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Muscle Structure

I have always known that horses were powerful creatures. And now I’ve made a photograph to prove it.

Levelland, Texas
photographed 4.2.2021

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