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


Steve McCurry's "Afghan Girl"

Steve McCurry's "Afghan Girl"

How Bold Colors Command Attention

Feb 4, 2026

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15 min read

Arnold Newman's "Igor Stravinsky"

Arnold Newman's "Igor Stravinsky"

How Geometric Frames Reveal Character

Jan 27, 2026

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10 min read

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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