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leaf/trap
That day was windy – even by West Texas standards! That wind was a beast and almost made it hard to think going out to photograph things was a bad idea.
But this sort of made me rethink how bad that wind really was: after all, a calm day wouldn’t have given me this gift, would it?
Silverton, Texas
photographed 11.21.2021
OKC Mornings
Well, this is something different!
Mornings from my hotel room were filled with the view across the street, and I couldn’t resist making photos. And then, I couldn’t resist making them into a triptych.
Also, starting this week, this image and a few others will be available for purchase at Broadway Contemporary Fine Art Gallery in Lubbock. I am extremely proud that gallery owner (and artist) Janelle Barrington-Spivey has included my work with the other local and regional artists she represents. If you’re in Lubbock, stop on by and tell Janelle I said hello.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
photographed 11.24.2021, 11.25.2021, and 11.26.2021
higher than the sky
Changes in agriculture* have rendered this grain elevator (and many of its cousins) unnecessary. But this is at least the third time I’ve photographed this particular one, and I bet I’m not done yet. So they still do serve a purpose, although it is very limited and contributes nothing to local economies…
County Line, Texas
photographed 12.11.2021
*I said that like I know what those changes are. But I don’t.
Lunch Lady
Color AND a person? I’m as surprised by this as you are.
(Backstory: we drove to Olton for lunch at a BBQ place that’s very good, and well worth the hour’s drive. It’s a food truck, and this woman was sitting at one of the picnic tables waiting on her lunch to arrive. Travel advice: if you like BBQ you may want to check out Rejino BBY, but get there early as they sell out.)
Olton, Texas
photographed 12.11.2021
Winter Grasses
Sometimes you do a thing on a whim – without any real thought or planning or expectations – and it turns out to be the best thing, the most life-altering thing, a thing you couldn’t have even imagined.
On January 1, 2009, I started a blog, a photography blog. My concept (a rather grand term for what was really more like the vaguest of ideas) was to post a black and white image every day for year. I completed that year, and did another and another and now here we are, as I embark on my 14th year of posting images every day. A lot has happened since then. For one thing, I’ve become a much better photographer. But the main thing is that I have made strong connections with photographers all over the world, and can count some of them as among my closest friends. That is something I never could have imagined.
All of this to say: follow your whims – you never know what can happen.
County Line, Texas
photographed 12.11.2021
One Day | One Image 