PHOTOZINE App now in the App Store
Get the iOS App or use PhotozineMaker web app. PHOTOZINE is live today in the Apple App Store! THANK YOU for your joy and using PhotozineMaker (now at PhotozineMaker.com) which launched right here on Substack on March 14 (Pi Day!). It is thanks to so many of you sharing the community love and making zines…
Full Moon/set for Beltane
Ambient photography and soundscape. Full moon/set for Beltane, open-air live session. Enjoy the sound of the morning birds and see the May Flower Full Moon set behind the Swiss Alps. Photos taken: 6:05amSession recorded: 6:55am2 May 2026 Zürich, Switzerland I am not a musician. I just like to jam and create ambient textures for my…
M23 Myōgadani (2024)
A photographer’s love letter to the Myōgadani Station neighborhood in Tokyo, Japan.
The Indecisive Moment: Street Photography & AI
Of rhythms and algorithms. / Reprinted in PetaPixel and DIY Photography.
1-Minute Creative: Upcycle Your Low-Res Photos? AI Says Yes.
How to make your low-resolution photos effectively high-res if you wanna print or publish them.
Paris 1988
Les Tuileries Paris, France 1988 I took this photo when I was 16 — on film, probably a Canon AE-1, then developed the film and printed it in a darkroom at school when I still knew how to do such things. You can see the chemical snafu in the upper right. I just found this…
Be the Camera: Adventure in Passive Street Photography
Building a wearable automatic Raspberry Pi time-lapse camera that I could pin to my shirt.
Babel
On a flight to Tokyo, I was rereading a favorite and important book to me, Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson. At its core is the story of Babel, and how humans lost their universal tongue — forevermore to be separated from each other by all the languages of the world. Toward the end of this flight, the…
NEW BOOK: Tokyo: Shibuya Shimokitazawa Harajuku (September 2017)
I’m excited to announce the publication of my first monograph, available on Amazon.com: Tokyo: Shibuya Shimokitazawa Harajuku Hardcover – Expanded Edition 84 pages / 7”x 7”Look inside Also available as Softcover/Mini Edition (34 pages) . A note on the book design: Most of the photographs in the book were originally not square. The first layout for…
Tokyo: Shibuya Shimokitazawa Harajuku (2017)
Tokyo electrifies day and night on its streets, subways, and subterranean social scenes.
What’s the Story? 5 Ways to Make Better Street Photos
Here are some quick tips to take your street shooting and editing to the next level. / Reprinted in PetaPixel.
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