…Where Was I?

Photographs, places, and the threads between them.

A selection of essays from …Where Was I? — my weekly newsletter on how I see the world. For the full archive, subscribe on Substack.

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The 5am (search for a photo I don’t have) Club

Summit One Vanderbilt, somewhere I’ve been easily in double figures.

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Seventy-four places to photograph, from the obvious to the not-so.

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A hotel lobby in Dublin, 2007 and a small, but powerful act of kindness.

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Photography isn't easy to label.

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Printing other people’s work made me step out of my own way.