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Other times you'd see that unmistakable stiffening when they spotted the lens. Either way, they knew what you were, and you knew they knew. I learned early to have my elevator pitch ready — a few honest words about who I was and what I was doing before anyone had a chance to wonder. It was always genuine, and it almost always included something real about the person or the moment that had caught my eye in the first place. Something like: "I'm a documentary photographer — I love photographing real life as it happens, and what's happening right here is too good to walk past." People can tell when you mean it. And when you do, they almost always say yes.

This picture takes me back to July 31, 1987. I was a new photographer at The Edmonton Journal, barely a year into my career. I had just finished gassing up my car when reports of funnel cloud sightings came over the newsroom radio. I looked up and saw them—moments later they became a tornado.

In 2025, practicing street photography at a high level is more challenging than ever—technically, socially, and economically. But to be fair, it’s always been hard. Back in the film days, far fewer people were walking around with cameras. A street photographer stood out more—and not always in a good way. You were no...

Last month, I made a photograph at Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris. A candid image. Unposed, unplanned, and deeply human. As street photographers, we often work in the space between moments. We don’t ask, we react. That’s the job. But street photography is controversial. Some say it’s invasive, unethical—especially ...

The image of the girl diving turned out way better than the reality of what I saw and experienced at that local suburban swimming pool. This picture revealed to me that I could harness the power of photography to share my personal vision with the world. When I think back to the initial spark that ignited my passion ...

    This is the sequel to my post covering the RNC in Milwaukee last month. It has been 20 years and thousands of frames and I figure at this time in our political history, it’s probably a good time to close the chapter on this work and seek out a publisher.    But it won’t be easy sifting through the thousands of ...

I have been covering the American Political Convention since 2004 and it’s hard for me to believe that it has been 20 years since I photographed my first RNC in New York City. I have always been interested in American politics and it has inspired many of my photography projects over the years.  My idea is to take ...

Street photography holds a unique and powerful place in the world of art and documentation for several reasons: 1. Authentic Representation of Life Street photography captures candid moments of everyday life, providing an authentic and unfiltered view of society. Unlike studio photography, which can be staged or ma...

In this short video, David Brommer and I share a few practical tips for photographing winter in New York City. Cold weather changes how we move, see and work, but it also brings a particular light and energy to the streets. We talk about staying ready, working comfortably and responding to the unexpected moments that make photographing New York so rewarding.

It’s here! We’ve been waiting a while and after yesterday’s announcement, I’ve been scouring the Nikon Z8’s features set and my initial reaction? Well, there’s not much new here.  Don’t take that as a negative reaction mind you, but the rumors of the Z8 being a mini Nikon Z9 were true. In fact, when you examine the...

The one common theme I see in much of the work of classic photographers I admire, like Vivian Maier and Diane Arbus is they used cameras where they looked down into the viewfinder, shooting from a lower angle-- and the result was the literal elevation of their subjects. By that I mean, shooting lower and looking up...

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