17 Days on the Road: Albany Bulb II

The long awaited return of the great Rebel! After resting for many years it was finally time to take the old Rebel I had converted to IR out of the bag. There's just something fun about IR images, pair that with their tendency to always be warm it's a happy view. Read more!

17 Days on the Road: Nature

The re-emergence of it at least . It's always amazed me and of the strength of mother nature, and what better way to see than than a leisurely walk about the bulb. Read more!

17 Days on the Road: A Different Kind of City

Welcome to San Francisco After a escaping the gridlocked highways of LA & a nice coastal detour North we finally made it to our destination city of San Fran. Probably much to the relief of our Toyota, we would finally be parking it and sleeping in actual rooms & relying on public trans for a bit. While a much different city for sure, it had the kind of color I love. 

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17 Days on the Road: LA IV

What is it that truly makes a place.... well.. itself Is it purely location? It's Landmarks? The People? The evening I took this photo while walking around my friends neighborhood it was hard to really believe we were on the other side of the country. Well, if you ignore the palm trees, foliage aside though walking down the block felt just like any other evening stroll in Aurora or the Chi. But yet here I was soaking in the last rays of the day in LA. It wasn't really until we hit the bar and started talking to other people that it all came back, we really were on the Left coast finally. So in the end, I guess it all does come back to us... the people. Read more!

17 Days on the Road: LA 三

One of our Gracious & Graceful host's during our time in LA. The ever awesome Madelyn, SIU Alum & former Photogenesis Prez, catching up with old friends was definitely one of the best parts of this trip. Especially now, really looking back it's great seeing how far they've come as this trip was right after most of them had just began their venture out after college. Read more!

17 Days on the Road: LA II

Layers upon layers Much like the fusion of cinder blocks & cement, the various layers of paint also work here to bring about a new and unique structure. Not all that unlike the way the concrete & great stone face became one in "Hoover II" Read more!

17 Days on the Road: LA I

For me I've always been fascinated graffiti by graffiti Whether it's my appreciation the hand crafted vision of another artist, or the color and life that it can add to something forgotten & cast away. I can't quite pinpoint the reason, but I normally love what it adds, and here at the old abandoned Zoo was no exception. Read more!