Assignments took me into the midwest this summer, but I’m not here to talk about that – instead I’ll further share things that interested me in between working. Cities I’ll focus on are Indianapolis, Cincinnati, and Louisville. Ready? INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA … Read More
Return to Old
Followers may or may not have noticed that personal photography has greatly diminished over the last two years, especially abandoned subject matter. Much of it can be attributed to my professional life, however the reality is it’s been over 18 … 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
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
Don't Skip Arkansas, Part 2 – High and Dry
You read my previous two blogs from this trip, right? Of course you did, but in case you didn’t: October 2012 – Memphis, Tennessee Don’t Skip Arkansas, Part 1 – It’s really nice out there. I was pretty stoked to … Read More
2011 in review.
It’s safe to say 2011 has been the most frenetic year I’ve experienced since becoming independent. It was also the first time in two years I had the enough time to travel for leisure. I got to travel through 19 … Read More
One man’s trash
Last week I joined the Cary Photographic Artists on a shoot hosted by Wayne Dockery in Clayton, North Carolina. I’m rarely in Clayton and certainly haven’t explored it much but now I’m determined to do so more often. There are … Read More
June 2011 – Few and far between
Well now that I’m back on the ground in Raleigh for the past few months, I’ve been concentrating on developing my business here. Which means not only are the “for fun” shots are few and far between, I don’t even … Read More
3K Run: Part 1 – The In Between
Okay, so I drove 3027 miles. On the way up and back I drove through Charleston, WV, Dayton, OH, Indianapolis, IN, Milwaukee, WI, Madison WI, Chicago, IL, Lousiville, KY, Lexington, KY, and Knoxville, TN. As you’ll read further in this … Read More
Tennessee and Kentucky barns
Normal people spend New Year’s Eve in some metropolitan area counting down to the upcoming calendar year. I am clearly not normal and spent it in central Tennessee and western Kentucky. The biggest surprise of my venture into photography is … Read More
North Carolina Old US-64
Took a mini-road trip between Wilson and Greenville along old US-64, now ALT-64. This was the path I was originally traveling when I got stung by a raid of wasps. It’s past crop season so all of the fields are … Read More
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