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Sky

Amarillo, Texas

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On Main

Tucumcari, New Mexico

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Makeshift Rangefinder

You know when you think about it — a 35mm lens on a reflex camera (knowing that you’ll crop in later) mimics a rangefinder experience by letting you see outside the frame while composing pictures.

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One Day in Sunray

A street photograph without people documents place and shows landscapes of asphalt and cement. One day I went to Sunray and strolled around.

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Town

Rankin, Texas

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Town Scene

Happy, Texas

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Pond

Midland, Texas

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Interstate Twenty

Warm sunlight and desert mountains blanket the horizon. Miles of asphalt fly under my feet. I love being out here among trucks.

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2nd near West County Rd.

Odessa, Texas

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Taking or Making

In photographing landscapes, places, and found environments, perhaps the difference between making and taking lives in the focal length, where a 35mm takes, and a 50mm makes.

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Gas Station

Glenrio, Texas

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Layered

A 50mm lens is more front-to-back than side-to-side and compresses things together, perfect for layering foregrounds over backgrounds — more deadpan than a 35.

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Film Emulation

It’s fine to digitally emulate analog. A box of monochrome 8x10 sells for $250 — a $150 rise from a decade ago, and some 35mm rolls fetch $15. Analog was once the primary photographic method.