Notes
Observations on engineering, photography, and the places where they overlap.
The Thing About Mirrors
People hand back the camera and mention how nice it is. That comment is usually about something else.
May 17, 2026photography
Gear is Freedom
Two primes, then a zoom, and what changed when I had to stop choosing.
April 9, 2026photography
Constraint as Clarity
How a 35mm lens and a 10ms latency budget create the same kind of pressure.
March 21, 2026photographyengineering
The Invisible System
The infrastructure nobody talks about, and the photographs where the photographer disappears.
February 14, 2026engineering
Seeing Before Shooting
The decision that matters most in photography happens before the shutter opens.
January 8, 2026photography