Hi folks! Are you in NYC for B&H Bild? Or do you live here?
I know it's a bit short notice, but I'm hosting a little photo walk tomorrow at 4pm near the Javits Center. Let's hang for an hour, maybe take some photos, maybe grab a drink, but definitely talk cameras!
We will start here at 4pm:
Backyard...
What. A. Week.
Let's get Liquid Glass, Liquid Ass, and all the hot takes that include water bottles and 2025-06-13 18:54:03 +0000 UTC View Post
This video has been a long time in the making (my entire life, in fact 😅). For readers of the newsletter, you have already seen a lot of photos from and heard about my love of these cheap, fun cameras, but here are a few more photos for the folks in the back:
2025-06-12 15:23:21 +0000 UTC
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I'm still waiting on an ad approval for this to go live on YT, but everything else is ready, so here you are, bud! Can't wait to hear what you think!
I had a lot of fun with the X half, but I don't think anyone should pay $850 for such limitations and slow processing speeds. Thoughts?
Here are some of my favorite shots from it (straight out of camera, of course):
Happy Friday and hello from Chicago! Today, I want to formally introduce you to my partner, Hannah :). She is a book editor at St. Martin's Press, which means she reads every single one of these newsletters, then critiques them over dinner every Friday night 😂. Two weeks ago, her issue was how many times I wrote "holy hell"; apparently, three times is two times too many.
Anywho, this w...
2025-06-06 17:12:10 +0000 UTC View PostI say this in the video, but it really is my biggest takeaway from using this device: size matters.
The only question is, are you willing to lose a telephoto lens, have less battery life, and pay a significant amount of money for a slimmer phone? And if you do pay all that money, will you put a case on it that will slightly increase the size of the phone? I'm genuinely curious, please let...
2025-06-02 16:34:39 +0000 UTC View PostHello from my couch as I nervously watch the New York Knicks attempt to make it to game six. (we did it <3)
I recently became a projector person, hence why my TV is on the floor and not completely gone, but I'm 90% sure that the TV is never going to make it back onto the TV stand. If you own a...
2025-05-30 14:00:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Last week, I brought three cameras on my trip to China: a Lumix S1II, a Canon Optura 60 from my child...
2025-05-23 14:00:15 +0000 UTC View PostSorry for the slight delay, and hello from 30,000 feet once again!
Last week, I was in Changdu, China, visiting the XGIMI headquarters and factory. Full disclosure: XGIMI is a channel sponsor, and the company sponsored my trip. But even from channel sponsors, I only take brand trips that offer exclusive access or give me an experience I can only have by being somewhere specific. This one...
2025-05-18 00:50:26 +0000 UTC View PostAlright, you have to see these side-by-side photos of the Nokia (on the left) vs. the Minimal Phone (on the right). The winner is clear to me, but please sound off about which one you prefer. And sorry about the small size, I prioritized getting them right next to each other over scale.
2025-05-11 14:00:07 +0000 UTC
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This week, my SIM card was swapped in and out of every mobile phone there is. It started with a Nokia 2780, which has a surprisingly capable 5-megapixel camera (see below). It then sat in the Minimal Phone, which is a buggy mess. T...
2025-05-09 19:59:27 +0000 UTC View PostWith my bike trip postponed, this week was all about pivoting to a new video for next week. So I made my way to BestBuy and picked up an open box Nokia 2780. More on that soon!
In other news, there was a big win f...
2025-05-02 16:26:16 +0000 UTC View PostWaiting for warmer, sunnier days! If you live in NYS and like riding bikes, hit me up.
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Hello from the air again. This time, I am en route back to NYC from Austin, TX, where I attended an event I can't say much about yet.
I travel alone a lot, and I genuinely love it. This is not to say I don't love traveling with others, but the freedom and independence I feel when jetting through an airport with a pair of ANC headphones in and good music playing are unmatched (I think tha...
2025-04-25 16:57:59 +0000 UTC View PostIf you're in the camera world, chances are your feeds have been and will be flooded with paid content from Insta360 this week. It's annoying, but I can't blame them because it works. There won't be a soul who doesn't know about the company's latest camera—the $549.99 Insta360 X5.
I have to give the company credit; the low-light performance and ability to repair your own lenses on this c...
2025-04-22 13:49:25 +0000 UTC View PostHello from the sky! I am currently en route to Seattle to build the solar trailer of my dreams with my friend Brendan.
It's been a bit of a hurry up and wait sort of week for me. I started by getting a social video out (big win because I'm trying to grow my presence on IG/TikTok even though I would rather be...
2025-04-18 15:00:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Now feels like the right time to tell you about a big project I've been working on! In a few weeks, I will be biking 450 miles from NYC to Rochester, NY, on an e-bike powered by the sun. Well, kind of. Let me explain.
I moved to NYC in 2012 to attend the School of Visual Arts (SVA), a small arts college that I will be paying for for the rest of my life, haha. Having always loved biking, I...
2025-04-12 03:16:01 +0000 UTC View Post
So much got left on the cutting room floor with this one. For example, I had a whole section where I talked about how days would go by without getting a single call or text, and I would realize that maybe I don't need a cell phone at all. Or how much conversation the look of the Light Phone III would spark with tech and non-techy folks alike. It's simply one of those rare gadgets that is so dam...
2025-04-07 04:52:15 +0000 UTC View PostI'm coming in hot this week- I just spent an hour attempting to connect my laptop to a printer. I swear they have kept that difficult just so we still feel something about technology. The current feeling is hatred. How has your Friday been going? 😅
In other news, this week felt oddly calm for me. I spent most of my time up in the woods, where we are still getting snow(!!)...
2025-04-04 15:05:56 +0000 UTC View Post
I am over a week into daily driving the Light Phone III, and I can't stop talking/thinking about it. A large part of that is because most phones are boring, and while the Light Phone is boring on paper, it has been anything but that in practice. For better or for worse, doing anything on it takes thought and slightly more time, and its unique design means that as soon as I pull it...
2025-03-28 19:09:35 +0000 UTC View PostOkay, who here had a Game Boy Camera in 1999? Since I started making this video and posting about it on Instagram, so many folks have reached out to tell me that they LOVED their Game Boy Camera and Printer. After using one for a week straight, I understand why--this camera is just plain fun to use.
Here are some of my favorite photos from it:
2025-03-25 14:57:25 +0000 UTC
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Are there any Severance fans out there? Hannah and I stayed up late last night to watch the season finale, and wowee.
Because I have been building a lot of IKEA furniture lately, this has been my favorite thread to come out of the final episode so far:
The sun is now setting after 7 p.m. in my part of the world, which means a few rays still shine after my work day ends. Sunset hiking season has officially begun, and my mood is 110% better! Sorry, Southern Hemisphere friends.
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Once you get past learning how to use a completely foreign camera system with limited buttons on an all-metal body, the $2,000 Sigma BF becomes a great companion. And I highly recommend you rent one for a weekend because of how different it feels from everything else and how it might change your perception of Sigma.
The part that didn't make it into the video was my admission that I had b...
2025-03-14 13:40:09 +0000 UTC View PostSorry for the delay, bud. After finishing my Nothing 500 photos video, I needed to take a few days off. I ate a lot of humble pie on my snowboard and shared some great meals with good friends. Now, I'm so ready to take on my next project—a Sigma BF review. If you have any questions about that camera,...
2025-03-10 00:58:22 +0000 UTC View Postsighhh, I just realized that I put the (parentheses) in the wrong place during this video. It's Nothing Phone *(3a) Pro. Sorry, Nothing.
Anwho, I am proud of this video. After using my phone for a week, I scripted, shot, and edited the video in about 2.5 days. Plus, I didn't have to work until the early morning to finish it. That feels pretty good!
Overall, I love the hardware and s...
2025-03-05 16:55:10 +0000 UTC View PostWhat a week! Canon launched a new point-and-shoot (in Asia, first) to compete with Sony's ZV lineup, Marques 2025-02-28 16:36:35 +0000 UTC View Post
If I look a bit tired in this video, it's because I am pretty tired in this video 😅. For the last two months, I have been burning the candle at both ends with endless travel, too many "yeses," and far too much optimistic planning.
Undoubtedly, I have been rewarded for the hustle with continued growth and the ability to pay the bills, but I also hit a wall creatively and mentally that ...
2025-02-27 16:39:59 +0000 UTC View PostHappy Friday, bud! Another week down and another tech startup laid to rest 🪦.
A quick question: Do you know anyone who is making something with or for technology? I am looking to chat with people like Michail of 2025-02-21 15:00:12 +0000 UTC View Post
At long last, I worked text on screen, to the beat of my voice, into a video! Edits like this and this have long inspired me, but every time I have tried something similar, it has felt forced....
2025-02-14 18:21:43 +0000 UTC View Post
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