Merle Norman Cosmetic Studio, Moulton, Ala.
(My favorite part of this one is the pop up flash on the kid's camera)
POPTPOPs from Bald Rock at Cheaha
There's something about Pictures of People Taking Pictures of People that still gets me every time. While we were camping at Mt Cheaha, I couldn't help but grab a few when we took a stroll down to Bald Rock.
The view of the vista on their phone in this selfie is probably the best view they got the whole time they were there. They stayed on the phone the whole time, which boggles my mind.
John and Holger
John Dolan and Holger Thoss, men who have helped shape the way I think about making photographs and my work in general. Love these guys.
Not pictured is Philippe Cheng, who also was a huge influencer of my brainwaves.
Happy to call them friends. This photo is about a year ago at John and Michele's home in upstate New York. I was there (with my wife and sister) to talk shop and talk to John about the wet plate collodion process and Holger happened to come by (at this point I forget why). So glad to see them both.
Mt. Cheaha
Man, Mt. Cheaha is just a magical place. Steph and I went camping last weekend, along with my sister and Steph's parents, and had an incredible time. Campfire cooking, time outdoors, beautiful everything, s'more-making, swimming hole visiting. Must do it again soon. Also, can't wait to get my film back.
Human (mostly) wind break, so I could actually cook on the propane stove. The campfire itself proved very helpful with some of the meals.
Nicole brought, among other delicious meats, Benton's Bacon. I'm drooling just thinking about it.
We met a pup called Benihana at the swimming hole.
We had to do some investigating for an air mattress hole and the whole thing was hilarious to watch.
Nosferatu meets S'mores.
Jones Valley Teaching Farm's 2017 Twilight
Last night was Jones Valley Teaching Farm's Twilight Supper was last night and, per usual, it was a blast. I'm looking forward to going through the images but thought I'd put up a couple while it's fresh on my mind.
Speaking of MAKEbhm
Hannah Mills, Director of Education at MAKEbhm
Eclipse
Stephanie and I, along with Winslow and Jill (in from Japan) made the trek up to Nashville with a million other idiots to watch the eclipse. We had cloud cover during totality but the experience was still incredible. I'm eager to get my film back from the day.
We gathered with a couple of hundred people at an airfield. Here, at the very beginning of totality, two artists pause while painting to take in the moment.
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