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Rick and Hudson in Glasgow
I joined Rick Lepage and Hudson Henry for a day of street photography in Glasgow. My favorite shot: them searching for their next frame as a delivery rider barrels between them on Sauchiehall Street.
Leica Q3 vs Sony RX1R III
A comparison of the Sony RX1R III, Leica Q3, and Q3 43 after field testing in Scotland. The RX1R III wins for ultimate portability, but the Leica Q3 and Q3 43 deliver a superior overall experience.
Isle Coffee Harris
Finding specialty coffee on the empty moorland road between Tarbert and Luskentyre was delightfully unexpected — especially since it was in a vintage caravan.
Under Garry Bridge
We made a quick stop at the Killiecrankie gorge while driving from Glasgow to Ullapool and the fall colors were absolutely stunning.
Lingerbay
Flights, ferries, and gravel roads took us to a little white house on the Isle of Harris next to turquoise water and moody sky. Time for photography, conversation, and being present without the rush.
Hi! I'm Duncan Davidson.
About Me: I'm an experienced software developer and engineering leader with a career spanning almost three decades. I recently served as Vice President of Developer Productivity and Technical Advisor to the CEO at Shopify. Before that, I was a CTO in Residence at Microsoft for Startups, where I worked with awesome companies like Be My Eyes and Wayve. I was also been a software architect at Wunderlist, and a software development consultant for larger companies like Apple and O'Reilly Media, as well as a number of startups and philanthropic organizations.
I've authored or co-authored six books about software development, including Learning Cocoa with Objective-C , and I've contributed to a few more. In the late 1990s, I created Apache Ant and Apache Tomcat while working at JavaSoft and on the first formal Java Servlet specifications.
In addition to creating software and writing, I also make photos. I was a main stage photographer for TED Conferences from 2009 to 2016, and for O'Reilly Conferences from 2005 to 2011. I also photographed events for GigaOm, Apple, and Salesforce. My photography work these days is strictly for myself.
"The future isn't about AI doing human work. It's about AI helping humans do super-human work."
—Mike Krieger, Anthropic