A Road End
Odessa, Texas
Mesquite
Odessa, Texas
Bumbling
I embody something infuriating — an average person doing something. The combination of being run-of-the-mill and doing something creative is a frontier.
Virtual Movements
With enough resolution, we can crop in, move a frame around, and simulate a view camera’s movements in post — including rise, fall, and shift.
Bank Building in the Nighttime
Barstow, Texas
Big Bend
A plan to construct a physical barrier across Big Bend would be unpopular.
Queen Theater
Bryan, Texas
Navasota River
Navasota, Texas, 2017
Going to Town
A black-and-white picture of small-town Texas is sort of what western swing music looks like — if that makes sense.
Clearing the Air
Setbacks and errors teach us quickly that we have the capacity to keep moving. Failure is not a dead end; it is a regular part of the terrain. When things break down, it strips away the noise and forces you to look at the raw material of what you have left. You learn what you can handle by standing your ground and adjusting to the facts as they are.
Pecos River
Girvin (Horsehead Crossing), Texas
EAST
Austin, Texas
El Capitan
Guadalupe Mountains, Texas
Traveling Kindly
Go without want.
Sky
Amarillo, Texas
Poetry
If music is older than language, then that’s probably a large part of it.
On Main
Tucumcari, New Mexico
Makeshift Rangefinder
By most metrics, we’re lousy photographers, and that’s fine. 50mm might be the best focal length, and 35mm the best lens if we crop in a little.
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.
5600ºK
If sunlight’s temperature sits between 5000ºK and 6500ºK, then 5600ºK is a good custom choice.