Selected Articles and Essays
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Inventions of Color
My introduction to the book accompanying the exhibit, Linda Okazaki: Into the Light, at the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art.
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Dying Words
Written for the Smithsonian on a Nuuchalnuth man who worked to revive his First Nation language and culture.
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Trouble in the Presidio
My investigative report for San Francisco magazine led to reforms at the park. National Magazine Award Finalist.
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The Survivor
The story of one of those who survived a 2004 tsunami that killed over a quarter million people.
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Seeing Feeling
An essay on the humanist photography of Wayne Miller, a man I grew to love and admire. Buy the book.
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Imagining the Ahwahnee
A hotel embodies ideas behind our national parks. Download the free book.
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Legends of the Park
An essay on Yosemite-inspired art and photography for American Art Review.
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River of Colour
A review of the last book of photographer Raghubir Singh. For the Vancouver Sun.
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Sufi Surprise
Senegal is a stunning admixture of the sacred and secular. California magazine.
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Cultural Tectonics
Yunan’s ethnic minorities live on China’s fault lines. California magazine.
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California from the North
Russian trade and influence penetrated far down the coast. Buy the book.