Field notes, gear thoughts, and process writing
Notes from a January expedition to northern Norway. Shooting in -22°C, managing battery life, and the challenge of aurora photography when your tripod freezes to the ground. The best light came on the days I almost gave up.
15 October 2024
After 12 months with the Fujifilm GFX100S as my primary landscape body, here's what worked and what didn't. Spoiler: the resolution is extraordinary, but the autofocus in low light isn't there yet.
28 September 2024
The Fitz Roy shot that took 12 days of waiting. Why I don't composite skies, why I camp instead of helicopter, and why the best landscape photographers are the ones willing to come home empty-handed.
12 August 2024
Sand in everything. Forty-degree heat. And some of the most striking compositions I've ever found. A write-up of the technical and logistical challenges of desert photography.
3 June 2024
Reflections on photographing glaciers that won't exist in 30 years. The ethical weight of environmental documentation, and why "beautiful" isn't always the right goal for landscape photography.
20 March 2024
I spent three months shooting exclusively with a 35mm prime. It changed how I compose, how I move, and how I think about focal length as a creative constraint rather than a limitation.
8 January 2024