Mm-mmMm-mm, ohMm-mm Some people live for the fortuneSome people live just for the fameSome people live for the power, yeahSome people live just to play the game Some people think that the physical thingsDefine what’s withinAnd I’ve been there before, but that life’s a boreSo full of the superficial Some… Read More »If I Ain’t Got You
A few weeks back the theme for THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE was BLACK & WHITE. I used a picture of Johnny Orr from Hilton Coliseum as my submission, but you are a dang fool if you think that was the only BLACK & WHITE image I took that week. A… Read More »Transcendental Meditation
Add a little sugar, honeysuckle andA great, big expression of happinessBoy, you couldn’t miss with a dozen rosesSuch would astound youThe joy of children laughing around youThese are the makings of youIt is true, the makings of you The righteous way to goLittle one would knowOr believe if I told… Read More »The Makings of You
Last Friday I showed the first part of the images I took on Day 4 of my trip to Philadelphia. At night Sarah and Tim came down and hung out with me before they drove on to Baltimore. This is collection is the rest of those images I took walking… Read More »Philadelphia Day 4: Street Photography
She was morningAnd I was nighttimeI one day woke upTo find her lying beside my bedI softly said, “Come take me” For I was lonelyIn need of someoneAs though I’d done someone wrong somewhereBut I don’t know whereI don’t know whereCome lately You are the sun, I am the moonYou… Read More »Play Me
I’ve seen the lightAnd I’ve seen the flameAnd I’ve been this way beforeAnd I’m sure to be this way againFor I’ve been refusedAnd I’ve been regainedAnd I’ve sung my song beforeAnd I’m sure to sing my song again Once againFor I’ve been releasedAnd I’ve been regainedAnd I’ve seen your eyes… Read More »I’ve Been This Way Before
Today we recognize and celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day here at Photography 139. At a time where the United States has fallen under the control of a particularly rabidly racist regime that is actively trying to erase the contributions of minorities out of the history books, it is particularly… Read More »WPC – WEEK 540 – CONTRAST
I went to see her just this morningTo see how the child might beShe sat there smokin all my cigarettesAt a table set for threeI could’ve criedI could’ve cried…When she said I don’t love you anymoreI was slain and shown the doorAin’t no room here anymorePlease don’t look to me… Read More »I Don’t Love You Anymore
Now that I’ve revealed all of the 2026 Photography Calendar I’m going to put together a super long post. I’m not joking, this is a SUPER long post. You might want to stretch out your scrolling finger before diving in to this one. Normally I might make this into 2… Read More »Let’s Talk 2026 Calendar!
Time to reveal the November image for the 2026 Photography 139 Calendar. NOVEMBER – 2026 The subject of the November image is a water lily I found at the Des Moines Botanical Garden. I am a proud member of the Iowa Arboretum and with that membership I can get in… Read More »WPC – WEEK 539 – ENTERTAINMENT
Time to reveal the September image for the 2026 Photography 139 Calendar. SEPTEMBER – 2026 The subject of the September image was Virgil the Owl. Virgil took up residence in a tree outside of Lagomarcino on the Iowa State campus this spring. So fortunately this owl was an easy owl… Read More »Des Moining II
It has recently been announced that Boone is going to gut their music and arts programs. I don’t know there is necessarily anything that can be done about it other than point out how tragic it is. I’m obviously not a parent of a middle schooler, but I came into… Read More »Would You Love a Creature
Time to reveal the April image for the 2026 Photography 139 Calendar. APRIL – 2026 Technical Details The subject for the April image is a collection of tulips taken in the Pella town square. Every year I like to make a trip to Pella to photograph their wonderful selection of… Read More »WPC – WEEK 538 – BLACK & WHITE
Time to reveal the February image for the 2026 Photography 139 Calendar. FEBRUARY – 2026 Technical Details The subject for the February image is a macro image of an ant on top of a peony in my backyard. I probably took hundreds of images of ants on my peonies before… Read More »A Long Goodbye
Time to reveal the January image for the 2026 Photography 139 Calendar. JANUARY – 2026 Technical Details The subject for the January image is the rotunda of the Iowa Capital. It is a part of a series of the Iowa Capital photos called “Where Basic Human Rights Go to Die”.… Read More »Philadelphia Day 2: I Didn’t Hear No Bell
Every last 2026 Photography 139 calendar has been distributed as of roughly 5:30 PM last night. So now is a good time to start sharing the images from this year’s calendar. We will start with the front cover. FRONT COVER – 2026 Technical Details The subject of the picture is… Read More »525,600 Minutes – 2025 Year in Review
Back in June I went down to Des Moines with Teresa. The ultimate goal was to hit the Greek Food Fair, but we also went to the Downtown Des Moines Famer’s Market and the Capital Pride Event. It was a pretty fantastic day. Here is the first collection of images… Read More »Des Moining I
Last Friday Lowell and I were wandering around Eastern State Penitentiary. This collection will conclude the pictures from there. It is a pretty cool place to visit if you are interested in history or just want to see how cruel man can be to fellow man once they have convicted… Read More »Philadelphia Day 2: Rest of Eastern State Penitentiary
Merry Christmas everyone!! I honestly don’t think a better sermon on the meaning of Christmas has ever been given than the one given by Linus in the Charlie Brown Christmas Special. So I’ll just share that again. I will assume everyone in the sound of these words has seen “A… Read More »Merry Christmas!!!! (2025)
Hey, can you get out of bed today?Do you need anything from me?I’m anywhere, anywhere I need to beEven I had the dream last nightWe were squatters in fight or flightBonfires and Christmas lightsI miss those nights too Don’t be a stranger nowYou never really know when the floor drops… Read More »No One Knows Us
I knew a wild woman, she threw a party on her graveShe went there tapping her cane and sipping champagneShe’s a wild womanAnd she makes me feel so tameI can take her in a foot race, but I can’t take her anywhereShe laughs at all the pop starsAnd she doesn’t… Read More »Joni