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[Doc Diaries] The Big Leagues

4 years ago 5 min read epic adventure portraits deep thoughts Stanford self-portraits race

Imagine striving to follow a compass as far North as you can make it. Every line of latitude feels like a milestone. A hallmark. Sure, there are setbacks — sometimes geography will force you

When the Good Night Beckons

5 years ago 3 min read portraits deep thoughts Stanford pole vault

I've long felt a kind of distant, undeserved kinship with Renaud Lavillenie. We're within 5 months of the same age. We're both pole vaulters, and we both started over 20 years ago. He's

Doc Diaries: Aesthetics and Storytelling at the Stanford Invitational (part 2)

6 years ago 8 min read night photography prints portraits technique deep thoughts Stanford pole vault equipment race

I mentioned in part 1 that it's important to take some time before the meet to make guiding decisions about the general shape of the coverage. As a documentary photographer, I always feel

Power and Grace (Footwork, part 2)

6 years ago 6 min read epic adventure portraits technique deep thoughts travel Stanford

The throws require a controlled kind of crazy. For me, that's one trait that distinguishes them from the other event groups in track and field: you have to unleash the beast in an

On Candid Photography and Self-Doubt

10 years ago 3 min read night photography deep thoughts street photography Stanford san francisco

I was chatting with another photographer, who mentioned "I'd shoot more street pictures of people if I could get over the intimidating/scary part." I hear this reasonably frequently, and as someone who's