I’m Jack Baty^1. I live and work in Grand Rapids, Michigan. I was born here and have not yet discovered a compelling reason to leave.

Work

In 1995, I joined Steve and Bryan Lewis as a partner in their newly-minted web shop, Fusionary Media. The early days of the Internet were perfectly suited to my interests and skills. I’ve created or helped create so much stuff on the web it’s hard to keep track of them. These days I’m doing less development and more technical project management, which is fun and interesting and challenging. I’m approaching two decades of eagerly heading into the office each morning.

Before Fusionary? Let’s see, I’ve been a freelance programmer, construction worker, burger flipper, and paperboy. I expect someday I’ll end up once again as the latter.

Photography

If forced to choose a favorite hobby, I’d choose taking photos. These days I shoot a combination of 35mm and medium format film, with a bit of digital thrown in for good measure. If you’re interested in the gear details, see Stuff I Use.

• Flickr for snaps and miscellaneous stuff
• Zenfolio for all galleries
• 500px for a portfolio (or more acurately, favorite photos)

About this site

I started this blog in 1999 mostly as a place to post links. Since then I’ve tried to make it into a number of different things, but it always ends up being a journal; my journal. It’s a place for me to jot things down about stuff that interests me.

Please do not expect consistency.