Not Your Parents’ Religious School
A set of Lego scenes for the Jewish holiday of Sukkot inspire thoughts on changes in American Jewish education and identity over the past few decades.
Happy to Be Me: Amateur Artists
Thoughts on motivation, validation, and what it means to be an amateur photographer or writer making art for the fun of it.
Suicide Prevention: The Special Day Over, the Work Begins
An essay with links on the importance of connecting with others who feel alone in the world, inspired by my Lego photos for World Suicide Prevention Day.
A Gallery of LEGO Book Launches
I describe my process for using LEGO minifigures and settings to launch new books for children and teens.
My Gallery Opening
My original LEGO construction, a Trio Elétrico, is displayed at the Rockefeller Center LEGO Store, and I talk about how I put it together.
For a Person Who Made Us Laugh: Robin Williams, 1951-2014
Like many people, I am still in a state of shock from learning of the death of actor and comedian Robin Williams yesterday. When my son posted an image from…
Like Shooting Fish in a Barrel…And Missing
Lessons about photography, art and life that I learned from coming in last place in a Lego photo competition.
Am I a Master Builder?
A Master Builder Event to mark the release of The LEGO Movie DVD leads me to create a book-powered rocket and call myself a Master Builder.
Lego Fan Event Lisbon
A description of the LEGO Fan Event in Lisbon in April 2014, along with photos of elaborate models of cities and castles.
Revision and the Photographer’s Challenge: The Bricksters, Part 2
The challenges facing photographers who have fewer opportunities to revise and some of the problems with my early LEGO photography.