god’s mustache
I thought this photo was about the pew on the bottom left of the frame, the one that’s turned away from the front of the church. I had a title – “the unbelievers’ pew” – and everything.
But then, I was looking at those two round windows at the other end of the room, and how it looked like a face. A face with a mustache made from an altar cloth. And my whole idea about the photo changed.
Fort McKavett, Texas
photographed 4.12.2026
that was about the same time they stopped walling off their feelings
I always title my images, putting me strongly on THAT side of the ongoing debate.
Sometimes the titles are short and/descriptive. Other times they read like part of a novel. There’s no way I can explain the process or why certain titles land particular ways.
This image is called “that was about the same time they stopped walling off their feelings,” a phrase that came to me during the editing process. I’m not sure what, exactly, triggered that title: it’s not biographical. Or situational. Or confessional.
As far as I know…
Fort McKavett, Texas
photographed 4.12.2026
i guess the centennial was cancelled
Well, this is awkward. Not only have I and my collaborator Claudette Torneden been shooting Route 66 for five years, planning to wind it up this year during the centennial, but tons and tons of travelers have hit the (famous) road this year for the important anniversary.
And now! It is evidently closed. Or cancelled. Or something. Huh.
Elk City, Oklahoma
photographed 7.26.2026
suppose the sky had holes in it
One of the trippiest places I have ever been is the Jesus Gospel Park, right there on the main road through Addington, Oklahoma. (For reference, it’s roughly halfway between Terral and Marlow. But you probably either already knew that or had gone straight to a map before you got to this sentence.)
At any rate, if you stop (no matter your particular motivation) and it’s very, very hot, maybe the nice lady from the Addington Station antique store will come over and offer you some PowerAid. And then, properly hydrated, maybe you can understand whatever this is…
Addington, Oklahoma
photographed 7.23.2026
why pay more?
This place seems legit, right? Who here doesn’t need a $12 electric guitar or computer repairs that are less than $75?
But my favorite thing is the double underline paired with the two exclamation points and the completely faded letters. Whatever it used to say, I guess, was of great importance. Too bad we’ll never know…
Route 66
El Reno, Oklahoma
photographed 7.26.2026
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