Journal · Photo stories

Behind the Image.

The story behind the photo, one print at a time — where it was made, what the constraint of one camera, one lens did to it, and why it survived the edit. Short photo essays rather than technique notes.

Porthleven, Cornwall

Behind the Image: Three Visits, One Frame — Porthleven

Three visits to the same Cornish harbour wall, one lens, and a single frame of a spearfisherman who never looked up. The story behind the photo, and the Porthleven print it became.

Rain-slicked Dublin street at night with taxi lights reflected on the road

Dublin, Ireland

Behind the Image: Dublin Taxis at Night

Rain, a rank of idling taxis and a driver who told me to just drive — the story behind the photo that became the Dublin print.

Empty Roman street at night, wet cobbles lit by a single street lamp

Rome, Italy

Behind the Image: Rome After Midnight

A narrative photography essay shot between one and four in the morning, and what a single 35mm lens does to a city built for wide angles.

Steam rising from a New York street at night between dark buildings

New York, USA

Behind the Image: New York on One Lens

A ten-day photo essay shot on one camera, one lens — and the four frames from it that became prints.