Last of the Performers

Last of the Performers

Bushong, Kansas – The high school stage is gradually collapsing beneath the great piano. Classrooms to the west have long forgotten the rustle of books, their window glass now scattered crystal shards. In the rough mix covering the floor I see the title To the Ends of...
Mannequins

Mannequins

Towne East Square, Wichita, Kansas – The sky’s too gray for landscape, or country exploration. But that’s okay. I’m in Wichita attending the annual meeting of Great Plains Nature Photographers. It’s a chance to meet many of the area...
First Taste of Winter

First Taste of Winter

No putting it off any longer, the first surge of snow and ice moved over the area yesterday. It’s melting off quickly, though, leaving it just cold, wet, and gray today.Camera: Leica D-Lux4
Greenwood County #2

Greenwood County #2

This is a photo from late October. Really, it’s a crop from a widescale-format view of the hills. I was driving down a dirt road when I saw the light on the distant trees. There was a deep ditch to cross, then it required leaning over a barbed wire fence enough...
Emanuel Jackson

Emanuel Jackson

Bushong, Kansas – We met a most likeable man on the streets of Bushong today. Emanuel Jackson stopped his pickup truck to chat with us. Fellow photographer, Tom Parker, and I were photographing the small town. When I asked about the flags mounted in the truck Emanuel...