Notes from the road
The story behind a photograph is usually better than the photograph: the four-hour boat ride, the flooded housing, the dog that would not sit down. This is where those go, along with notes on the gear that has actually earned its place in the bag.
Placeholder · Diving
Learning to see colour underwater
Why everything looks blue at depth, what a red filter really does, and the editing that turns a flat green frame into something worth printing.
Coming soon
Placeholder · Travel
Two weeks in Palawan
Karst islands, a bangka with a temperamental engine, and the lagoon that was worth getting up at five for.
Coming soon
Placeholder · Pets
Photographing a dog that will not sit still
Shutter speeds, bribery, and why the frame you want almost always arrives after everyone has given up.
Coming soon
Placeholder · Travel
The Blue Temple, and knowing when to stop
A place so detailed you can photograph it for an hour and come home with nothing.
Coming soon
Placeholder · Gear
What's actually in the bag
The camera above water, the one below it, and the accessories that turned out to be a waste of money.
Coming soon
Placeholder · Prints
Why metallic paper suits water
What a pearl or metallic finish does to a reflective subject, and when a flat matte print is the better call.
Coming soon
A note on links
Some posts here link to gear I use. Where those are affiliate links, I earn a small commission if you buy through them, at no extra cost to you. It doesn’t change what I recommend — I only link to things I’ve actually paid for and kept using. Any post containing affiliate links says so at the top.
This disclosure exists because the FTC requires it, and because you deserve to know.
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