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Are You a Journey or Destination Person?
As a photographer, rushing rarely leads to creating meaningful images. If there’s one life principle I vehemently oppose, it’s hurry. Hurry and photography are seldom compatible. Perhaps, had I titled this post more positively, I would have chosen something like “Always Take Time to Smell the Roses.” I could delve into the theological aspects of…
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A Photo Walk Down College Street
The other day, I had about an hour to take a quick photo walk down College Street in Auburn. I had hoped for more time, but it didn’t work out, so it ended up being a brief walk. My main goal was to capture some of the azaleas in town during this time of year,…
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True Photography Blends Reality and Art
One of the things I enjoy photographing is everyday normal places, but presenting them in a way that breathes a little more life into those spaces, so to speak. Scenes with super bright, hot, high-contrast lighting can be some of the most challenging times to capture an image, as they tend to accentuate harsh shadows…
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Bright Colors of an Abandoned Cafe
It seems that everywhere I turn lately, I stumble upon some random abandoned gas station, cafe, or building. Living in a more rural area certainly aids in this discovery, but I had no idea this one existed until we stumbled upon it while driving to the store. The colors were immediately striking – vibrant yellows…
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Photography on the Streets of Nicaragua
I’ve been going back through some edits for the website lately, and I came across this entire street shoot I did in Nicaragua a few years ago that I had not processed yet. These images were never really part of the focus of the trip, so I never got around to looking at them until…
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Cold Sunday Walkabout
Baseball has started (at least the NCAA version), so it’s supposed to be getting warmer here in the south. This is the time of year when we get some beautiful mid 70° days and freezing 32° nights and we have almost completely forgotten what it feels like for it to be “hot and humid!” The…
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10 Photos from Gay Street in Auburn
Winter in the South is often a hard time to get motivated, at least in the world of photography. This is a summer place. So I thought I would start a new series on my site called “10 Photos from…” and 10 Photos from Gay Street in Auburn is the first installment of my 10…
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Gulf Shores State Park Pier in a Storm
A rather large storm system came in from the Gulf last week, which brought warmer temperatures and a lot of rain. I went down to the Gulf Shores / Orange Beach area to try to get some images of the storm and the Gulf State Park Pier, but by the time I got down there…
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Driving Loki Through Tuskegee National Forest
In the early 20th century, Macon County, Alabama, faced challenges with poor soil in its northern region, leading to failed attempts to assist African American families through programs like “The Big Hungry.” In 1934, a new initiative, the Tuskegee Land Utilization Project, was initiated to address land poverty. This New Deal project, under the Resettlement…
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Chewacla State Park Waterfall
Here is a photographic look at the Chewacla State Park Waterfall. On this day it was super overcast which gives the ground and rocks a great red rusty color with some greens to the photos.