eBooks

I had an epiphany about 13 years ago pertaining to my photography. Rather then focusing on single images to tell stories, I would target a particular location, and capture as many unique visual elements of the site as possible. Each image should be potent in it’s own right, yet brought together as a collective elevates the experience. These collectives eventually led to the creation of themed eBooks about particular locations, such as NYC Nights, Southwestern PA, etc. 

Over time the quality of imagery generated has evolved immensely, with complimentary stories expanding upon the visuals presented. Admittedly for the past few years I have stepped back from my chapter head writings and have allowed the images to simply speak for themselves. I feel more relaxed allowing readers to enjoy what is presented, everyone’s imagination filling in the blanks as to what is transpiring.

All the eBooks carry virtual ‘weight’, meaning they will each take up a couple of hundred megabits or more of space on a hard drive. These are image heavy tomes not text based writings. 

I’m proud to present this immense library of my work, situated on Apple’s Books application. The software offers potential customers the opportunity to download the first 14 pages of every eBook within my catalog for free.

American Southwest Road Trip

NYC Days

Captured moments visiting a variety of sites throughout the boroughs of Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens, and Manhattan. Bridge walks, diverse neighborhoods, historical locations, architectural delights, the list could go on and on. These ‘day’ wanderings around the city took place mainly between 2011 and 2019. I’ve done some sporadically since, but my literal and figurative focus changed around 2020 towards other aspects of living in the city (Covid-19 certainly had an impact in this regard, let alone my work / life schedule).

ze Roof Apocalyptic Storm Moments

Whenever storms would arise in the city, I would always head indoors and go about my day. The idea of capturing moments during these events never occurred to me, until I happened upon the world of storm chasers. It seems there are folk from all over the world who travel to the American Midwest to experience up close epic cataclysmic storms. Absolutely surreal atmospheric gargantuan cloudscapes with lightning flashing, tornadoes spawning forth captured by either still or video cameras across country oriented backdrops. I wondered about the possibilities of such imaging within New York City; always seemed like plenty of storms during the Spring and Summer months, gotta be some possibilities, eh?

Well, after 78 shoots taken place between 2018 and 2024, I can heartily attest that yes, the Midwest doesn’t have dibs on such occurrences. Ethereal ephemeral celestial magical like storms of assorted shapes and sizes I have witnessed up close, curtesy of my building’s rooftop, ze roof! Epic in scope, a pleasure indeed to share moments from this project.

NYC Nights

Back in 2013, sometime early spring, I finally realized a particular subject matter to focus my photographic skills upon. Something for me which was completely unknown, alien in every way, posing a challenge - capturing moments around New York City during the night. Not just after dark, but mainly nocturnal hours, when the city takes on another persona. Fewer people on the streets, locations murkier, light sources either bright enough or not, long exposures the norm, embracing logistics bounding across the city in search of mostly unfamiliar subjects and sites. 

After 335 shoots taken between April 2013 and June 2023, I’ve kinda gotten the hang of it. What a glorious and fulfilling project this has become, my goodness. 

Southwestern Pennsylvania and Beyond

While living in Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania from December 2010 through June 2011, I conducted a plethora of shoots across the region. A curiosity of this particular area brought me to a point where I truly embraced my inner photographic beast. Unleashed upon such a unique setting of nature and man was fun, scary, and invigorating during a difficult time. A pleasure to share the amazing wonders of Southwestern Pennsylvania and beyond.

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