Monthly Archives: December 2009

I was watching a film, just a short while ago, while waiting for a dear friend to arrive for the holidays. The title of the movie is “A Year of Living Dangerously”, which is a film that I have seen … Continue reading →

As many of you may have already noticed, I have periodically devoted a page of my blog to the writings and thoughts of my dear friend Leo. The other day, Leo emailed me a poem he had written, and I … Continue reading →

As I was about to post an entry – Part Four of the Roadside Redemption posts, I realized – as I re-read it, that it is just more of the same old thing; dry, doldrums of this fact and that. … Continue reading →

In less than an hour I will begin my journey back to the stripping barn, for one final shoot this season. The stripping is finished, as of Saturday, and today the tobacco will be loaded onto the truck and delivered … Continue reading →

“Roadside Redemption”, for me, began out of anger – not so much the project, but the emotions that led up to the exploration behind the project. I think, if my recollection serves me well, the first signs that I saw … Continue reading →

I returned to the stripping barn today, the one used by Terry Head and his brother. I took two photographs with me, from the shooting last Saturday. I continued to shoot more, trying to find a way to tell the … Continue reading →

Rhapsody overdrive Tangerine winds Bluebells bursting forth Billowing clouds stop and look down. Write through the veils Sing through the din of exile To promises of redemption… To promises of redemption. Rise forth and yell freely Channel not to deaf … Continue reading →

As the editing, and reorganizing processes continue, I find myself evolving more and more. It began, as I mentioned in the two previous posts, with me revisiting the images from Roadside Redemption. This process has continued into the images I … Continue reading →

As I mentioned, in the previous post, the imagery for Roadside Redemption had been finished several months ago, along with the editing and the post-production. Interestingly enough, shortly after I began to re-organize my files, and revisit the images from … Continue reading →

Today I read a short article about a man who is, as my mother would say, paving his way to heaven – yet his deeds are truly pure of heart. His name is Andy Mackie and, according to the article, … Continue reading →