I have been working on a book, 20 Something. When it is complete it will be available from Blurb. I am still proofing images and editing. These two images will be in it as well as some of the images from a few posts back. I am so excited for it to be done. It was a super fast and sloppy project, which is just what I wanted to do. No over thinking it here!

For the past couple weeks I have been shooting with my little Yashica LM 2 1/4. I was in a real photo rut so I tried a little trick I heard; put a handful of film on your dresser on Friday and make sure it is all shot by Monday. Well. it worked, it got me shooting. I really like what I have been doing lately, it is very simple. I don't have a statement of any sort yet, but after the summer I should have a nice little body of work. I have not made enough yet to edit down a solid grouping, but these are just a few from a roll I shot this weekend. The work has got something to do with my perspective of the place that I live and the small oddities within it, this will include more personal images too.

I have been doing some experimenting lately. These are a few pieces I did about family. I think they are both the beginnings of something very different for me. I had so much fun making these. Writing about my parents felt like a relief, and recording the images of their path made made me feel like I had some how experienced it. I make so many images all the time and to simply make something with the photographs I have made and collected felt free and easy to do. Sometimes we get so reliant on one way of making that mixing it up a little can be all you need to re-spark your imagination.

This weekend I found my self at a Dinosaur Jr. show, which was incredible. The mix of people there was great, balding men, families with kids, and of course the younger crowed that dreams of being part of a music scene as good as the early 90's. These two ladies were standing in front of me, they reminded me of being sixteen, and reminded me that I am almost ten years away from sixteen.

Believe it or not I have been shooting a lot, but I have been in the darkroom mostly. I had a minute to scan this morning, and thought I would add this image. For so long I have been editing down the information in my images; basically setting them up. But lately I have found that mode of working to annoy me and it has slowed down my work flow a lot. So, I have been just shooting what is there...avoiding my OCD like tendency to clear the room of clutter (which is always there) when I take an image.

This winter I have not been able to find the cash for 4x5 film and processing. In a way it is a good thing because it has broken me of my habits and made me pick up different format. These were made with a little digital point and shoot. I actually really love them. They are such a change from what I have been doing. Being able to carry the camera in my pocket and shoot at night was a great change.

I took this one a while ago and just revisited it today. I like it, a lot. This is my Subaru and I watching the sunrise this fall in VT.