Appearing in print this month in Jewell…

Stuffed chicken medallions and crème brulée photographed at The Clay Pit in Austin Texas. Yes, they were delicious.

Verna Barnett Cherry

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I’ve been waiting for a reason to publish this image:

I’d say that it sums up 2009 pretty well!

Sometimes it’s nice to take a hard left turn from the usual path.

For the past several years, I’ve documented AMODA’s showcases and performances that feature an enormously eclectic assortment of artists and musicians.  As I’m shooting these events, I connect the subconscious mind to my eye and trust it to find moments like these, compose it, adjust the camera settings and take the shot in a fraction of a second – just the opposite of my usual well planned, thoughtfully lit and composed work.  It’s like windex for the creative part of my brain.

It seems like an almost religious atmosphere that can develop in the crowd for brief moments.  There’s more in the Laptop Battle series (in progress), though “religious” might not always be the right word…

I have many, many of these images and moments.  They tell an interesting story about art that is far outside the traditional venues.  Maybe I’ll publish a book one day…

My friends Beth & Carl Miner over at Branding Parlor just moved to Nashville in search of endless glory through opry.  But before they left, we made these pictures of them seated confident and ready to conquer the road ahead.

Stylist / Reality TV contestant Giacomo Forbes, photographed in his salon on August 27, 2009

My friends Heath and Kim are getting hitched.  So when they asked if I would take pictures of them at a 120 year old school house in a wheat field, not far from where What’s Eating Gilbert Grape was filmed, I of course said yes.

Hey, we’ve made some minor changes with the addition of the Stories and Features section. If you haven’t seen them already, check out the West Texas One (and West Texas Two) serieses. Or Inauguration One and Inauguration Two. Or the whole darn thing.

Rabbit busy at work.

This is Rabbit.  He’s ran Rabbit’s Lounge in east Austin for 40 years.  Last month we photographed a spread for Jewell in and around, with Rabbit guest starring as himself.

Here in Texas, football is a big deal.  Dave Campbell’s Texas Football, “the bible of Texas Football”, covers the entire subject from high school to professional teams and comes out annually, usually selling out quickly.  This year is its 50th anniversary and this spring we shot the cover and inside story featuring quarterback Colt McCoy.  The making of the cover is currently airing on Fox Sports News Southwest.

all-americans sergio kindle, linebacker and jordan shipley, wide receiver

texas longhorn quarterback colt mccoy, photographed on may 6, 2009 in austin texas.

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