Addendum to St. Barbara’s Church

Addendum to St. Barbara’s Church

During the course of redesigning the blog and the website, I found an email from Brian Walzel, who visited the church when it was still standing. Brian said in his email: First, I have no physical or spiritual connection to the church as it was discovered during a...
Just One More

Just One More

I’ve wanted to get a shot of the Red Door in snow for quite a while now. Got my chance after Christmas, when we had 10″ of new snow and blizzard conditions on Christmas Day. The door has faded since the first shot I made of it some years ago. I wanted to...
In Search of St. Barbara

In Search of St. Barbara

In Dr. Watson Parker’s book “Black Hills Ghost Towns”, this image of an unnamed church appeared. Sitting on the edge of a Badlands chasm, I thought I’d located it last year when I photographed St. Joseph’s Mission, on the Pine Ridge...
Mississippi

Mississippi

In between shows, I spent several days in the Vicksburg, Mississippi area. My main objective was to revisit the town of Rodney, once a booming town south of Vicksburg. The town has a long history before the Civil War, but now only a few residents remain. While I was...
Winter in the Black Hills

Winter in the Black Hills

I love coming to South Dakota in the winter. Besides being quiet and peaceful, the light is amazing. Recently, I had the chance to shoot up at Sylvan Lake; at the old Meeker Ranch near Custer; and at Bear Butte. The light was soft and cool, and the snow on the ground...