Fish are a balm in troubled times, let’s hope they last. #fish #coral #coralreef #hawaii #photojournalism #underwater

And, in case there is a lack of clarity as to the bigger picture of what the administration appears to be doing with their “zone flooding,” here’s a take that has historical precedents behind it. #autocracy #patrimonialism #trump #musk #statecapture jmattpunchingup.substack.com/p/todays-dys...

I’ve been tremendously bad at Bluesky. Apologies, here’s something, maybe, that could make amends: troubling historical currents in today’s waters and pictures from a current project:

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#uncerntaintytoday #journalism #photojournalism #americanexperience

Thanks so much to the folks at Longreads for selecting my return to Paradise as one of the year’s ten best long reads!! It’s an honor and tremendous company. I’m awed and only wanted to tell Paradisians’ story well. longreads.com/2024/12/20/b...

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Wait, those correlate?! Who knew?

Tech, power, and the Trump administration filtered through the lens of Guy Debord and George Jackson, plus picture from SF’s tech implosions. Read it here, if this sounds like your cup of tea. #tech #power #exploitation #privacy #sanfrancisco

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This story was embraced in the public health and municpal and disaster planning worlds — a journalist could ask for no better result for a piece like this. I hope that it moved needles, even a little.

Last month marked 6 years since the deadliest wildfire in state history raced through Butte County, California.

Earlier this year @tinyshocks.bsky.social returned to the town of Paradise to find a community continuing to honor the people & place they lost. How are they preparing for the next blaze?