Last month, my collaborator VC Torneden and I were in Chicaksha for the opening of “The Other Side”, our ongoing Route 66 photography project. We were hosted by the University of Arts and Science of Oklahoma, whose Art Wrecker Gallery made the perfect space for our images.

We also met with students and I hosted a photo walk through a few blocks of downtown Chickasha. We talked about the importance of slowing down to see things, how lovely reflections in windows is, the importance of being nice to people that we encountered, and freeing our minds up to see small details. It was really one of the best afternoons I’ve had in a while.

Oh, are you wondering if leading photo walks is a regular thing that I do? I can explain it this way: counting the one in Chickasha, I have led a total of one (1). So there’s that.

Chickasha, Oklahoma
photographed 9.11.2025