Essays

Writing that runs alongside the photographs — on what a place does to the person photographing it, on why some frames are kept and most are not, and on the slower kind of looking the work depends on. Some of these essays accompany a series directly; others came first and the photographs followed.

Black and white photo of a woman wearing a sunhat and dress sitting in a boat, with a young girl reaching out to her. The boat is docked at a marina with several boats and yachts in the water.
Two elderly people sitting on a bench overlooking a body of water with a small island and decorative trees in the foreground, in black and white.

First glance at Chania

A narrow alleyway with cobblestone paving, flanked by two buildings on each side, leading out to a body of water in the distance with a landmass on the horizon. The sky appears clear, and there is a street lamp on the left building.

All roads lead to Rome

A small arched window with a wooden frame and black metal bars, set in a stone wall with white stucco, showing a reflection of trees and blue sky.

The window was closed

A black and white photo of a city street with high-rise buildings, some trees, and pedestrians in the background. Two people are walking with luggage, and a delivery truck is visible on the street.

What an irony

Black and white photo of a church with two towers, street with traffic lights, pedestrian crossing, and sidewalk with tactile paving, tree on the right side, and cloudy sky in the background.

A whole lifetime

A black and white photo of a person's hands holding a small, dark object, with part of their coat visible in the background.

What darkness does to flowers

Black and white photo of a historic building's courtyard with ornate arches and columns, a small fountain in the center with a circular design, and people visible on the upper balcony.

Your own middle ages

A black and white photo of a dilapidated, abandoned house on a hill surrounded by trees, with a dirt path leading up to it.
An old stone castle with battlements and a tower, set against a darkening evening sky, with dried grass in the foreground.

A mix of the castles

View of a city skyline and hills through a wire fence with bright sunlight

What the sun sees

Display of various glasses, vases, and decorative items arranged on a wooden cabinet with glass doors, including carved and patterned glassware and framed artwork, in black and white.

Condemned to be remembered

Abandonment