labeling

This house was really interesting. Everything was painted with obvious labels - fireplace, floor, door, window, etc. I'm all for interesting/artistic graffiti but this definitely fell into the delinquency category. Of course, who am I to judge? Also what harm is done to a place that is left to slow be reclaimed by nature?

the stories these walls could tell

This church still has life. It's weird to say that about abandoned buildings. (Okay it isn't completely abandoned. For what I understand they still have service here on occasion.)

I believe Mt. Zion has touched many lives. The note above is probably a good example of this. I read through a notebook full of notes similar to this one.

sights and sounds

I'm not the type to suggest places as "everyone should see that place before they die". I mean we all have different tastes. I'm sure there's tons of people who do not want to hike the woods after a waterfall, or roam around city streets, or other things I really love. I will say if there is one place you should visit before you die New Orleans is probably it. There's just so much to see and do, and no matter what type of person you are it's almost certain you will turn a corner and be blindsided by someone completely different from you. Then you can walk a few more feet and see things familiar.

It's a shock to the senses and a constant party. There's so much hospitality, history, and culture. I doubt there's anything I can say about New Orleans that hasn't been said, and even if i were able to repeat it all...it's just different when you experience it. What can I say? I heart NOLA.

let light in

Shooting with a Holga is completely different than any other camera I've used. This roll managed to have a few light leaks. I don't get those very often, and it's always a bit of a surprised how the light managed to find it's way in. Regardless I thought that it worked well on this shot.

it was all a dream

Sometimes it does feel like a dream. It's weird how quickly memories fade into a weird place that feels more like a dream.

when in rural georgia

I met up with Evan Leavitt when I was in Georgia. It was pretty awesome, because he was able to show me a lot of places I was familiar with through his photography. I was still doing a self-portrait series during the trip and asked Evan to be in the shot. Some of my favorite self-portraits were ones that included someone else.

Here was one with Zack and Caden at Hawksbill Crag.


Here's one with many of my co-workers.

man vs. nature

I was able to visit many states on my road trip that I hadn't seen before. Surprisingly enough Louisiana was one of those. Louisiana is a border state, but I've never made time to visit. I'm glad I did. It's such a friendly state that's full of culture.