I'm a sucker for a kind word.

More art booking.

After Hours

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Loose Lips & Tall Tales

Current stage of progress and sequencing
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Self Portraits

I always feel really (extremely, super) awkward taking/posting pictures of myself, but I needed a new self portrait and for once I'm pretty satisfied with how most of them turned out. I've been playing with long exposures rather than multiple exposures. This was all done in camera except for adjustments in contrast.

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These endless numbered wishes.

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More Progress.

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This made my night, thank you-again.

In Progress

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Adolescent Egocentrism and the corruption of naiveté.

Exploring the inner workings of the adolescent female.

It doesn't entirely make sense yet, but it will in time.

Elijah, the monkey boy.

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Won't move forward, don't look back.

Mostly artbooking lately, and planning for bigger and better things to come.

You'll see.

Family Photos

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This Feels Like a Nightmare.

sixtysomethingdays. when does it get easier?

We're Just Livin', Making Being Here Enough

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Honey, This Town Ain't Big Enough For Us Both

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So, I headed for Chicago.

I'll Keep My Composure, You Keep To Yourself

You're burning out, just skin and bones.

Pale face, hollow gaze.

I won't keep my light on anymore.

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And then there was March.

A shift of the eyes to the left

and down

or no contact at all.

Face down

buried in your pillow

you mutter "everything is fine".

This conversation

over.

It's like trying to hold smoke.

I can't keep

you

can't keep your word.

Kid,

you've got no follow through

and

somehow

though I spelled it out

just for

you

somehow manage to

fuck it up

every goddamn time.

Recalling January.

Try as I might to

lift these weights of the past

to look ahead

to

lightness

to falling up

a likeness

to smiles like skylines

and bright eyes.

A set of limbs that welcome home.

To distance

measured in minutes

not weeks

or messages held in palm.

It's been a long time coming

from end to end.

Ends meet

we arrive somewhere in

between.

I raced to the airport

for a kiss like catharsis.

He put words in my mouth

and thoughts in my head,

brought down his own creation.

Make me no promises.

Put forth words into action,

or render useless.

The truth is

I've been waiting

for you to let the light in.

Where we meet is

where the lightness begins.

Paradise Springs

I could make an entire album composed of photos of Luke

being caught off guard at this point in time.

Spring cleaning.

I had the words
spelled out
for you,

but couldn't

speak.
Sentiments
reduced to
nervous
stutters
on your machine.

Believe me.

I

tried.
You simply refused
to see.
You've always been

so ignorant,
naive child.
Erase me,

I'm gone.

In the long run,
I hope you're happy.
________It hurts my heart.

.

In the car you
exposed
an entire roll of film,

lost exposures of
mangled toes,

and the negatives
in a mess on the floor,

I threw away.

You destroyed and nearly lost
your favorite pair of shoes,

I can barely salvage my new boots.

Even as you laid in the tall grass,

and I
looked to the moon.

A blank roll from the one hour photo
left you without
proof.

Imperfect as it is,
the time spent has more worth

when this night ends,
when it comes down to it.

Found.

Pictures from December that I never got around to editing until now.

Playing with light transitions and color fades

Alec Soth

I fall in love with his work time and time again.

"I love the idea of borderlines-of walking a tight rope.

This is the best place to make pictures"-A.S.

I have my camera back, a brand new one actually-compliments of Best Buy.

I've been studying and playing with night photography and the abstraction of light.

Pictures to come soon.

Oops.

My camera took a swim in the river.

3 weeks until I get it back from Geek Squad :(

18, 19, 20

21 and 22 tomorrow hopefully.

One of my photos was accepted for a time based media show and I get to find out which one it was tomorrow :)

14, 16, 17. As promised.

18 and 19 posted tomorrow to be caught up.

I'm playing with the idea of purchasing a relatively cheap telescope. I've been really interested in astro-photography as of late.

14, 15, 16, 17

These to come tomorrow.

I won't lie, I missed day fifteen with no excuse :/

But I'll keep going.

Thirteen

I lost this place a long time ago,

found it again on a whim today.

Good thing Luke has better eye sight than I do.