the youth

Antione Ellis, 13, left, and Morgen Garrett, 13, on their way home after swimming in the Belle Fourche river. The seventh graders enjoy living in Belle Fourche because they can skateboard and play school sports, keeping them busy most days.

While driving around Belle Fourche, a small town known for its Americana, I spotted these two. They had just finished swimming in the river and were wandering without a destination. Their appearance and style reminds me of my youth. I drove past them, pulled a u-turn and asked if they’d sit for a portrait. I also made a frame with my iPhone and texted it to them so they could walk away feeling rewarded as well.

weekend squared

Spent the weekend in Bend playing in the snow and tasting local confections.

year in review

Here’s a photo page that ran yesterday of a few of my favorites from 2011. I helped design the layout as well.

friends, squared

I recently rediscovered a David Hockney book at my parent’s home. This is the beginning of something addictive, I can feel it.

keys

new friends

pollo alla portland

los angeles

trip eugene

holiday season

pocket vision

Lately I’ve been shootin’ from the hip with my cellphone and an App that makes photos look antique and square. Something about this trend is pulling me in head first. This collection is from a recent bike ride.

iCoos

iPhone images from around Coos Bay

iPolariod

cool cat