“Most of us have jobs that are too small for our spirits.” ― Studs Terkel I awoke early one morning while in Nepal earlier this year and wandered the streets of Patan, the seat of one of the ancient kingdoms of the Kathmandu Valley. One of my favorite things to do when I’m inspired photographically in a new place is to get up with the early light and walk in the direction of the sun and see what beauty the dawn reveals. As the rays guided me through the backroads and alleyways, I peered through an open gate and saw … Read on…

This portrait is one of my personal favorites. It’s of a man, a friend, named Stephan Kaufman who most people know as Thoth or half of the performing duet of Tribal Baroque. I love this particular portrait, because it shows, for me, the tenderness of the soul of this brilliant artist. As I was thinking about this image this morning, I realized that this is not a photograph of Thoth, it is a photograph of Stephan. There are thousands upon thousands of images of Thoth in this world, but this one to me incorporates a more complete reflection of the … Read on…

While traveling for a short foray in Sri Lanka in 2010, I found myself staying in a town called Kandy and while walking down a long hilly road to town each day I would exchange “hellos” and smiles with a group of men who were working preparing some land for construction. Their tasks seemed largely to include shovels, pick axes and wheel barrows – difficult back-wrenching work. After devloping some familiarity with them, one day I stopped and asked if I could take some photographs and they assented. Something I’ve noticed with people, all people really, is that there seems … Read on…