May 2, 2022
Happy News and Future Plans
I apologize that updates here have been less frequent lately, but the reason has been…
January 21, 2020
Reflecting on the Beginning
I've had a camera in my hands since I was a teenager, but it wasn't…
February 24, 2019
Stepping Down from the RVA Rope Board
I started leading our local Rope Bite group back in March of 2013, and Bound…
September 30, 2018
Tired of Being Quiet (The Downside of Responsibility)
I’ve been helping with and/or running RVA Rope (in various forms) for the past five…
February 24, 2018
Publication: Model Society Magazine
I was excited to learn that some of my work was published in Model Society…
January 10, 2018
Want a Better Global Scene? Build Locally.
The phrase "think globally, act locally" is typically applied to things like the environment, business,…
September 17, 2017
Risk and Reward in Rope Photography
My friends and I often do things that are high risk: outdoor nudity, exploring abandoned…
June 22, 2017
What I Mean When I Say “Experienced Rope Top”
I made a writing about what I mean by "experienced rope bottom" a little while…
June 15, 2017
What I Mean When I Say “Experienced Rope Bottom”
I've put this list together because I've been asked about this before, so this note…
April 16, 2017
Responsible Kink and the Logic of First Corinthians
It's Easter. Bear with me here. (Also, this is about rope, but you can probably…
April 1, 2017
Rope Shed Studio Renovation
In the first couple of months of 2017, we decided to try to convert the…
December 1, 2016
Whurk Magazine Holiday Pin-Up
In mid-October, I was contacted by Seth Casana, editor-in-chief of Whurk magazine, a local magazine dedicated…
September 20, 2016
Making Fire in a Factory
This post discusses images from the shoot Fire in the Factory. Visit the gallery to…
September 7, 2016
Dangling Objects: On Responsible Progression in Rope
One of the core values of our local RVA Rope Study group is "Stewardship." It…
December 17, 2015
The Dangers of Stolen Fetish Images
I appreciate it when people share my images according to the terms I've licensed them…
October 12, 2015
Studying with Naka
In October of 2015, we had the benefit of taking private lessons with Akira Naka.…
July 9, 2015
Hi! Will you suspend me?
Quick disclaimer: this writing isn’t in response to any specific event. I’ve been working on…
March 22, 2015
Southbound Rope
My first real exposure to the world of kink was through The Society of Jacksonville…
January 15, 2015
Learning to Tie
When people ask me how I first got into rope, I tell them it was…
August 16, 2014
Promoting All Tied Up
When I first started working with the Richmond-area Rope Bite, we were meeting in the…