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Black and White

PHOTOGRAPHY / BLACK & WHITE

Overview

When I first began studying photography it was classic black and white where my journey began.  I had taken some photojournalism along with film history classes while in college.  My personal library became crammed with coffee table books by the greats. There were books by Ansel Adams, Paul Caponigro, Edward Weston, Alfred Stieglitz, Diane Arbus, Jerry Uelsmann, Richard Avedon, Paul Strand, Robert Frank Henri Cartier -Bresson, and the list goes on and on.  I cherished those moments of sitting quietly sipping coffee and turning the pages, absorbing the imagery that was in front of me.

Narrative

Trips to museums to see the original works and going to lectures all helped fuel my passion to learn how to make images and work in the darkroom.  Shortly after I was married in the early 1970’s, we moved to New Mexico.  Living there gave me the opportunity to see where some of the famous images had been made.  Taking the coffee table books along with us, my wife Susan and I would drive out to explore the landscape of our new home state.  It became a sort of treasure hunt to find the exact spot where some of those iconic photographs had been made.  We managed to find Moonrise over Hernandez, the Ranchos de Taos Church, the Truchas crosses, the dunes of White Sands, and many of the sacred sites in and around Georgia O’Keeffe country.  I write more about my photo education in my message from the artist.

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    The Smiling Shrub

    The Smiling Shrub

    Josie's, 1977

    Josie's, 1977

    Charles, Central Park, 1981

    Charles, Central Park, 1981

    +RFelicia, Lady, Plaza Blanca, 1978

    Felicia, Lady, Plaza Blanca, 1978

    The Birdman of Apodaca Hill

    The Birdman of Apodaca Hill

    Family Portrait, 1978

    Family Portrait, 1978

    Geronimo, Taos Pueblo

    Geronimo, Taos Pueblo

    Mendocino Church, 2008

    Mendocino Church, 2008

    Mobil Flying Horse, Dallas, 1978

    Mobil Flying Horse, Dallas, 1978

    Room Service, 1978

    Room Service, 1978

    Cappuccino, 2012

    Cappuccino, 2012

    Melissa Expecting, 2011

    Melissa Expecting, 2011

    Love Birds, 1980

    Love Birds, 1980

    Hattiesburg, Mississippi 1982

    Rehearsal Dinner, 1980

    Rehearsal Dinner, 1980

    Douglas Johnson, Chaco Canyon, 1977

    Douglas Johnson, Chaco Canyon, 1977

    Buck Rocker, 1982

    Buck Rocker, 1982

    Boots & Wurlitzer, 1977

    Boots & Wurlitzer, 1977

    Mount Mora, 1980

    Mount Mora, 1980

    Cobb Stadium, 1978

    Cobb Stadium, 1978

    Miss Kerr, 1977

    Miss Kerr, 1977

    The Doll House, 1978

    The Doll House, 1978

    Tattered Ball, 1981

    Tattered Ball, 1981

    White Face Tiahuanaco, 1978

    White Face Tiahuanaco, 1978

    Mirror Lake -Snowy Range Wyoming, 2011

    Mirror Lake -Snowy Range Wyoming, 2011

    Hamilton Beach, New Mexico, 1978

    Hamilton Beach, New Mexico, 1978

    Minox Saguaro, 1980

    Minox Saguaro, 1980

    Fritz+Scholder and Friend, 1982

    Scholder and Friend, 1982

    Romona, 2015

    Romona, 2015

    Allen Gentle Nudge, 1974

    Allen Gentle Nudge, 1974

    THE Bachelor, 1982

    THE Bachelor, 1982

    Bubber at the Adolphus, 1983

    Bubber at the Adolphus, 1983

    Wolf, 1984

    Wolf, 1984

    Street Boot, 1978

    Street Boot, 1978

    Culverts, New Mexico

    Culverts, New Mexico

    RC Gorman and His New Lincoln, 1976

    RC Gorman and His New Lincoln, 1976

    Moonrise over Rolls Royce, 1978

    Moonrise over Rolls Royce, 1978

    +Melissa at the Fairmont, 1980

    Melissa at the Fairmont, 1980

    Muir Woods Fern BW

    Muir Woods Fern BW

    Bruno in the snow, 1979

    Bruno in the snow, 1979

    Young American, 2014

    Young American, 2014

    Fleetwood, New Mexico, 1976

    Fleetwood, New Mexico, 1976

    Piano and Chair, 1980

    Piano and Chair, 1980

    Romeo Contemplates the Sea, 2009

    Romeo Contemplates the Sea, 2009

    Isabelle, Lago Maggiore

    Isabelle, Lago Maggiore

    Skateland, 1977

    Skateland, 1977

    Felicia at Plaza Blanca, 1977

    Felicia at Plaza Blanca, 1977

    Shyam

    Elsa at the Farm, 2011

    Elsa at the Farm, 2011
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