Chasing Faded Neon: World Photography Day, Route 66, and a Milestone This November

Every year on August 19, World Photography Day marks the moment in 1839 when the French government purchased the patent for the daguerreotype and gifted the medium to the world. In those early days, capturing a single frame demanded heavy plates, toxic chemicals, and deliberate patience. While today’s world moves at the speed of a digital shutter, the soul of photography remains unchanged: it is an excuse to slow down, pay attention, and preserve what time is quietly erasing.

With World Photography Day fresh in mind, this week felt like the right moment to reflect on my own journey behind the lens—and the road that brought me here.

For the past few years, my creative life has been tied to two thousand miles of cracked asphalt, weathered billboards, and desert light: Route 66.

The "Mother Road" has been photographed countless times, but my goal wasn't just to capture roadside nostalgia. I wanted to document the living pulse of the highway—the neon signs humming in the twilight, the forgotten ghost towns slowly yielding to the elements, and the resilient characters who still call these stretches home. Route 66 is a study in American transition, where the past and present collide in every frame.

Now, after countless miles, thousands of exposures, and months of obsessive sequencing, that journey has taken its final shape.

I’m thrilled to announce that my upcoming photo book dedicated entirely to Route 66 will officially launch this November.

Translating thousands of miles of travel into a cohesive, tactile book has been the most challenging and rewarding work of my career. A book asks the viewer to take the road trip at their own pace—to sit with the vastness of the American West, turn the page, and feel the dust on the pavement.

Over the coming weeks, I’ll be sharing sneak peeks of the layouts, test prints, and the behind-the-lens stories from the road.

Thank you for being part of this ride. If you'd like to be the first to know when pre-orders open this November, make sure to join my newsletter list below.