by jamesp | Nov 9, 2020 | Ghost Towns, Hiking, Landscape, Outdoors, Photography
What is it about abandoned towns that capture the imagination? Growing up in South Dakota, my father took us along on many “explores”, as he called them. Looking for the remnants of the gold mining camps in the Black Hills, he instilled in us a love of... 
by jamesp | Dec 6, 2018 | Archive, Photography, Stories
I am pleased to announce that my second book is now available for purchase! The first edition features over 42 images from the “Stories Told in Things Left Behind” series, and is printed on heavy satin stock. Hardbound with a linen cover, the book also has... 
by jamesp | Aug 8, 2016 | Uncategorized
A couple of years ago, I ran across an old photograph taken by my father of a church across a wide chasm in the Badlands. As part of an ongoing project to revisit some of the spaces in “Black Hills Ghost Towns”, I went looking for this church. At first, I... 
by jamesp | Apr 17, 2015 | Archive, Ghost Towns, Photography, Stories
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... 
by jamesp | May 24, 2009 | Archive, Life on the Road, Photography
Boy, there’s been a lot going on since I got back from Arizona last month. First I had a meeting with my friends at the IRS. Won’t go into that. Then had some things to fix up around the house, which are partly done. Won’t go into that either....