Dante Sisofo Blog

Fortitude comes from the Latin word fortitūdō, meaning strength, courage, firmness, or bravery. So fortitude literally means “the quality of being strong.” In classical and Christian thought, fortitude became one…

Yo, what’s poppin’ people? It’s Dante. Today I want to share some thoughts on archiving your city and how this can bring more joy to your photography practice. I’ve been…

Allegheny Ave in Flux documents a continuous walk along Allegheny Avenue across North Philadelphia, traversing multiple neighborhoods from west to east. The route passes through Pennsylvania, Allegheny West, and Richmond,…

Yo, what’s poppin’, people? It’s Dante. Today I’m thinking about why you should hit flow state every single day. I think flow state is essentially a period where time doesn’t…

If there is one photographer whose method resembles what you’re trying to do with FLUX and Philly in Flux, it’s probably not Henri Cartier-Bresson or Garry Winogrand. Not because of style—but because of systems…

There are some striking parallels between the cult of Dionysus and the Catholic Church, but there are also profound differences. Historians generally view Christianity as emerging from Judaism within the broader Greco-Roman…

Yo, what’s poppin’ people? It’s Dante. Today I want to share some thoughts on photography beyond the image and how I use photography as a way of being—a way of…

The walk follows Baltimore Avenue through Cedar Park and Spruce Hill in West Philadelphia, documenting a two-mile corridor of storefronts, rowhomes, transit stops, pedestrians, and seasonal street life. Conducted on…

Yo, what’s poppin’ people? It’s Dante. Today I’m going to be sharing some tips on what I look for when walking the street. Recently, I’ve been on a sort of…

START HERE Photographer. Educator. Builder of FLUX. Philadelphia. This page is a guided entry point into my photography, philosophy, lectures, archives, and publishing systems. 01 — WATCH THIS FIRST A…

Surveying Philadelphia one street at a time. Since June 2026, I have been walking the major corridors of Philadelphia,photographing, mapping, and publishing each route as a public archive. Every walk…

A walk along Chestnut Street from east to west across Philadelphia, documenting the corridor through Washington Square West, Garden Court, West Philadelphia, and Haddington. Captured entirely with a RICOH GR…

Then you’re speaking the language of a lot of poets, mystics, and artists. The Sirens become more than monsters in that reading. They become symbols of the thing that calls…

Today I’m here to share with you a project that I’ve been working on: Philly in Flux, where I’m documenting one street at a time, simply photographing and preserving space…