Photographer. Tenderloin enthusiast. Road trip maker. Iowan. Cyclone.
I-I love the colorful clothes she wears And the way the sunlight plays upon her hair I hear the sound of a gentle word On the wind that lifts her perfume through the air I’m pickin’ up good vibrations She’s giving me the excitations (oom bop bop) I’m pickin’ up… Read More »Good Vibrations
LETTERS OR NUMBERS! A great theme! But were enough people their own dawg enough to make it a popular theme? You will have to keep scrolling to find out! As of 12:01 PM on Monday, April 29, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks (ignore everything in parentheses): 1-Nader… Read More »WPC – WEEK 451 – LETTERS OR NUMBERS
I woke up in the hotel in Normal, Illinois at about my normal time 5:45 AM or so. I packed up the tremendous amount of stuff I lugged into the hotel. A suitcase. A laptop. A CPAP. A camera bag. My ledger. Probably some other stuff as well. I figured… Read More »Eclipse Road Trip – Day 3
You probably spent the last several minutes this morning eagerly, constantly refreshing your email inbox waiting to see what delightful images were submitted for last week’s THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE theme LETTERS OR NUMBERS. Unfortunately for you, I am probably standing in a convention center in New Orleans right now,… Read More »WEEK 452 THEME REVEAL
Originally I was going to break off from Jay for the last leg of the Catholic Fish Fry Circuit. I was going to go down to Ankeny or Des Moines and find a place that was serving fish tacos. But, the Iowa State Women were playing Maryland in the 1st… Read More »Fisher of Men: Ames Campustown Field Work
A few weeks back I was invited to attend an artist’s exhibition, as what happens with people of my taste and sophistication. It was the Master’s of Fine Art’s Thesis Exhibition for Clevenger’s fiance Hope. She specializes mostly in ceramics. I talked Jesse into going and it was a great… Read More »Hope’s MFA Thesis Exhibition
Time to share another collection of images taken on my last trip to the Iowa State Fair on the last day of the Iowa State Fair with Jesse and Nader. This collection begins in the Varied Industry Building and ends in the Cultural Building. One of my favorite buildings at… Read More »Iowa State Fair – Day 4 – Gamma
I may not always love you But long as there are stars above you You never need to doubt it I’ll make you so sure about it God only knows what I’d be without you If you should ever leave me Though life would still go on believe me The… Read More »God Only Knows
Time to share the final collection of images I took on my street photography trip I took to the Des Moines Farmer’s Market with Teresa last summer. For the most part I am opposed to putting stickers on cars. I can’t remember the name, but I once heard a comedian… Read More »Des Moines Farmer’s Market III
On Day 2 of the Eclipse Road Trip I woke up in the comfort of the bed. Did my business in a toilet with running water. Brushed my teeth. Still opted for a whore’s bath and then decided to do a little bit of exploring while the rest were sleeping… Read More »Eclipse Road Trip – Day 2
NOTE: Next Monday I will be in New Orleans and have limited access to the internet or the phone. Don’t expect any kind of reminders. You’ll have to be your own dawg. It is the last Monday of the month and on the last Monday of the month I like… Read More »WPC – WEEK 450 – EMOTION
When Jesse and I went down to Kansas City to watch Iowa State in the Big 12 Men’s Basketball Championship Game we had time to get a decent meal in the Power & Light District. While it is sacrilegious to some to go to Kansas City and not get barbecue,… Read More »Burgertime: Kansas City Field Work
Time to share the sixth collection of found art from Boone or near Boone that I’m calling THE BOONE ART CENTER PROJECT. Most of these pictures were taken east of Boone. A couple were taken in the skate park in McHose Park. Pretty sure I have enough of these built… Read More »Boone Art Center Gallery Six
Time to share another collection of images I took on my last trip to the Iowa State Fair on the last day of the Iowa State Fair with Jesse and Nader. This collection begins in the Agriculture Building and ends in the Varied Industry Building. I love the Agriculture Building.… Read More »Iowa State Fair – Day 4 – Beta
You can run you can hide never let it inside Keep livin” your life in the dark But sooner or later that gentle persuader Is gonna catch up with your heart Make you a dreamer, believer Believin’ in love Right when a man’s doin” all that he planned And he… Read More »Love Will Turn You Around
Time to share another collection of images from my trip to the Des Moines Farmer’s Market with Teresa last year to do a little bit of street photography. I’m getting hungry just looking at some of these picures. Still one more collection of images from this trip left to share.
The last total eclipse to be visible from the United States for the next 20 years was on April 8. Unfortunately to see the 100% totality, I had to leave my beloved Cyclone State. I originally perused a few options. A spot in Missouri. A spot in Illinois. A spot… Read More »Eclipse Road Trip – Day 1
For no real apparent reason, I thought I would start adding a little photography lesson into these things every month or so. And I mean a very little photography lesson. This month’s lesson is going to be on bokeh. What is bokeh? Bokeh (the Japanese word for blur) is the… Read More »WPC – WEEK 449 – TIME
The stop on the Catholic Fish Fry Tour that I was most looking forward to was the Catholic Church in Granger. Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Catholic Church. I was looking forward to it, not because of its reputation. I literally know nothing about this fish fry or the Catholic… Read More »Fisher of Men: Granger Field Work
Back on August 10th of last year, after spending a chunk of the day at the Iowa State Fair with Gorshe family I made a trek over to Marshalltown to buy a lawnmower. I had given up on my lawnmower. You basically had to jam a stick into the choke… Read More »The Flamingo Motel
Time to start sharing the images from my last trip to the Iowa State Fair. This trip was on the last day of the Fair and I went with Jesse and Nader to pick up my pictures from the Iowa State Fair Photography Salon. It was scorching hot on this… Read More »Iowa State Fair – Day 4 – Alpha