Craig Mod
@craigmod.com
Writer & photographer. Japan based for 20+ years.
Author of Things Become Other Things (Random House: May 2025), Kissa by Kissa (2020). Contributor to NYTimes, Atlantic, WIRED, and more. Walks a lot. Bla bla bla!!
shop.specialprojects.jp
craigmod.com
Author of Things Become Other Things (Random House: May 2025), Kissa by Kissa (2020). Contributor to NYTimes, Atlantic, WIRED, and more. Walks a lot. Bla bla bla!!
shop.specialprojects.jp
craigmod.com
Signed copies at the amazing three lives and co in the west village 🤓
(Probably my favorite bookstore in the whole dang world)
(Probably my favorite bookstore in the whole dang world)
May 7, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Signed copies at the amazing three lives and co in the west village 🤓
(Probably my favorite bookstore in the whole dang world)
(Probably my favorite bookstore in the whole dang world)
We’re about a ~week out from the launch of “Things Become Other Things.” It goes on sale May 6. Our Rizzoli launch party in NYC is on May 5.
Looking forward to seeing so many of you out there on the tour! (Be sure to RSVP!)
craigmod.com/books/things_become_other_things/
Looking forward to seeing so many of you out there on the tour! (Be sure to RSVP!)
craigmod.com/books/things_become_other_things/
April 29, 2025 at 1:06 AM
We’re about a ~week out from the launch of “Things Become Other Things.” It goes on sale May 6. Our Rizzoli launch party in NYC is on May 5.
Looking forward to seeing so many of you out there on the tour! (Be sure to RSVP!)
craigmod.com/books/things_become_other_things/
Looking forward to seeing so many of you out there on the tour! (Be sure to RSVP!)
craigmod.com/books/things_become_other_things/
This is the most committee-ass “perk” in the history of all apps; everyone involved in this decision chain should be banned from computer
April 7, 2025 at 12:01 AM
This is the most committee-ass “perk” in the history of all apps; everyone involved in this decision chain should be banned from computer
Mega Book Launch National USA Super Tour 2025 for "Things Become Other Things" starts on May 5. See you out there?!
craigmod.com/books/things...
craigmod.com/books/things...
March 28, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Mega Book Launch National USA Super Tour 2025 for "Things Become Other Things" starts on May 5. See you out there?!
craigmod.com/books/things...
craigmod.com/books/things...
this chart makes the x100vi look more and more miraculous
March 21, 2025 at 2:36 AM
this chart makes the x100vi look more and more miraculous
sometimes this little stinker comes and visits
March 20, 2025 at 12:22 PM
sometimes this little stinker comes and visits
Woke up to a nice little blizzard in Tokyo this morning — this makes me weirdly very happy (I love winter, miss snow, etc)
March 19, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Woke up to a nice little blizzard in Tokyo this morning — this makes me weirdly very happy (I love winter, miss snow, etc)
My goofy, members only, twitter-but-better-and-exactly-what-I-want social network, The Good Place, is quickly growing into my favorite place to post / peek at online. Available to members on members.specialprojects.jp
March 17, 2025 at 5:04 AM
My goofy, members only, twitter-but-better-and-exactly-what-I-want social network, The Good Place, is quickly growing into my favorite place to post / peek at online. Available to members on members.specialprojects.jp
lol the book that meta was trying to suppress is #3 on ALL OF AMAZON now:
March 15, 2025 at 8:14 AM
lol the book that meta was trying to suppress is #3 on ALL OF AMAZON now:
i built a "2009 twitter crossed with irc vibes" members-only social network for SPECIAL PROJECTS folks called The Good Place … and it's kind of fun and sweet? discord, but if it wasn't a warship? a feed, but you can only post max 5x a day (replies 10x), and everything disappears in a week?
March 12, 2025 at 2:38 AM
i built a "2009 twitter crossed with irc vibes" members-only social network for SPECIAL PROJECTS folks called The Good Place … and it's kind of fun and sweet? discord, but if it wasn't a warship? a feed, but you can only post max 5x a day (replies 10x), and everything disappears in a week?
i have no desire to take my m6 underwater, but if i did, you bet i'd want one of these sub13 gorgeous suckers
www.sub13.com/analog
www.sub13.com/analog
March 12, 2025 at 2:10 AM
i have no desire to take my m6 underwater, but if i did, you bet i'd want one of these sub13 gorgeous suckers
www.sub13.com/analog
www.sub13.com/analog
can't believe it's been 18 months since i posted this
February 23, 2025 at 12:43 PM
can't believe it's been 18 months since i posted this
So you don’t have to click through and endure the terrible website:
February 22, 2025 at 11:26 AM
So you don’t have to click through and endure the terrible website:
here's the email quote level of securing the rights to a single frame in a film (email chain began sept 29 and is continuing, even today)
February 17, 2025 at 3:40 AM
here's the email quote level of securing the rights to a single frame in a film (email chain began sept 29 and is continuing, even today)
(i'll press you as soon as i close these 14,000 tabs)
February 13, 2025 at 4:08 AM
(i'll press you as soon as i close these 14,000 tabs)
After six years of running a membership program, here are the current set of “rules” I (mostly) abide by: craigmod.com/essays/membe...
February 8, 2025 at 10:27 AM
After six years of running a membership program, here are the current set of “rules” I (mostly) abide by: craigmod.com/essays/membe...
is there any way to permanently turn off (set to Allow) this new, eternally-popping-up macOS dialog?
February 7, 2025 at 5:52 AM
is there any way to permanently turn off (set to Allow) this new, eternally-popping-up macOS dialog?
astounding image from 1976 by greg giard — that's east side of shinjuku station (sakuraya is biccamera today); but look, look closely in the foreground … a … a … garbage can
www.greggirard.com/jal-76-88/
www.greggirard.com/jal-76-88/
January 28, 2025 at 10:27 AM
astounding image from 1976 by greg giard — that's east side of shinjuku station (sakuraya is biccamera today); but look, look closely in the foreground … a … a … garbage can
www.greggirard.com/jal-76-88/
www.greggirard.com/jal-76-88/
thanks to everyone who took my TBOT BOOK TOUR poll; here are the current top 25 cities; if you haven't responded and would like to see me come to your city in May 2025, please fill this out:
forms.gle/FL88tpQikr4X...
forms.gle/FL88tpQikr4X...
January 24, 2025 at 5:41 AM
thanks to everyone who took my TBOT BOOK TOUR poll; here are the current top 25 cities; if you haven't responded and would like to see me come to your city in May 2025, please fill this out:
forms.gle/FL88tpQikr4X...
forms.gle/FL88tpQikr4X...
Some thoughts on attention and social media in the latest Roden newsletter:
craigmod.com/roden/099/
craigmod.com/roden/099/
January 24, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Some thoughts on attention and social media in the latest Roden newsletter:
craigmod.com/roden/099/
craigmod.com/roden/099/
January 17, 2025 at 7:21 AM
the exciting loving messages from my mom
January 10, 2025 at 8:51 AM
the exciting loving messages from my mom
a few shots from tokyo new year's day walk (the only feature i miss here from threads is being able to post more than 4 images)
January 9, 2025 at 1:30 AM
a few shots from tokyo new year's day walk (the only feature i miss here from threads is being able to post more than 4 images)
