Thanks

Through photographing others, I can see myself more clearly. Through new eyes, I can see what I am and what I have, because I have seen what it is like to go without and to have so little. This year I am thankful. On top of everything, I am thankful to have a family who welcomes a little vegetarian cuisine into their diets every now and then and a camera into their faces.

Beautiful Athens

Its nice to see the recycling boxes being put back into their natural environment. I remember talking to a environmental scientist here in Athens last spring and he told me that Athens isn't nearly as clean and healthy as it might seem or be advertised as. At first I didn't believe him, but I'm starting to get the picture. No pun intended.

Continuing

I've always known that what you learn in class and what actually happens when you are photographic are sometimes two entirely different experiences. The way things have been going lately, I've been learning more during my class periods than ever before, but I've also been experiencing more out of class than I ever have before. It's a nice balance, but these experiences out of school are showing me that photographing is such a personal experience. Some people care most about making the photographs and others care more about the experiences themselves and the friendships made through those experiences. I'm happy to feel like I am falling into the later. My mindset is that any photographer can make a photo, but it takes a lot more to make a friend.

Dave

Just spending a little more time.

Night Life...Night Death

I went out to a karaoke gig in Glouster, Ohio with Dave last night. About five people showed up, so it was a less than exciting evening to say the least, but I got to have some good conversations and good company. And speaking of good company. I went out tonight for a little adventure with Ryan and Joel. We went and spent some time on the side of 50 with a sleeping dear...or at least thats what my parents told me when we used to pass roadkill when I was little.

Catching Up With Old Friends

It's been a few weeks since I've spent any time with Dave. It was really just a matter of being bogged down with a lot of other things in my life. It's funny how the most important things and the things we really want to focus on get pushed aside by the little things and the things we don't really want to do, but have to. It makes me wonder how hard it's going to be to juggle shooting personal projects and trying to do all the other things necessary to keep oneself afloat once I get out of school. I guess I'll find out soon enough.