
Traveling Light
I spent a week with Sony’s smallest, highest resolution camera and its smallest all-around zoom. We will be traveling partners from now on.
The UX of AI
A few words of advice for the artificially intelligent. Humans do not like to learn new ways to do the same thing. Even if that means burning the toast. Got it?
Surfing the Big One
What does surfing have to do with the climate crisis? Easy. It's all about riding that big wave, and deciding whether or when to kick off.
Life in Death Valley
One of the reasons I keep coming back to this place is to see life. Yes, life. The valley is teeming with creatures - from humans (mostly of the European and Asian variety, so it seems) to the beetles and bugs that inhabited my motel room.
Back to Gas? No Thank You
After my first road trip in a fully electric car, I swore I would never go back to gas. Yet here I am, nearly two years and six road trips later, cruising down I-5 in our ‘old’ gas car, to see how the receding side of the driving world lives. I was not impressed.
A Trip With Friends to Afghanistan
A memorable trip to a misunderstood country with some very magnificent travel companions.
What Happened to 2023?
2023 was, a year of transitioning from Covid back to normalcy. That included connecting with new people, re-connecting with family and some very dear friends, and some disconnecting as well…
A Walk In The Park
At what point in your life did you cry out “I’m Alive!”? Other languages and similar expressions of ecstasy accepted.
Eclectify America
Recently I acquired an electric vehicle. It was an emotional choice. I didn’t really care about the net carbon footprint, I just wanted to be done with my end of the carbon economy.
To The End of the World
15 people, one sailboat, and many mountains to climb and ski back down.
What’s the Big ID.4?
Bauhaus meets R2D2 and Volkswagen spawns yet another lovable creature.
A Simple Workflow for Lightroom on your iPad
With Lightroom Mobile, your iPad can be the front end of your digital photography workflow, particularly when you are not in the studio.
A Nice Lens
The Tamron 70-200 f/2.8 Probably the best travel zoom out there. In my opinion.
Social Distancing on Thunder Mountain
It’s the end of the world as we know it. As the Covid wildfire raged confusion and fear across the world, I decided to do something stupid and climb a mountain alone.
The Rain on Trains is Mainly Better Than Plane Shame
Vancouver is too close to actually be plane shamed. Indeed we usually jump in the car and drive. But this time we decided to try a train…