I’ve always loved the street photography shots that feature steam as a unique element. You generally see a lot of those coming out of New York City. Philadelphia is vastly different in the amount of steam we have being pumped out of the ground, and, generally, it’s funneled through large, chimney-like contraptions to keep it off the sidewalk. When shooting street, I’ve always liked to run and gun, rather than

OK. This winter is officially just weird. As I write this on February 23, 2012, it is over 60 degrees outside, just as it was yesterday. We’re looking at another 60-degree day tomorrow. Just nuts. I do miss the cold a bit, but I can’t complain about the fact that I did two photo walks this week at lunchtime and didn’t wear a jacket either time. Despite the gorgeous weather,

Actually, this should be titled why you should always carry your camera with you. I’ve been super sick for the last five days, probably the most sick I’ve ever been in my entire life. It started Friday on the way home from work, and culminated yesterday when my condition finally started heading upward instead of further into the gutter. I spent most of that time laid out on the couch,

Nathaniel Popkin over at Hidden City Philadelphia asked me to shoot the Eastwick section of Southwest Philadelphia a few weeks ago to accompany a piece he’d written on the 50th anniversary of Eastwick’s groundbreaking. Having lived my entire life in and around the city, I had spent approximately zero time in Eastwick, save for trips to the airport and the Heinz Wildlife Refuge. I have to say, without a doubt,

Most weekdays, I try to take a walk, camera in hand, rather than sit at my desk and eat (and work, too). Street photography is somewhat of a challenge for me, since, when I first got into photography, I tended to shy away from shooting people. I’ve made it my mission in 2012 to get out of my comfort zone and shoot a lot more street, using only a 35mm

After a perfect spring in which Max was born and an even better summer, I was beginning to look forward to the coming winter. Last year, I spent little time outdoors during the cold months and only made one single trip to the mountains to do a little snowboarding. The winter this year has been seriously lacking. As I write this in early February, the temperature today is expected to

After many years of putting it off or just plain forgetting, I was reminded of how badly I wanted to shoot Chinatown’s Lunar New Year parade when a friend asked me a few weeks ago if I was planning on going. Despite the scheduling conflicts that come with having a 10-month-old at home, I am very glad I finally made it down. I am not very glad that I did

Until closing in 2005, Globe Dye Works’ hulking complex in Frankford was a major player in the dyeing and bleaching industry. Maintained by five generations of the Greenwood family, Globe Dye produced skeins of yarn and spools of thread for use across the world in everything from clothing to upholstery. Its closing left more than 145,000 square feet of industrial-zoned space across 12 buildings just waiting for an ambitious suitor.