What Five Minutes Buys a Collector

When I rebuilt Rock of Science, one target mattered above all: a collector should be able to enter a complete specimen in under five minutes, on their own.

Why the Same Mineral Photograph Looks Different on Every Screen

Open the same mineral photograph on your phone and your computer, and the color shifts. You are not imagining it. Here is why, and what I do about it.

How Rock of Science Came to Be

It started in 2021, with a friend and a few dozen minerals. It became something else entirely.

When the Specimen Cannot Come to the Studio

Some specimens cannot come to the studio. Two stories from the field.

How to Photograph Your Mineral Collection with a Smartphone