Name That Dog

This past weekend we acquired a new addition to the pack. He's a six-week-old Australian Shepherd. Right now his name is Tosh Wellington, but the name isn't set in stone. Any suggestions?

Back to the Rock

While moving Dianna's stuff out of her parents house we were treated to a beautiful sunset on our last night in Fayetteville. Maybe I should try to sell this photo to U-Haul?

A Portrait of Africa

A selection of some of my favorite portraits of people who participated in Winrock's AWLAE program. I took one light with an umbrella and stand along with a remote transmitter. It's amazing what one strobe can do! Having only one light was a reminder to always keep it simple.

Cassava Production

Well it has been quit awhile since my last update, but no worries. I wasn't kidnapped by rebels or eaten by a hippo. I'm now back in the States and have been busy moving into my new house in Little Rock. Plus, when I returned I got smacked by a sinus infection (fyi-do not fly with a sinus infection, it is not fun).

These images are from a small village outside of Abidjan that centered around the production of cassava, a root crop you can find all over tropical regions in Africa. The top image is the plant followed by images that show it's root crop production. Cassava has to be cooked before consumption because the raw crop actually contains small amounts of cyanide.

One of the main reasons I went to Africa was to take portraits of women who participated in the African Women Leaders in Agriculture and the Environment (AWLAE) program. So I plan to post a bunch of those soon.

Cote d'Ivoire Portraits

The top portrait is of a young girl in a small village outside of Adidjan, where I was photographing women working to process cassava, a starchy root crop. The second is a portrait of a cocoa pod filled with cocoa beans. I had no idea this is what the fruit looks look from where we get chocolate. You can actually eat the white flesh (the beans are inside) and it tastes delicious.