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I help companies figure out what to build with AI and data. Practitioner first, advisor second.


V-J Day in Times Square (1945) - Alfred Eisenstaedt

V-J Day in Times Square (1945) - Alfred Eisenstaedt

Alfred Eisenstaedt ran backward through a crowd of thousands, chasing a sailor who was kissing every woman he passed. Four frames. Four seconds. The photographer chose one based on a single criterion: balance.

Jan 9, 2026

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18 min read

Migrant Mother (1936) - Dorothea Lange

Migrant Mother (1936) - Dorothea Lange

Dorothea Lange almost drove past. After a month on the road photographing migrant workers for the federal government, she was exhausted, her film cases full, her mind on home.

Dec 21, 2025

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14 min read

Milky Way Planning: Lessons from Too Many Failed Nights

Milky Way Planning: Lessons from Too Many Failed Nights

I've blown more astrophotography sessions than I care to admit. Here's what I learned about Milky Way planning after too many nights watching clouds roll in or showing up when the galactic core was nowhere near where I expected.

Dec 13, 2025

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7 min read

Behind the Gare Saint-Lazare (1932) - Henri Cartier-Bresson

Behind the Gare Saint-Lazare (1932) - Henri Cartier-Bresson

Henri Cartier-Bresson shoved his camera through a gap in a construction fence, blocked his own viewfinder, and fired blind. The resulting photograph became the defining example of what he would later call "the decisive moment."

Dec 8, 2025

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18 min read

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico (1941) - Ansel Adams

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico (1941) - Ansel Adams

Ansel Adams nearly missed this shot: no light meter, fading light, and only one sheet of film. What he captured in seconds took over forty years to print.

Nov 29, 2025

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20 min read

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