Recent Publishings

Montana Headwall


Missoula Independent

Along with the published work in Vision magazine, I recently had two images published in Headwall magazine and the Missoula Independent Newspaper. The past few weeks have been a surprisingly nice run and seeing my work in print is the ultimate reward for all the hard work. Making an image that I can share with other people means so much and and is worth so much more than money.

Krista Featured in Vision Magazine

I received the layout from Lina at Vision Magazine this morning with the upcoming retrospective of my work on Krista. Vision is a leading art and fashion magazine showcasing the international visual art, fashion and culture scenes to Chinese readers with its unique visual expression. With a circulation of 265,000 per month throughout China, VISION actively appears in various public events, giving support to the growing industry in China of visual culture, while more importantly, inspiring a mentality toward a creative lifestyle to the Chinese readers. I should receive the print edition later this month. Needless to say, we're both Krista very excited.

Raven in Yellowstone

I've been sick. It's not N1H1 but it's been a cold that has been hanging around for weeks and my energy level is at about 50%. I'm slowly starting to feel better. Slowly. Feeling better means I can get back to my photography and finish up the Yellowstone images. This is one of my favorites. There were ravens everywhere and this one was very friendly...

...I've been doing a lot of writing these past few weeks while I've been sick. Writing has been the one thing that has kept my mind from falling into any kind of serious depression because when I'm sick I beat myself up because I'm not doing anything except sleeping and giving my body the necessary energy to get well. Writing keeps my head from filling up with all those "you could be doing this" or "you should be doing that" type of thoughts. It can be a challenge some times...

The New Yorker emailed yesterday requesting I submit images for an upcoming issue. That's pretty exciting. I heart the New Yorker...

Returning Home From Yellowstone

Old Faithful Geyser just before Sunrise


We're home from our Yellowstone expedition. What a trip. Despite only being gone for four days, I'm exhausted. September was an action packed month with more traveling than I'm accustom to. Our trip was great. However, during the drive home I came to the conclusion that I wasn't prepared, I didn't have a clear objective of the images I wanted to make and I tried to pack too much into too few days. In many ways this wasn't a photo expedition but more of a research trip. I had only been to Yellowstone once before and it was only for a few hours. I now have an understanding of what the park consists of and how long it takes to navigate. There's just too much to see and do all at once. Regardless, the trip was amazing. We saw more wildlife than I had ever expected including a black bear and three wolves from the Agate Wolf Pack. I need to spend a few days organizing my thoughts, gear so I can make some changes for the next trip, which I am hoping will take place in January or February. We'll see...

My Old Neighborhood

Huskies Beat #3 USC 16-13

WOW! What a game!

Unopened Box Of Polaroid Film

I am down to my last unopened box of Polaroid film. The film sits safely in my fridge next to the expired rolls of 35mm and 120 Ilford and Kodak.

We spent most of the weekend "nesting" which means cleaning the house and putting away the remaining homeless items left over from the move. I finally hung images in the living room. I unpacked the old wooden frames I have been collecting from thrift stores for the past year. The living room looks and feels a little like a museum. I'll post an image when it's closer to completion.

I love looking at old images of the places I used to live and the way the furniture was arranged. I'll often see something like an old couch or bookcase that I donated and wish I had it back. Krista donated a pair of shoes once only to wake up one morning realizing she made a terrible mistake. She went back but they were gone. We would continue to check every week for months hoping somehow we overlooked the precious shoes.

My last box of Polaroid film feels like Krista's shoes. Sure, I can replace the film with over-priced expired boxes found on eBay but it's not the same. This is the last box of film I purchased from Walgreens on Capitol Hill when I read Polaroid was going to stop producing film. I can't part with my last box. I keep thinking I have a great reason to open the box and burn through the film but I don't. I slowly but it back in the fridge and tell myself to save it for another time...

Olds Trucks

Oslo Eating Creek Grass

One of Oslo's all time favorite things to eat is grass. He's rather particular about which types he will or won't eat. His favorite is fresh, bright green grass found in the woods. He'll walk along a trail with us stopping every few feet to sample the fare. Here he's standing in a shallow creek near Nine Mile. He loves grass so much, he usually eats until he barfs...

Thunder & Lightning From My Front Porch

For the past two months I've been keeping a very close eye on the weather because I've been wanting to make pictures of lighting. I would see there's a storm coming in a few days and plan my schedule so I could be on Blue Mountain with a perfect composition for my lightning images. The storms would come but very little lightning, until last night. Last night was one of the best storms I have seen in a long time, at least since I lived on the East Coast. The storm lasted for hours. Gusting winds, explosive thunder claps and light up the dark sky lightning. It was amazing. And instead of being in a beautiful landscape scenery, I was on my front porch. I just wasn't in the mood to drive to Blue Mountain, set up my gear and stand in the middle of a field getting soaked. I didn't need to. The storm rolled right in front of my house and for about two hours I stood on the front porch hoping to get lucky with my shutter. I did, kind of, twice. I would see lighting and shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot. Most of the images were black or just bright white light in the sky. A few were the actual bolts. One images shows the lightning coming up from the ground instead of going down from the clouds. Amazing...