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Waiting for Irene

Waiting for Irene

A diptych made while hanging out with a friend waiting and watching for Irene.

Studies Off The Wall: Sonora, TX

Studies Off The Wall: Sonora, TX

While working on the ADP project in Sonora Texas I had a lot of free time to kill walking up and down the streets.  This was the first time I was just free to roam with my new Canon 5D.  My mind buzzed as I simplified my world into lines and colors.  These aren’t the [...]

Dalai Lama in Boca Raton, FL

Dalai Lama in Boca Raton, FL

A crowd of 3,000 listened to the Dalai Lama’s message “Build world peace by building your own inner peace” at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, FL.  Wrapped in his one-shouldered maroon and saffron robes, the Dalai Lama spoke for more than an hour. Thanks to Gold Coast Publishing I was able to get a

Mississippi Delta

Mississippi Delta

Clarksdale Mississippi wants to be known as the birthplace of the blues but the ghost of legal segregation are still visible in a complex defacto segregation. The public and private school are split along racial lines. The country club is all white and the neighborhoods are resegregating as rich white residents move into tax haven [...]

Trinkets of America

Trinkets of America

I sorted through some old photos from my newspaper internship at the St. Pete Times and these popped out to me.

A Time of War

A Time of War

As you look at these pages recognize your reaction to the images and quotes.  What emotions rise to the surface?  Is it a feeling of pride, disgust, or indifference?  Recognize that many other people have the exact opposite reaction.  Why? Debates over wars are debates of competing histories.  These histories are formed by wedging falsehood [...]

Singles

Singles

Sometimes a single image lives on after it’s brothers and sisters became tired.  This is the home of those feisty bastards.

Spirituality in the Suburbs

Spirituality in the Suburbs

The enclaves of Boca Raton, FL can play havoc on the mind. Thank you Liz.

Now for something a little different

Now for something a little different

This Saturday was a Christmas festival in New Port Richey. I become a photographer unlike myself, put direct flash on, didn’t talk with people, just walked around trying to show the festival as its unvarnished self with a little symbolism.