ave. The show will be open from 12:00-5:30pm, with a dinner open…

  • Belfast on Eleventh Night and the Twelfth

    From July 10-14, I explored Belfast, Northern Ireland with Brian Ashby, Ben Kolak and some extremely helpful Belfast residents. The weekend is particularly important to the region because of The Twelfth. The Twelfth is a day during which members of the Orange Order, composed of Northern Ireland’s Unionist Protestant population, march throughout the city to…

  • Four Part Interview with MIR Now Live

    At the end of May, I was interviewed by Jessica Savitz for MIR Appraisal Services. Over the past month, they posted the interview along with a selection of my images as well as images I referenced in our conversation. The interview touches on everything from my influences to why a little house in the snow…