Imagine this in a trial. Devastating first-hand witness to Alex Pretti's killing Declaration filed in federal court: "I don't know why they shot him. He was only helping. I was five feet from him and they just shot him."

I'm a journalist and attorney, not an activist, so I've no answers on what Americans should do right now. I only know this: Donald Trump is attempting to incite a civil war so he can cancel all future elections, and he will keep executing citizens until that outcome is achieved.

@mariaposa-muse.bsky.social Kodak Ektar 100 shot on the Leicaflex SL2 50mm f/2 #Art #Nude #Photography #35mm #Film #Kodak #Leica

@mariaposa-muse.bsky.social Leicaflex SL2 w/ 50mm f/2 on Kodak T-Max 100 #35mm #Film #Photography #Art #Nude #B&W #Leica #Model #T-Max100 #TMax100 #Kodak

@eriktranberg.bsky.social came to New York #ikonostascouture

I'm sorry if Elon doesn't like my "privacy extensions."

It's been a year since Cas (@theythem-mayhem.bsky.social) and I got together for our first session and created beautiful work. They've had a tough year, but they're pushing through disability and school. It's pretty inspiring, and I hope we can make more magic in the new year.

Stunning work.

Love this set. I need to experiment more with duotones.

Getting back to rethinking some of my favorite work from the past year and hoping that I can get back to one-on-one work soon. Cas has had a really rough year, but they brought the fire every time we worked together. It's all about the eyes... with @theythem-mayhem.bsky.social

Like a lot of people, I'm increasingly frustrated with IG as a platform for sharing photography, so I'm going to try spending a little more time over here. We'll see if it scratches the need I feel to encapsulate the range of my work and maybe find a little more focus — pun intended — on where I

Sometimes, you make a photo that turns Friday into a better day.

I usually shoot around whatever mood and music are driving the conversation with my collaborators rather than explicit themes, but I'd been itching to do an Unbearable Lightness concept since I picked up the bowler hat. @aimmodel.bsky.social had the perfect look for Sabina, and she rocked it.

Sarah's poses were incredible, and her expressions and intensity were intoxicating. When I was going back to the sets, however, I was really transfixed by the geographies she created in the nude portion. She's retiring this year, but check out her IG (www.instagram.com/ambitiousbea...) for more.

I've spent a lot more time at my family place in Maine this year, which means I've been doing a lot more vibes like this than the model work. I miss the collaborations and want to get back to them, but peaceful spaces are valuable, too. Be sure to look closely for the heron in the first two.

I don't really understand why a photographer would skip tagging or identifying a model. Without them, the photograph wouldn't exist, and their work matters.

Gender-bending punk vibes with @theythem-mayhem.bsky.social. They're a powerhouse, even with serious health challenges.

It was terrible weather to do a shoot in Nahant in early June, but that's what @cjlyds and I did. I need to get back to it one of these days. Hit me up if you're in New England and interested in collaborating.

Such a fun series with @venusdeathtrap.bsky.social.

This.

The same people who lost their minds over renovations to Cracker Barrel are totally fine with the White House getting bulldozed

Literally

Love this vibe.

More from the archives with @melissa-mannequin.bsky.social. The light was magical that morning, and she brought yellow roses, so the vibe was set.

From her eyes to her ink, I love the way this part of the shoot captured her balance of sensuality, strength, and occasionally vulnerability. From the spring with @kaybunniee.bsky.social — More to come.

We are now getting very close to him committing Treason. Saying that you are going to end rule of law in America if a judge does not rule your way is a threat against the U.S. as serious as any foreign incursion—and indeed would be considerably more ruinous to the nation he swore an oath to protect.

It seems clear—I think to everyone, now—that a false and illegal invocation of the Insurrection Act is coming before the end of the year. Media outlets should be telling us how they will prepare for this potential Treason. State governments should be telling us. Activists should be developing plans.

Sarah was planning to retire this year. I'm glad we had the chance to work together before that happened.

More favorites from this epic session with @copperpenny6.bsky.social in the winter. The collaboration really was more about the connection to her pain and intensity as seen through the performance, with an epic playlist, than a photo shoot. It's exactly how I want to work if/when I start back up.

The Oval Office looks utterly grotesque, like a flatulent leprous bordello madam in an early 19th c. Parisian alleyway

And I really can't believe I haven't shared anything on this platform from this amazing, serendipitous, rainy afternoon with Lydia, who may or may not be here...

More favorites, this time with Hanna, aka @venusdeathtrap.bsky.social. We had so much fun with outfits, moves, and skin. Looking forward to our next collaboration.

What the world saw—as one senior diplomat put it—was a “stark, raving mad[man].” CNN is increasingly not journalism.

A few more editorial shots before the skin from this awesome session with @kaybunniee.bsky.social in March.

Fox News is just forging ahead tonight as though a card-carrying Democrat gunned down Charlie Kirk. The narrative is impervious to facts.

Hey, remember when Trump posted this not long ago with lil Pepe in the background? An Easter egg, perhaps?

One of my favorite parts about going back to this work is taking the time to create shapes within the photos, hint at the stories that we were telling, like this pair with @copperpenny6.bsky.social.

A quartet from the second time @theythem-mayhem.bsky.social and I worked together, around the time things started to go sideways with the EDS. Still hoping that we can find time to shoot together again.

This is so made-for-TV.

In other news, I've been looking back at and re-editing work from the shoots in the winter and spring. This set with @kaybunniee.bsky.social was the beginning of a shoot that began with an editorial style á la Interview and ended with a whole lot more.

Two of the last photos I took before I moved out of New York. I miss the city that was, and I mourn for the country we've become since 2001.

This will be an unpopular opinion for some. A 28 y.o. model I collaborated with recently got botox fillers, and it's a decision that makes me really sad. Her look was distinctive, and now her face has the same unnatural smoothness I see everywhere. I find it incredibly sad because the unique

Proud Boys, Oathkeepers, or Threepers? Who are these brown shirts?

The foreign policy knowledge of anyone who claims this war is anything other than a Trump-Netanyahu joint couldn't *possibly* extend past the last 48 hours. Because if you've been following Trump since 2015, you knew *years* ago his actions would lead to a war in the Middle East.

Check out Cas's Patreon. There's some killer work there, and you get to support them in their struggle with EDS.

Never easy to watch a marriage fail

Oh for the good old days when every editorial board in America LOUDLY demanded the Clintons shut down their charitable organization for fear it would be used to curry favor w/Hillary if she became President 🙃

I took these almost exactly a year apart, and I think Neil's had almost as transformative year as I have. Anyway, the first was made with a Leica SL2-S/Voigtländer Nokton 50/1.5, and the second was made with a Nikon FE2 on Ektar 200. Looking at them now, the film feels more intentional, while the

Some really good wisdom here.

Two tests from the same shoot. Both shots hit the mark with minimal editing. Why do they make my imposter scream? What is wrong with me and my relationship to my own creative work?