I AM MR. GENTLEMAN, A HOST AND A PHOTOGRAPHER, connoisseur of lovely, sturdy and useful things, and past purveyor of fine objects. I pride myself on good manners and impeccable tastes and I adore creating objects of well-crafted beauty as much as finding delight in the materiality and aesthetics of common objects.

If you enjoy helpful instructions, please consider picking up a copy of my book on Manual for Etiquette, Manners, and Style. It is pleasantly readable on any manner of electronic screens, but in hardcopy it's a lovely compact tome and tucks so very nicely (at four by six inches) into most reasonably sized pockets; and in order for it to be easily accessible, whatever your means, it is priced affordably.

If you find all this interesting, my Manifesto offers a succinct summary of my perspective on how I feel a gentleperson may best prioritize and structure their life, goals, and attend to their responsibilities.

A few selected photographic series are also gathered here, organized by subject, on the Photography page.

From 2013 until 2020, I was the proprietor of an eponymous Social Club. Along with decadent quarterly socials, intimate monthly gatherings, and multi-course formal dinners, members enjoyed artwork by mail for seven years, concluding finally with the Object Portrait series in 2021. We were one of the three case studies for the superlative Patterns of Transformation: Designing Sex, Death, and Survival in the 21st Century.

If you have some matter of mutual interest you wish to discuss I welcome inquiries via email, my preferred medium. (Though I do still keep and occasionally poke pages on some other sites.)

COLLABORATORS

This project arose from countless cocktail-infused and delightful conversations with the prolific Guy New York back in the old, good days of Tumblr.

I collaborated extensively with Ms. Darker throughout a decade as muse, majordomo, stylist, makeup artist, lover, and conspirator.

Many other fine folk contributed to the creation of these magical moments; if you dear reader were among those supporters and wish to be explicitly called out, be encouraged to reach out and let me now.