The Reading List
Books, talks, and essays that shaped how I think about light, code, and craft.
People ask what to read, and I never have a clean answer in the moment, so here is the running list — the things that actually changed how I work, not the ones that look good on a shelf.
It is a mix on purpose. Books on light and perception sit next to talks about software, essays about craft sit next to a few odd manuals and zines. The throughline is not a discipline; it is an attitude. Every entry taught me something about making a thing that respects the person on the other side of it.
I keep it short and I prune it. When something stops feeling true I take it off, which means the list is less a canon and more a snapshot of where my head is right now. Each entry gets a sentence on why it earned a place — what it unlocked, what it argued, what I stole from it.
It is the document I wish someone had handed me when I was starting out and drowning in tutorials. Read slowly, follow the threads that pull at you, and let the rest go.
