Dead Growth
Shooting down at a severed trunk while on a walk in the University of Tennessee Arboretum. It's a little vertigo inspiring if you look at it the right way.
Country Road
Taken just outside of Knoxville. I believe this area is part of the University of Tennessee Arboretum. The noise from cicadas was deafening. I saw a huge moth on a tree trunk that I couldn't get the photo before it flew away and caused me to jump 75 feet in the air....
Dead Bug on a Latch
In my friend JB's office. I love old campus buildings. Love them to death. The amount of knowledge that seeps through them embodies them with an energy and vitality that the surface belies. Plus, dust and dead things.
Brick Portholes
Taken near Cumberland and 17th St. SW. There is a motif across Knoxville: curvy brick windows. I am firmly pro-curvy brick anything. Along with other southeastern cities, there is a lot of texture in Knoxville. I was pleasantly surprised by photo opportunities. I wish...
Old and New
Taken of this building in downtown San Francisco. I like these kinds of crazy architectural mashups. I'm a fan of the work that I.M. Pei did with the Louvre in Paris. You can't add to an old building without incident or somebody getting worked up. These departures...
Outside Lands, 2008
Outside Lands Crowd
Taken from the photo pit right before Wilco took the stage. That photo pit was insane. There were tons of people in the pit, including 50 photographers. Getting a good angle in three songs was a pain compared to the other artist sets from this same stage. More photos...
Outside Lands Recap – Day 1 & 2
Friday Picked up a rental camera in downtown San Francisco from Adolph Gasser. Back in 1998 I rented some gear so a very nice photographer (who shot a Michael Phelps VISA ad) (warning: flash and browser resize) could shoot my portfolio on 4x5s. I figured that they...
Wilco, Outside Lands, 2008
See other band photos from Outside Lands, 2008 here. Read the recap here.
Very Tiny Flowers
These look fake, but I assure you they are very real. And kind of cute.
Frondy
It's good weather week! Taken on the dream vacation in Florida. That we paid for ourselves. That we hold dear and will remember for years, but likely cherish most dearly in about 3 months, when snow is falling. I need to thank all y'all. Thank you for reading. Even if...
Tin Roof Rusted
I'm wondering if the air is safe to breathe after looking at this picture. I used all my tin foil to protect myself from the aliens and CIA yesterday, so I'll have to dig out my N100 rated respirator. Even though that ceiling is in Florida.
A Sort of Homecoming
Taken by Heather on our trip to Vancouver in May, 2008. I was too overcome with joy and other complex, dare I say, foreign emotions to take a decent shot of this place. I've been looking for ages for men's size 13 Birkenstock rubber clogs. I love my Crocs, but I...
Dumpster with Juice and Shoes
Vancouver is a very clean city. At least the parts of it I saw. I couldn't resist jumping down an alley to shoot this very out of place, leaky dumpster. As I tried to get right with the light, I discovered these shoes, placed perfectly. I didn't touch the shoes. Or...
Post No Bills (please?)
Taken in Vancouver, Canada back in May, 2008. Utility poles all over Yaletown were covered in staples. I figure the staples have many stories to tell and when the alien overlords or religious figures descend, those stories will entertain our great-great-grandchildren.
“When Did Jon Become an Angry Old Man?”
Every time I try to use public transportation in San Francisco. Apparently, San Francisco MUNI hasn't heard of credit cards or debit cards. Or ridden the New York subway where I can choose how much or little I'd like to put on my MTA card. In a city that regards...
Surly Griffin
I'm not talking about Kathy Griffin, either. This week has started surreal and I don't expect that to change for the next several days. Maybe this one should be called Self Portrait in Plaster except that I don't have wings.
Crisses and Crosses
Taken in the Yaletown neighborhood, Vancouver, Canada. I am rarely satisfied with trying to take or make an image monochromatic. This one, however, I could probably do an entire series of various tones and be really satisfied. Here's to satisfaction.