2019 has been bananas. B-A-N-A-N-A-S. Go ahead, try getting Gwen Stefani unstuck from your head, I dare you. I’ve returned to my old stomping grounds in Texas twice this year and likely will have at least two more visits before … Read More
2016 in review
2016 was quite an interesting year. Business kept trucking along, I traveled extensively on assignment, and I had my first gallery showing in three years. Below is a sampling of 2016, have a great holiday and happy new year! Yesterday's … Read More
NCMA + OBX
Ever notice much of my art photography over recent years have been during poor weather conditions? Yeah, I gotta work those really nice days. It seems every April/May brings persistent cloudy and rainy weather that pretty much stalls all my … Read More
2015 in Review
2015 was one of more personally interesting years as I’ve struggled with several health issues, so the focus of my photography was much different than previous years – less time “for fun” stuff with most of my remaining energy dedicated … Read More
Winter Wanderings
With spring arriving, these are the last winter wanderings I had through North & South Carolina as well as Virginia. For many personal reasons I didn’t get out as much as desired, but enough to scratch the photography itch. I’m … Read More
Two Days Off, Part 2 – One Virginia Barn
Last spring a good photographer friend stumbled across a collapsing barn in southern Virginia. When she e-mailed me about it, I instantly knew I’d eventually have to see it for myself. For the first time in five months, I had … Read More
2014 in review – WHHEWWWWWW!
2014 WAS INSANE! The assignments came pouring in as business literally doubled and work took me between North Carolina and Oklahoma. Personal photographs were challenging to come by but I managed to sneak in what I could during travel and … Read More
Oh yeah, I was in South Carolina for 48 hours…
When I observed it’s been two months since my blog I suddenly realized, Oh hey, I forgot about my short SC trip. Late August I photographed in Charleston on behalf of one of my commercial real-estate clients. September has been … Read More
Spare Photos in Spare Time
I had been traveling relatively often on assignment but had still managed to capture spare photos here and there. These images were taken across four states in a matter of two weeks. NORTH CAROLINA It was a Saturday and I … Read More
Abandoned North Carolina – Wandering Halifax County
I recently had an assignment in Halifax County and in between shooting had a few hours to waste. You know what they say, idle hands… I ran across most of these places while driving and returned a week later to … Read More
Five Days of Rural Play
I had promised myself I’d do a bit of personal shooting and had some opportunity near the time the entire southeastern corridor of the United States became paralyzed by a couple inches of snow. Our schools were closed, roads were … Read More
2013 in review – and it’s not over yet.
What a wonderful 2013 – though I didn’t travel to as many locations nor have as much time, I got to see so much more before me. You know you’ve taken too many photos when featuring your 60 favorite images … Read More
Spare Moments
Typically my off-season, the last couple of months have been among the busiest I’ve ever experienced as a professional photographer. I can’t properly express how thrilled and thankful I am for this, however it’s provided little opportunity for any – … Read More
Three days and Nary a Banjo
That’s right – more rural photography. Two fellow photogs and I recently traveled to meet up in West Virginia with two other photogs at the abandoned Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum. Since we all a) like photography b) appreciate abandoned places and … Read More
North Carolina Vernacular
Tripping through North Carolina countryside has become one of my favorite (and slightly scary) things to do, especially since I started shooting pictures 10 years ago. I had a free weekend off so spent an afternoon checking out local rural … Read More
York County, Pennsylvania
Welcome to Part FIVE of my personal July travel, in which I’ll give you a break from urban exploration to hit the Pennsylvania countryside, specifically York County. Check out my previous photos from the same trip under the following blog … Read More
Abandoned North Carolina – In and Out
Made a last second impulse trip to another North Carolina mill town. Didn’t as much time on my hands as I hoped for, so I ducked into two abandoned locations and documented some stuff in between…including this vehicle. Turns out … Read More
On the road in May 2013: These are the breaks
When I have a bunch of professional and art photography commitments, particularly when traveling it can be difficult to catch a break, so I catch them on the road with my camera. Since turning pro, my efficiency in capturing photos … Read More
Behind the Image – Claxton Fields
OCTOBER 10, 2003: Mom whipped her head around towards me slumbering in the back of the car and demanded, “Are you listening, Sterl?” I drowsily raised my head from the nest I made between the back seat and rear window … Read More