Journal

Field notes.

Occasional writing on the work — what I saw, what I waited for, what I missed.

№ 04

April 2024

6 min read

Notes on a hawk in the courtyard

She has been hunting the same block for nine days. A short piece on what it's like to share an address with a Cooper's hawk.

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Notes on a hawk in the courtyard

№ 03

November 2023

4 min read

What the vultures keep

The unglamorous work of cleaning up after us — and a long look at the bird most people refuse to look at.

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What the vultures keep

№ 02

August 2023

5 min read

Pond, dusk, no expectation

Why the slowest evenings in Central Park have produced more keepers than any of the loud ones.

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Pond, dusk, no expectation

№ 01

May 2023

7 min read

On photographing strays

Two cats, one gate, an hour of waiting. A few thoughts on consent and the ethics of the long lens.

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On photographing strays