My New Book Will Be Available Soon

In the Shadow of Sun Mountain: The Psychology of Othering and the Origins of Evil
Let me know if you’re interested, and I’ll send you an email when it’s available. You can email me here.

In my search to understand why we create, I kept bumping up against our deepest fear - death. This book weaves together my personal journey as a visual artist with Ernest Becker's groundbreaking insights about how death anxiety shapes everything we do. Through my own story and the stories of other artists, I explore how creative work serves as both a shield against mortality and a bridge to immortality.

Drawing on terror management theory and existential philosophy, I uncover the fascinating ways artists process death anxiety differently than others. We don't just make art—we create alternate worlds, freeze moments in time, and leave marks that outlast our physical bodies. But is this just another elaborate defense mechanism? Or does creative work offer a more authentic way to face our finite nature?

Part memoir, part philosophical investigation, this book invites you to explore the complex relationship between creativity and mortality. Whether you're an artist grappling with existential questions or simply curious about the deeper motivations behind human creativity, you'll discover new perspectives on how art helps us confront—or deny—the ultimate limitation of human existence.

Chemical Pictures 2020: The Complete Wet Collodion Photography Book

This is my newest book. Released in 2019 as a limited edition (300) and now, in 2020, as a standard edition. It comes with a full video workshop and is a complete guide to wet plate collodion photography. Learn how to make Ambrotypes, Tintypes, Negatives, and P.O.P prints.

You can purchase it here on Amazon.