My friend, Cali Jirsa described finally putting on spiked tires to ride in the winter thusly: “Where once was terror, now there is joy.”
Read moreA shared moment, on the train
A shared moment on the Twin Cities’ Metro.
Read moreTaking pictures of strangers
Capturing portraits of strangers on the street
Read moreTravis Russell and the phenomenon of flight.
While explaining his hobby of building model airplanes, flight and aeronautics, my dear friend Travis Russell illustrates the mystery of work—that something beyond the task, that consumes us and pushes us further, to work harder. Even when our better judgement tells us to sit on the couch and watch Raising Arizona.
Read moreUnder the Hennepin Ave. Bridge
Get the shot, even if it kills you. I mean, not really, but still, get the shot.
Read moreMan at bar
Man at bar talking to himself.
Read moreMinneapolis skyline
The view from the Hennepin Skyway
Minneapolis skyline from Hennepin Skyway.
Read moreMan Down
Here, the City of Minneapolis could have just plugged a hole. Instead they chose to plant a flag. Bravo City of Minneapolis!
Read moreA farewell to coworkers
A farewell to coworkers.
Read moreBlair Arcade
The building where I work and it's place in Saint Paul history.
Read moreBirds and the Minneapolis Skyway
The Minneapolis Skyways are a wonder of this city, and unfortunately, deadly to birds. A crowd gathers, as I collect these delicate photographs of a birds impact on the skyway windows.
Read moreIs the field actually empty?
A series of photos I took recently, and a short story about visiting Hancock Field Station, in Eastern Oregon, and how, if we look closer at what we previously thought was empty or dull, we might find something surprising.
Read morePeacock Groove Bicycles
Erik Noren is a nut
That time I took Greg, my bicycle, to Erik Noren’s shop, and home of Peacock Groove Cycles, to get snappy paint job, and Erik let me take a shitload of pictures.
Read moreGreg, the bicycle
It takes a village to raise a bicycle. Greg is no exception. The story of Greg is a story of community and reconciling darling projects with real life and how nothing is ever perfect, but we need to move on anyway.
Read moreAnthropology
I walked right past, remembering that cruel anecdote from that anthropology course—wondering if I am being filmed as part of a study on altruism and how some wicked people can just walk on by.
Read morethe Zen art of Hippo Hardware
We returned to Hippo Hardware one last time to redeem an $11 store credit. I brought my camera to snap pictures of every little thing in the store and remember how, even in a city as rapidly changing as Portland, there are still some genuinely beautiful pockets holding their corner.
Read moreA family moves from Portland to Minneapolis
How to sum up the incredible and complex forces, both pushing and pulling, that would provoke a family to leave their beloved home for a new city, across the country?
Read moreDelicious Donuts, Portland Ore.
A recent visit, and farewell, to my favorite donut shop in Portland, Oregon brings an encounter with Old Portland, New Portland, and this place we still call home, but don’t live in anymore.
Read moreMost bad companies are bad on accident. PODS are bad on purpose.
Like, they are terrible. Just absolutely awful. Danger. You'll have better luck carrying your household across country than we did when we moved from Portland to the Twin Cities.
Read moreA love letter to our dear friend, and home
This is a love letter to our home a stylish Arbor Lodge bungalow, with a classic interior, a sleek, elegant kitchen with a built-in dining area that was a raging pain in the ass to build. From the formal living room with fireplace and handmade built-in cabinets and window seats with plenty of storage, to the beautifully renovated tile bathroom and handcrafted artisan built-ins in the master bedroom, this home is a luxurious palace, and it’s totally for sale.
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