In the spirit of full disclosure, here are some more links that will help you understand both my photography and my current project, The Europeans.
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Sometimes when you blog you assume once you’ve posted something everyone has seen it. Well of course that’s not true so I thought I’d post some links about me and my work…
If you’re smart you use the wait time to have a look around and get to know the world. But sometimes all you can do is think about how you’re waiting. But waiting is good. it reminds us that we, despite what we might think, are not in control. So you wait until they, it, he or she is good and ready. And then you carry on…
 "I don't believe that." Barcelona January 2012 This time last year I was up to my neck in snow in New York City, dreaming of being back in sunny Barcelona.  Snow bound and down. January 27th 2011. New York City. A year later here I am… And next year? I can honestly say I don’t know where I’ll be. And for me that’s the point. I don’t get two weeks of freedom each year, the rest of my time beholden to someone else. Of course I don’t get two regular paychecks a month either. It’s a trade off I’ve been happy to make for some time now. The idea that this time next year I might be in Florence or Prague or St. Petersburg is hard to resist and one I’m not sure I can live without. Once you start actually following your dreams it’s not unlike a drug. It’s hard to stop. It’s even harder to come up with reasons why you should…  Reaching Out I don’t use the long lens much but when I do I like the results…
 Gallery Opening, Barcelona 2012  Gallery opening, Barcelona 2012 Being a Casteller means working together to build something greater than yourself…
One of the things I love about the way I work now is that almost all the deadlines I have are self imposed. What this means is that in reality I can keep coming back to a subject or an idea, growing in my understanding and hopefully documenting it better.  Castellers reach out in case a comrade falls. Last week I got back to working on a project that I started just before I left Barcelona last year. During a local festival I came upon some Castellers. These guys build human towers and well, they are very cool.
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You’ve heard it before but much of what we do as photographers involves waiting. Waiting for an assignment; waiting for the check to come in from that assignment. Waiting for an event to start or waiting for inspiration to strike. Right now I’m waiting to hear back about a fellowship, some exhibition opportunities, a grant and a few other things. And for the weather to warm up.
Is sometimes just a boy holding a duck…
Sometimes we get so caught up in the moment we forget to look ahead. And sometimes we spend so much time looking forward we forget where we are in the moment.
They are made up of small local groups and the area that I’m living one has a group so I’ve decided to start photographing them during the practices. Now building a human tower three, four or five levels high is cool enough, but what struck me about this group of their diversity. Men and women participate as well as children as young and four and people past retirement. This very traditional Catalan activity is also ethnically diverse. So this week I’ll be sharing some images…
