When I started this page I didn’t commit to any particular number of posts. The thinking was (is), if I don’t feel compelled to say something, I’m not going to have a deadline force …

The above picture was made in the evening at the beach in North Berwick, Scotland on the first of July. Our family spent some time there earlier this summer, mostly to see other family. …

All photographs made at Nichols Arboretum in Ann Arbor, Michigan in February and March of 2024. Pictures are scans of 6“x9” work prints. When the rains come heavy, especially in the middle of the …

5/29/23, 2:12:08 PM. A Ripple of a Wave (6.75”x9” work print on 8.5”x11” paper, printed 2024) Not that long ago, a friend of mine referred to the act of photographing waves derisively - as …

A Photography Trade Organization Misses an Opportunity Untitled (Max Patch, Iteration #3) 2018 // 28''x42'' Archival Inkjet Print This image - a composite of a scene - is a mix of original photography and …

When my son was born, I heard a similar refrain from a lot of people. Something along the lines that I would surely make an endless stream of photographs of him - out of …

The morning is a muted affair until the blinds are drawn. If we're fortunate, at least during much of the year, with this action the warm sunlight will spill in to aid in the …

Many nights during the week I find myself stopping in front of the mirror while holding my son. He's just finished a bath and his soaked head pops up through a the oversized bath …

Dad tending to a backyard fire. Naperville, Ill. 2009 It All Turns on Affection is the title of Wendell Berry's 2012 Jefferson Lecture for the Humanities. It's an essay that's lingered in the back …