Monthly Archives: May 2015
The encroaching forest
As I mentioned the other day, I recently went to British Columbia to meet up with my friend Ehpem. He was an excellent host, showing me non-tourist parts of Victoria, and arranging a trip up the west coast of the island, where’d he planned a stop at this little ocean-front community because he knew I’d like to see (and photograph, endlessly) the remains of the place.
As we were standing there, cameras in hand, he remarked on the difference between what the surroundings looked like compared to what I usually see in West Texas. It was a good point: we have more problems with encroaching dirt than encroaching forests…
Jordan River, British Columbia
photographed 4.22.15
(Here’s a self-portrait that Ehpem made during our Jordan River stop.)
I was there after the zombie
That is, I think I was.
Gas Works Park
Seattle, Washington
photographed 4.18.2015
Arches
In addition to a cyclops, the Gas Works Park had a very nice set of concrete arches, which I found to be almost ecclesiastical…
Gas Works Park
Seattle, Washington
photographed 4.18.2015
Cyclops
I was in Seattle last month for the American Planning Association’s national conference, which is pretty much as exciting as it sounds.
On a urban-planning themed city tour, I got to see the Gas Works Park, which is on the location of a former (pay close attention here, because it starts to get complicated) gas works. It’s been a park since the mid-1970s, and is sort of famous for having kept part of the gas works structures in place.
Which I suppose means that the cyclops was somehow part of gas production.
Seattle, Washington
photographed 4.18.2015
“The feeling of the rural night”
Every other year, the Buddy Holly Center in Lubbock hosts a juried photography exhibition, Illuminance. The theme of this year’s show is “The feeling of the rural night”; the juror was Rixon Reed, of Santa Fe’s photoeye gallery.
I am very happy to announce that I had three images selected to be part of the show, and one of the images was awarded an Honorable Mention.
You may have seen earlier versions of these images here on the blog.
“Chaos” – near Abiquiu, New Mexico
“Leave the Streets Empty” – Santa Rosa, New Mexico
“Solace in the Midst of Storms” – near Abiquiu, New Mexico (honorable mention)
Illuminance 2015 will open to the public on Friday, June 26th at the Buddy Holly Center. A closing reception, with gallery talk by Juror Rixon Reed, will take place at 3 PM on Saturday, August 15th. Stop by if you get a chance.
One Day | One Image 