Writing
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Why You Get Good Ideas in the Shower;
10 Jan 2023
A Phenomenology of Deletion
My New Camera
Two camps have divided photographers for the past 100 years. Each insists that their respective system to frame a scene is superior. The first and most popular is the SLR (single-lens reflex), wherein the shooter is presented with an exact representation of what…
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In Defense of the Unusual Education
03 Jun 2022
This piece was originally published in NYU Gallatin’s Publication Confluence. Click here for the original published version.
By now, I’ve rehearsed my answer to the inevitable question through countless introductions. At parties, huddled in a circle, conversation competing with the music, the usual questions spiral their way around the…
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Correspondence #27, To my Alien Friend, on Creativity
01 Mar 2022
Dear friend
I hope this letter finds you well, I know in the past this has been quite difficult — them having to travel such long distances. From your last letter, it has become apparent that you wish to learn more about our species. While unfortunately, it is impossible to…