Then God said, “Let the waters beneath the sky flow together into one place, so dry ground may appear.” And that is what happened. God called the dry ground “land” and the waters “seas". And God saw that it was good. Gen 1:9-10 NLT
God is the most creative being: he made the universe and everything in it, including us. It's an infinitely vast and wondrous creation, and his beauty is readily visible in everything around us every day. I'm grateful that God has blessed me with the gifts I have, and that he has allowed me the joy of a life-long adventure of gathering small bits and pieces of his majestic handiwork through the lens of my camera.
I’m also grateful for God not giving up on me and for drawing me to him.
Sunset shot in Watkinsville GA. Taken w/Ricoh GR-3ii
Decommissioned Collins broadcast radio equipment inside the VOA Bethany Relay Station, Mason OH. Taken w/Olympus EM1-mk2.
VW Beetle in the woods. Taken w/EM1-mk2
I'd forgotten about this image. I was at Gibbs Garden a few years ago and a severe thunderstorm rolled in. Taken w/Olympus EM1-mk2
Blue Eldorado with purple wildflowers in a blue carport. Taken w/GR3.
My tube headphone amp. This is a really cool little amplifier that I bought to listen to vinyl records with. This amp was about $150 and has a tube sticking out the top. It's really cool to use, and sounds awesome. Taken w/Ricoh GR3-ii
Senoia Bicycles, taken w/EM1-mk2
Green Ford in back yard in early spring. Oconee County. Taken w/Olympus EM1-mk2
Pearl and Pine brewery, Senoia. Really good IPA! Taken w/EM1-mk2.
Stylized breakfast shot. I wasn't intending to take photos of my breakfast, but when I put the bowl on my kitchen table a combination of things came together that struck me, so I moved a book I was reading a little closer in, and quickly positioned the spoon and napkin, then snapped a few shots. I did this quickly so my eggs wouldn't get cold. Taken with Ricoh GR-3ii
A courtyard in Senoia GA at sundown, taken with EM1-mk2.
Beetle in woods, just after sunrise. I've been taking photos of this VW for a couple of years now. This morning it was very cold, enough so that my fingertips froze after just a few minutes of shooting, but the way the light was streaking through the trees it made the pain during the half-hour it took them to thaw out well worth it. The light in this image almost looks as if it was sourced from an off-camera flash, but it was the way the sun bounced through the trees. Taken w/Olympus EM-1 mk2
Ma Po Tofu from scratch. I've been trying to make this dish since the early '90s and finally found a recipe and ingredients to make it right. Taken w/GR3-ii
My dad gave this Argus C-3 to me when I was 12. His dad gave it to him. It takes amazing pictures, and is really fun to use. I have photos posted in the Film Projects page made from this camera. Taken w/GR-3ii next to a water feature.
This image is from my first photo shoot with this VW Beetle in the woods. It was winter, not too cold, but the bramble overgrowth was tame, allowing me tick-free access to the front row seats. Taken w/EM1-mk2
Blue jeans & Belt, impromptu morning shot in hotel room before heading out. Taken w/GR3ii
Fill-er-up at an old gas station the day after Thanksgiving in Winder, GA, at sundown. Taken w/EM1-mk2.
Beetle in the Woods, taken w/EM1-mk2
Old abandoned car in Winterville, GA. Someone had rolled the window down. I like the way the light brings out the red in the tiller, and the blue on the building behind the car. Taken w/EM1-mk2.
Handle. Taken w/GR3
I was driving out of Cobbtown GA one early summer day, talking on the phone with a friend and this scene caught my eye. I kept driving, didn't want to go through the trouble of stopping, but talked myself into it, asked my friend if I could call him back, and made the U-turn. Spent about twenty minutes getting images of this onion field in a thunderstorm. I love the way the light seems to be sourced from directly above, as if from a giant studio light, but it's the way the sun is routed through the clouds. Taken w/GR-3ii.
Cotton field in south GA, November. I was working, transiting between two customer locations and saw this scene, decided to stop and spent thirty minutes or so among the puffy white flowers. I used the on-camera flash, and even at the lowest setting it was too bright, so I fixed a fast-food napkin to the flash to tame it's bite so it wouldn't overpower the wonderful gamut of colors of the setting sun and the deep blues of the early night sky. The little yellow dot on the right just under the horizon is a car's headlights. Taken w/Pentax QS1.
I love this shot. It's of a farmer driving his John Deere cotton harvester, in November. Taken w/Pentax QS1.
Sunglasses Try-On. Short-sleeve weather at Christmas time, I was wandering in my hometown of Jefferson GA one evening and noticed a rack of sunglasses in the display window of an old drugstore, and thought it would be neat to get a self portrait with me wearing a pair without having to go into the store. It was after hours, so the drugstore was closed. It took me a while to find just the right distance from the window so the glasses were proportionally matched to my face, while also finding the correct angle below my chin to point the camera to make it look like I was really wearing those Ray Bans. Fun shot. I also like the turquoise background. Taken w/GR3-ii.
Tumbler cage used to generate random numbers broadcast from WLWO for use in one-time pads. Taken w/Olympus EM1-mk2
I was looking through photo folders and stumbled on this photo, it didn't look familiar and I didn't think I took it. I studied it for 10-15 seconds, wondering what the location is and why it was among my photos. It looks like an architectural rendering with fake cars perfectly spaced. After studying it for a while it finally sneaked up on me, and I realized I took this a few years ago in Atlanta with my Ricoh GR-3 and heavily processed it in Silver Efx Pro to give it this other-worldly, apocalyptic look. What I still can't figure out is how my camera made everyone's cars spaced at such safe and courteous distances from each other, which NEVER happens in real life in Atlanta!!
Cliche worn out bench & leaning No Parking sign. Taken w/GR3
Manhattan at night, I was on a sidewalk in Soho and saw this dude inside an exclusive club, and snapped this photo just as he noticed me. I wonder what he was up to in there. Taken w/EM1-mk2.
My trusty Argus C-3 in the Ethnobotanical Garden on the UGA campus. Taken w/GR3ii
Foggy approach on runway 8L, Hartsfield Airport. Taken w/EM1-mk2
Self silhouette on my A10D, taken w/GR3ii.
Rainy January day in Brooklyn NY. Taken w/EM1-mk2
Foggy morning in Brooklyn, overlooking the East River, with the Manhattan Bridge in the background. One thing that has always drawn me to this image is the way the bridge and the railing form two parallel lines on the image, but they're nearly perpendicular in reality. Taken w/EM1-mk2.
Red Door, the Red Door. I was on my way to a friends house and saw this and made a u-turn to get a few images. It's an old cotton mill that is now a church. Taken w/Pentax K3.
Beautiful morning to drive with the top down. After having a relaxing breakfast at the Talmo Market Grill I stumbled on this old convertible and captured an image of the owner adjusting the radio before driving off. Taken w/EM1-mk2
Typewriter, in the VOA Bethany Relay Station control room, Mason OH. Taken w/Olympus EM1-mk2
Departing LGA runway 31, probably about 5000 ft by this point over Manhattan. The Hudson is on the right. I had just purchased the GR3ii a few hours earlier and this was one of my first shots.
Thomas Fountain Band, opening for Charlie Daniels. Taken w/Pentax K3
Kelly McGrath
Beaker doing his yoga in the dining room. EM1-mk2.
John Berry and his wife at Eddie's Attic.
Cool shot of Miles Landrum enjoying his coffee in the green room at Smith's Olde Bar. Taken w/EM1-mk2
John Rice in the green room at Smith's Olde Bar. I set this shot up, there are at least two off-camera flashes, one is directly behind him in the doorway, one is to his left and above. Taken w/EM1-mk2.
Jordan Grassi, at the Crimson Moon in Dahlonega. Taken w/EM1-mk2
