Canyonlands

Some photos from my trip to Canyonlands in Southeastern Utah last week. The light was amazing and the red rocks surreal. Being out there is like landing on the moon and walking around. Just be sure to bring plenty of water and watch out for the rattle snakes. We found Floyd (his portrait is the next to last image) waiting for us in one of our campsites. But he didn't have too much to tell us and quickly disappeared after a few hisses and rattles and kicked rocks in his direction.

...Hayduke is dead!

Runner's World

The current issue of Runner's World (Nov 2007) features a few portraits I took in August. It was raging hot that day which made it all that much better to work with 20 kids. I was pretty happy with the photo play when I saw the issue; this is my first double-truck!

On Display

I recently joined the faculty at the Arkansas Arts Center where I will be teaching "Advanced Digital Darkroom" this fall. Last Sunday the museum held an opening, which I happened to forget and miss, for the faculty art show which runs through October. It was weird seeing my work displayed so nicely, with its own special light and everything.

Gone Fishin'

Everything else I have shot lately is way too boring to post here. Fishing is probably boring to most people too, but these images had some nice early morning light with mystical fog rising off the water. Plus, check out the huge rainbow in the school of fish! The last image is a self portrait I took with a group of my best friends. I'm the one on the far left. I know I've really let myself go with that huge gut. I'll work on burning that off.

Wild Art

Some personal work from the past week or so.

The Mountain Says, "Rejected!"

This is the lake below Wheeler Peak, the highest point in New Mexico. The first picture was taken with thoughts of a beautiful summit. The second photo is one hour later with fears of being struck by lightning. And of course we got to climb within a thousand feet of the summit before the storm clouds popped over the ridge.

Great Sand Dunes NP

More images from this summer. These are the Great Sand Dunes along the Sangre de Christo Mountains. They're a pretty crazy formation: a sandy oasis amidst a mountain desert. And for some reason people like to get a running start and roll down the mounds. When I saw this, I was like "Wow, that's some redneck shit. It's like we're in Arkansas!" So I approach these guys after getting shots of them in all their glory...and get this...they're from Arkansas! True Story.

The Crestones

I finally got around to editing the photos from our summer trip to the Crestone Group in the Sangre de Christo Mountains in Southern Colorado. It was an amazing trip, but a bit too early in the season (June) and we had to turn back at around 13,000 feet because of poor snow conditions. It was still very mystical, as the last photo will show. Now, I'll just have to go back...damn!

Little Bird Complex

These little birds where chasing this crow around Murray Park the other day. I guess it's not the size of the bird in the fight but the size of the fight in the bird.

Elk River Debauchery

Some images from last weekends booze cruise along the Elk River in Missouri. You would have thought Michael would have known better than to get three sheets to the wind with a group of photographers, but I guess not.

Oh yeah, and that is a diaper floating in the Elk. Gotta love the white trash along Missouri waterways!

The group photo courtesy of Nathan .

FYI - The pups name is now officially Smoke.