Month: November 2015

“Happiness: take away from your desires, not to add to your riches.” – Epicurus Today is American Thanksgiving. It is a time of the year to appreciate what you have— to spend time with …

Dear friend, I am writing this as a practical instructional manual in terms of how to start your own photography blog. Note that none of this is “truth” or “rules” — these are simply …

Dear friend, I am addicted to G.A.S. (Gear Acquisition Syndrome). I always want to buy new shit— the newest iPad (Epic), cars (Mustang), phone (iPhone 6s or Nexus 6P), clothes (hipster $200+ raw denim), …

I love to buy shit. It makes me feel great. I feel cooler, handsomer, sexier, more powerful, and more important. I always feel that if I just bought “X” I would become happier. For example, if …

Ugh, I just woke up and haven’t had my espresso yet (fortunately it is being made right now). Anyways— I wanted to share an idea that I had when I was rolling out of …

This weekend I’m teaching a “how to find your unique voice” street photography workshop in Downtown LA. One of the things I love most about teaching a workshop is that it gives me the …

Dear friend, life is brutally short; live a life of leisure.

I own a lot of shit. I don’t think it is bad to have a lot of material possessions. However I find for me, more stuff, more problems.

Hey Neil, Happy birthday man. I’m not 100% sure how old you are now, but all I know is that you’re about a decade my senior. I wanted to write this letter to wish you …

Dear friend, I want to share some ideas with you– specifically about “personal” street photography. I’m going to ramble a bit before that, so please be patient with me.

Dear friend, I wanted to share some ideas with you on my mind; one of them being on happiness.

I’m in a plane to LA from Oakland (Southwest), and wanted to use this hour or so to write and share about my experiences shooting 100 rolls of Kodak Tri-X Film pushed to 1600 …

See the most recent version of this book (Version III): “100 Lessons From the Masters of Street Photography.” Learn from the masters of street photography, with 82 practical lessons and assignments that will push …

I’ve been in the “social media” game for as long as I can remember. Let me tell you a story: I just turned 21 years old, and I got 100+ “happy birthday” messages on Facebook. …