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Day 5 of 366. Not sure how long I’ll continue the texture series, but I’m capturing new images every day. It’s amazing how quickly you can train your eye to look for specific things like light, texture, composition. It just takes intentional focus and practice. Every day. Two questions for you to answer today: What [...]
Have you heard of the ShootQ yearly grant for photographers? It’s a $12,000 grant given to a photographer to fund a project that raises public awareness about an important social, environmental or economic issue. I applied. Can you guess the topic of my application? Sure you can. Sex trafficking of young girls in Atlanta (and [...]
Many girls grow up with a deathly fear of the dark… for some it’s legitimate fears of what happens in the night, for others it’s fear of the unknown… For girls on the street, it’s a fear they may never overcome. Coupled with that fear is a pervading sense of loneliness and isolation. Intimate friendships [...]
You know about the crazy life of a creative, but do you know about the solitude? Do you live a life of solitude by choice or by design? Does your art require or dictate the way you interact and live in the world? As I’ve been watching documentaries of master photographers from the past and [...]
Injustice is an attack on God’s children. If we do nothing, we stand with the oppressor. Two months ago, we rallied around Street Grace to donate $100 to this organization fighting sex trafficking and child exploitation in the metro Atlanta area. Thank you to those of you who participated and helped us make it happen. [...]
Everyone has a different view on what, when, and how much knowledge and information to share. It’s a topic that can create quite a bit of hostility and heated discussion as well, at least in my experience. As I was looking for a shot today, I stumbled upon this rope I have on my dresser [...]
Earlier this week I announced that I was embarking on a photo series of smoke trails. I wasn’t sure where it would take me, but I knew that I had just barely tapped the surface of my potential in exploring this type of photography. I also knew that if I just continued to try it [...]
I promise I haven’t been smoking or sipping anything. The only thing I may be under the influence of is too much incense, which can be pretty heady stuff. Seriously though, when I started processing the new smoke trails images, I began to see something else…movement, shape, water, fire, dolphins, lions, even eyes, faces…aliens? All [...]
I’ve been talking about creating photo series and tonight I started a new one, capturing the life and death of… a single marshmallow…by roasting. Roasting marshmallows brings back such warm childhood memories. I seriously have refined the art of browning the perfect marshmallow. Golden brown on all sides, melted all the way through to the [...]
For the past year, I’ve had ideas for different photo series I’d like to create. One of the recurring ideas is a series of battered barns. I’m not sure what draws me to them, but they always seem to capture my attention. Today, while driving in the Tennessee mountains, I grabbed some images to start [...]
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