The archive

The story,
in pictures.

Photographs, films, artifacts, and original materials from the people, places, and moments behind The Pronoia Effect.

This is a living archive. I’ll keep adding to it over time.

Light City’s illuminated Baltimore waterfront
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Light City

Baltimore, 2013–2016

The idea that began on a road trip and became a citywide festival of light, music, and innovation, drawing more than 400,000 people in its first year.

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A photograph from What Weekly
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What Weekly

Baltimore, 2010–2016

An experiment in documenting the people making Baltimore interesting. We photographed artists, musicians, makers, neighborhoods, performances, parties, and ideas, building a living record of the creative community we were lucky enough to be part of.

This is some of what we saw.

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A night from the Baltimore parties
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The Parties

East Coast, 2009–2016

We were always chasing the next strange night. Houses, rooftops, galleries, museums, warehouses and office buildings. Costumes, performances, dancing, and beautiful chaos.

These are the parties that appear in The Pronoia Effect, and a few of the nights that made us fall in love with Baltimore.

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ARCHIVE

The story, in pictures.

Photographs, films, artifacts, and original materials from the people, places, and moments behind The Pronoia Effect.

Light City

Baltimore, 2013–2016
The idea that began on a road trip and became a citywide festival of light, music, and innovation, drawing more than 400,000 people in its first year.

See the archive.

What Weekly

Baltimore, 2010–2016
An experiment in documenting the people making Baltimore interesting. We photographed artists, musicians, makers, neighborhoods, performances, parties, and ideas, building a living record of the creative community we were lucky enough to be part of. This is some of what we saw.

See the archive.

The Parties

Baltimore, 2009–2016
We were always chasing the next strange night. Houses, rooftops, galleries, museums, warehouses and office buildings. Costumes, performances, dancing, and beautiful chaos.

These are the parties that appear in The Pronoia Effect, and a few of the nights that made us fall in love with Baltimore.

See the archive.