I would rather wait an hour than move a lamp.

I grew up on the coast of Long Island, where the weather decides everything and the light changes four times before lunch. That is probably why I never learned to work quickly. I still shoot mostly on medium format film, still develop at home, and still find that the frame I want arrives about twenty minutes after everyone assumes we are finished.

My work moves between four rooms — portraits, street, travel and lifestyle — but the approach does not change. Available light. Few instructions. No attempt to make a moment more interesting than it already is. What I am after is the pause between poses, the second after the laugh, the street once the crowd has passed.

I work with brands, magazines and private clients across the US, and I teach a small analogue workshop twice a year. If you have something quiet in mind, I would like to hear about it.