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photo essays

13 Posts published in this category

Medellin, Part 2

Published on May 23, 2014 In features, online, photo essays & writing

Shareable just published my 2nd postcard from Medellin, Are We Better Off Being Better Off?, looking more deeply into the meaning of “development” and “progress,” including plenty of photos and…

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# cities, development, Medellin, progress & Shareable

New series about Medellin, WUF7, and Ecocitizen World Map

Published on April 18, 2014 In online, photo essays & writing

Postcard from Medellín: A Big WUF for Urban Equity This is the first in a multi-part series about Medellín, the World Urban Forum 7, and the Ecocitizen World Map Project,…

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A solstice message from ancient roots

Published on December 21, 2013 In photo essays

It is quite puzzling that cultures across much of the northern hemisphere have chosen the season when the earth’s tilt provides for much darkness and quiet as the time to…

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# biodiversity, BoTierra, Christmas, consumerism, food, organic agriculture, permaculture, roots, soil, solstice, spirituality & tubers

The bio I never planned to write…

Published on August 20, 2013 In in the news & photo essays

In 2009, after 13 years of wordsmithing and playing in a rock & roll band accompanied by a series of eclectic day jobs, I set out to be a freelance…

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# personal story & photography

Interview with Bay Nature Magazine

Published on February 19, 2013 In in the news, interviews & photo essays

Bay Nature Magazine did an article about Sunday’s Forward on Climate rally in SF, in which they used some of my quotes. I’ll just re-quote myself: 😉 “It’s nice to…

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# activism, climate change, Forward on Climate & interview

What we can learn from the Transition Town movement

Published on January 25, 2013 In articles, features, online, photo essays, reporting & writing

Last week I wrote a piece for Shareable entitled Bring Transition Town-style Sharing to your Community about the transition movement and its latest, most noteworthy and replicable inspirations and projects….

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# bicycle, cities, community, creativity, public transportation, San Francisco, Shareable.net, simple living, slowing down & transition towns

My Interview with Bill McKibben: The Math We Do as Thinking Beings to Make our Planet Feel Better

Published on November 15, 2012 In interviews, online, photo essays & writing

This was originally published on Daily Kos, but I’m reposting it here in its entirety. Last Saturday I found myself sitting across the table from Bill McKibben on the outdoor…

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# Bill McKibben, climate change, Daily Kos & Do the Math

Urban Prototyping: Magical Pieces of the Future

Published on October 23, 2012 In online, photo essays, reporting & writing

Living in San Francisco, I’ve come to appreciate and almost expect my fellow residents’ relentless drive for innovative use of urban spaces, to redefine what it means to live and…

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# Shareable.net & urban prototyping

Bikes, gardens, and a sharing spirit in Montreal

Published on September 27, 2012 In articles, features, online, photo essays & writing

Shareable.net just posted my article about Montreal and its inspiring communities, including Bixi bike sharing and rooftop gardens: Montreal: City of Bikes

# bikes, Bixi, cities, community, Ecocity, La Ville en vert, Montreal, Santropol Roulant, Shareable.net, sharing, sustainable cities, Swapbox Project & Urban Ecology

Grist photo essay: In San Francisco, humans reclaim the right-of-way

Published on April 12, 2012 In photo essays & writing

Check out my fun spring time photo essay about SF street life in Grist this week: Street people: In San Francisco, humans reclaim the right-of-way

# cities, livable city, San Francisco, simple living, slowing down, street life & sunday streets

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