David T. Pennington

Author: dtpennington

  • We’re not thinking much anymore

    At first, predictably, every college student is using ChatGPT in some capacity. How can you expect students to write extensive papers when they are burnt the hell out on scrolling social media? Of course, this is the next step from the college students who have no idea how to read texts. This is nothing new,…

  • Grit & Grain Studio – Post Mortem

    For the month of May I had the opportunity to hold down some space at Colourfield – the studio I frequent for their life drawing sessions – for the express purpose of hosting a photography studio popup. Of all the reasons I don’t shoot more, space is right at the top of the list –…

  • Knowing Thy Enemy

    My career will be defined by a few handfuls of code that ultimately decide where I’m taking my talents next. It happened when I worked in AdTech – a bit of an update from Google’s ad platform rendered me obsolete. Alas! And today I’m staring down the barrel of a diminished business model thanks to…

  • How To Be Punk

    Came across this op-ed last week from John Cameron Mitchell. While on a speaking tour, a classroom of college students asked him flat-out: “How do we access punk?” The instructions: “Your homework is to stop canceling each other, find out about punk, and get laid while you’re at it,” I told them. “Punk isn’t a hairstyle;…

  • Grit & Grain Photo Studio

    Wherein In lay out a plan for something I’d very much like to do.

  • Week Notes – Week of April 30, 2025

    Postcard Cabins, Pop Up Photo Studios, and the store launch.

  • Week Notes – April 23, 2025

    Notes, updates, and other things from the week ending April 23

  • Week Notes – April 16, 2025

    A day late, a week skipped, but here’s what’s what.

  • The Burger Bar Sessions

    Getting the amazing Izzy in front of my camera at Asheville’s Burger Bar.

  • The Wind-Down

    Izzy made a lot of the images that were bouncing around in my head all of these years come to life one morning at the Burger Bar here in Asheville. It was the first shoot in a long while where I actually asked permission and got the venue on board with what I was up…