must be off
The cemetery had this sign posted at every entrance. And no matter how many times I saw it, I could not figure out what it was meaning to tell me. It seems pretty important, but I never could get it. Just to be safe, though, and because I’m a rules-follower I didn’t leave any flowers.*
Route 66
Kellyville, Oklahoma
photographed 7.24.2026
*I mean, I wasn’t there to leave flowers and in fact, didn’t have any with me.
onic only
I can always tell when I’m working hard to get a shot lined up, because I hold the tip of my tongue a certain why. Apparently, the placement of it triggers the “photo composition” part of my brain. Or, you know, something like that…
Route 66
Bristow, Oklahoma
photographed 7.24.2026
oh, hello
I spent some time back on Route 66 last week, as it’s near the end of the five-year collaborative project I’ve been doing with Claudette Torneden.
Seeing this woman undressing the mannequin – and catching it in time to get the shot! – was the best thing all day. The second best thing was when that same woman, after noticing me and my camera, came outside and apologized for getting in the shot.
(I did not disclose that she actually WAS the reason for the photo.)
Route 66
El Reno, Oklahoma
photographed 7.26.2026
ocean breeze
As it turns out, I don’t even like this photo very much. My apologies for posting it…
(I edit in advance of when I post, so a week or so ago, I did like it. What changed? Beats me, but, man am I ever in a shitty mood. Anyway, whatever I post on August 1 will not be a photo I actively dislike!)
Portland, Maine
photographed 3.15.2026
guiding in the night
DO NOT get photographers started on LED lighting, which doesn’t provide those starbursts in photos the way “real” lights do. I had a sense of future nostalgia when I made this image a few months ago…there are more and more LEDs every time I am out taking photos at night.
Portland, Maine
photographed 3.15.2026
One Day | One Image 