Dia De Los Muertos/Day of the Dead – Viva la Vida

Went to Viva La Vida today, which is the Dia de los Muertos parade in downtown Austin. One of the photo groups in town sponsored a photo walk there and they were invited to shoot…

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Enter Froggy Friend

This weekend I got to tour the Willow City historic schoolhouse as part of the Friends of Gillespie County Country Schools Tour. Willow City is a small town located out near Fredericksburg, Texas, about an…

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Schoolhouse Rocked

This weekend, I had opportunity to attend the Gillespie County schoolhouse tour. The tour is itself both a conference and a tour-they invite teachers to come from all over Texas, attend workshops, and tour the…

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The Eternal Frustration of Being THIS Close

One of the things, and there are a few, I hate about photography (like I said, “a few.” Well, OK, really not all that many, but work with me here) is the external frustration that…

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Swan Song

Recent news of David Bowie’s passing and subsequent uncovering of what can be labeled his swan song “Lazarus” has me reflecting upon the artistic concept of the swan song. Swan songs have been witnessed throughout…

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