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About

This website is an ongoing exercise in curation, documentation, and digital preservation. It serves as a personal repository for my lifelong obsession with collecting and scanning — primarily images, but also objects that interest me like vintage t-shirts or crystals.

The Purpose
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For as long as I can remember, I’ve been compelled to collect, organize, and catalog. This digital space represents the convergence of several passions:

  • Archiving as a practice of memory and preservation
  • Photography as a means of documentation and expression
  • Cataloging as an exercise in finding meaning through organization
  • Web design as a medium for sharing these collections

The Process
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Each collection here represents a different facet of this ongoing project:

  1. Digital Preservation - Scanning and digitizing analog materials (35mm film, prints, documents)
  2. Curation - Selecting, sequencing, and contextualizing images
  3. Organization - Developing systems for categorization and retrieval
  4. Presentation - Creating interfaces that honor both the material and the viewer

Technical Notes
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This site is built using:

  • Hugo - Static site generator for performance and simplicity
  • Blowfish Theme - Clean, minimal design foundation
  • Custom HTML/CSS - For specific presentation needs
  • Digital Asset Management - Organized file structures and metadata

Philosophy
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I believe in:

  • Accessibility - Collections should be viewable and navigable
  • Context - Images gain meaning through arrangement and description
  • Openness - Sharing work invites conversation and connection

Contact & Collaboration
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This is a personal project, but I’m always interested in:

  • Technical discussions about archiving and digitization
  • Collaborative documentation projects
  • Feedback on presentation and organization
  • Sharing resources and methodologies

For inquiries, suggestions, or just to share your own archival projects, please reach out.

This site is a work in progress, much like the collections it contains. New materials are added regularly as scanning, editing, and cataloging work continues.

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