Bracelet (a kind of portrait)
Yes, well, I sure did zoom in on a woman’s bracelet the other day. And that’s probably not even the weirdest thing I’ve ever done, photographically speaking.
Levelland, Texas
photographed 4.2.2021
Used to have a town
Here’s one last shot from the burned down building. This is the corner of the lot where the recyclable metal debris was piled up, although it looks like a few books are trying to sneak away with the metal…
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 3.38.2021
Book Burning 3: Derision
Here’s one more burnt book. I love that the word “derision” is almost the only legible word. I love the texture that the wet book took on as it dried. But mostly, I love that it reminds me of a chrysanthemum in full bloom. If, you know, chrysanthemums were made of paper and were charred and wet from a fire and were in black and white.
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 3.38.2021
Book Burning 2: Crisis Forecasting
This photograph is the absolute truth: a book open to a chapter titled Crisis Forecasting was right there at the scene of the fire.
Sometimes I think finding things like this is the very reason I became a photographer.
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 3.38.2021
Book Burning 1: Ansel Adams
There was a fire in downtown Lubbock last month; some apartments, a barbershop, and a used book store were destroyed. Naturally, my camera and I went out to look around; by the day I explored, the salvageable things (metal joists, mostly) had been pulled out to one side and everything else was pushed into a pile. And, shining like a beacon from the pile was Ansel Adams’s autobiography.
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 3.38.2021
One Day | One Image 