Writing and photography, in rhythm.
This space is a curated archive of my creative work — reflections, field notes, and images that mark time and meaning. Some pieces began as Substack posts, now reclaimed and rehomed here. Others are new, unfolding in real time.
I publish here first. Substack serves as a distribution channel, but crowhurst.art is the canonical home.
Each post is a moment — visual, verbal, or both — offered without urgency, but with care.
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Six Months of Shifting Ground
A season of shifting ground — six months shaped by caregiving, travel, technical graft, and the slow work of preparing for my MFA midpoint. Between repairing densitometers, rebuilding my workflow, and deepening A Landscape Under Threat, life unfolded in parallel: a daughter married, a new home began to take shape, and Minneapolis pressed in with…
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American Repercussion
We are harvesting the generational impact of what was planted by our elders. How we respond to the consequences of Progress will determine the future of the environment that sustains us. These photographs were taken in the summer of 2025 in Minnesota. Their subjects include rivers, forests, and urban landscapes; splendour and disarray. They are…
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Reconnection
Travelling across the UK, I was struck by the contrast between the enduring presence of monuments and the evolving needs of our global community. As symbols of the past, their relevance is now questioned as the challenges of today grow more urgent. This project explores the tension between permanence and impermanence, juxtaposing rigid monuments with…
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I passed out in the ER so you can try this
I spent Sunday afternoon in the emergency room at our local hospital. I should, at this point, receive a frequent flier discount. I was viciously assaulted by a kitchen knife while chopping up potatoes for a roast dinner. I like my knives to be sharp. Twenty stokes on my sharpener before preparing food is my…
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Three mistakes and one keeper.
I could have titled this piece How many mistakes can one make in one afternoon? My learning opportunities started with me loading film into a brand-new holder in the dark and failing. The film kept jamming. I should have stopped and removed the holder from the dark tent and fixed the jam. Instead, I pushed…
