Our world is a beautiful creation, so much of it isn't obvious to us as we walk about our daily lives--we humans are wired up to ignore the mundane, pedestrian, and ordinary things that repeat themselves in our daily walks through life. Given the right lighting, and occasionally a different point of reference, photography can single out these ordinary things, providing a narrower focus on them and highlighting their otherwise hidden beauty, maybe inspiring someone who wouldn't have given a second look to take...a second look.

I always have at least one camera with me at all times, I'm constantly on the lookout for these hidden treasures that are abundantly among us, and with a little luck the light will be good, and a different point of view will present itself, and maybe an interesting image will emerge. It's nothing short of big fun.

Film photography is still alive and well. The photos in here were taken with many different film cameras and film stocks, from high school, through the Army, and up to as recently as last month.

I've been photographing these VW Bugs for almost four years (I'm referring to them as Bugs because it's more poetic than the other more accurate way to describe them. One is a VW Beetle, the other is a VW Karman Ghia). I'm taking the poetry one step further and will refer to them as the Twins, fraternal twins to be exact.

They lived in the woods until recently, protected by the trees, brush and bramble. A week ago they were relocated to a clearing not far away.

I occasionally do work under a radio tower that is on the property, and sometimes if the morning light is good, and if I have a few minutes to spare, I'll work my way through the overgrowth and let my camera do its thing. I first photographed them in January 2022, so there was no overgrowth or ticks or snakes, but it was cold to the point that my fingertips froze, taking the better part of an hour for the pain to go away. But I think the photos were well worth the pre-frostbite symptoms.

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