Craig Mod is writing, photographing, and walking.

My book “Koya Bound” won the AIGA 50 Books/50 Covers award in 2017.

My collected essays on the future of books came out in Japanese and Korean in 2015.

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Popular Essays

The Future of Photography is Software

Software ate the camera but freed photography — on the future of networked lenses.

SW945: The Sound of a Walk in Japan

Some of my favorite episodes from my binaural podcast

A Need to Walk

How and why we walk and how to walk better

Travel / Walking Gear

A few notes on gear for the long walk

Koya Bound — Book

Koya Bound cover photo

Eight days on the Kumano Kodo with Dan Rubin. Limited edition (1,000 copies, signed) photo book of the walk. Introductory essay by Craig Mod.

Winner of 50 Books / 50 Covers 2017 award for book design.

Companion travelogue website at: walkumano.com

Notes on making the book: To Make a Book, Walk on a Book

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Recent Essays