It was a very long winter. Then something called a heat dome, which I don’t pretend to understand, descended on the west and for a week I had every door and window open and every fan in the house running 24 hours a day, while the temperature broke 90 degrees several times. Unheard of in The CIty, even in the dead of summer.
Almost as if the climate is… changing?
Nonsense…
No. #0973_18A - Golden Gate Park, San Franicsco, December of 2025.
Seems the world is on fire, literally and figuratively. I miss my dog and and miss my friend and I can’t seem to find the time to photograph or print or write the way I used to and it weighs on me. Nothing new. Never enough time.
No. #0977_24 Banderas Bay, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, April of 2026.
We were in Mexico for a spell with my side of the family at some all inclusive compound in Puerto Vallarta that I can’t actually describe with any clarity. It was a target rich environment for people watching and poor behavior and yet I found myself reluctant to pick up the camera. The weather was lovely and the ocean was beautiful but it all felt tired and sterile and over sanitized and the drinks were watered down. That may have been the most offensive aspect of the entire affair.
No. #0979_16A-17A Dismantling Vaillancourt Fountain, San Francisco, Ca. May of 2026
They’ve started tearing down Vaillancourt Fountain in The City. The artist, very much alive and well, is decidedly pissed. The installation has been non-functional as a fountain for several years and was recently declared an “imminent threat to public safety” by San Francisco Rec and Park, largely due to deterioration, asbestos, and lead. Progress waits for no one, not even Brutalist sculpture. It was ugly and weird and I’ll miss it.
Prints available upon request.
Things I’ve been reading lately…
Rich People Didn’t Look Like This Before
If you spend enough time around the very rich these days, it’s clear. People didn’t look like this before because people naturally can’t look like this.
The End Of Elsewhere
The Endangered Species of the Global Citizen
The Chilling Role of ChatGPT in Mass Shootings
Several attacks involving OpenAI’s chatbot—including Tumbler Ridge and FSU—raise urgent questions about the technology.