on the porch

Down south one needs a porch. Upon that porch, one must have a porch swing. Why? Because if there were no porch swing there would be no porch 'talks'. 'Porch talks' being those times your parents need to talk to you about something import, drastic, Earth shattering, or accuse you of things you may or may not have done or am doing. And in those moments during the porch talks, if there is no porch swing, then all there is left to do is stand there.

jarrett

I see my brother once a year, on average, and that time is usually during Christmas when the family converges in the small town of Greensburg for the annual holiday tradition of eating too much food and getting prizes for it afterword. I assume my brother is such a natural in front of the camera because I've been aiming one at him his entire life, nevertheless I try to make a point to get a shot or two of him in during our visit. He's easy to photograph and knows how to just relax and be himself; after all that's what portraiture is about, capturing someone in a moment that could very well define a life.

bench n boots

There are so many photos I've done the past few years...many of those that'll never make it in the final book I'm working toward. So, why not post some outtakes? Like this one of my Dad's boots, and where they're always kept: upside down on the back porch, squeezed between the bench and the wall. A slight bit of humor and a slight bit of home all wrapped up in one photo. That's why I do what I do.