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Jun
27
News Photo of the Year
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My photo was named as News Photo of the Year by the Alabama Press Association and displayed at the summer convention in Orange Beach this weekend. I also won an award for second place for Best Humorous Column for my piece last year about nearly getting into a fight in the parking lot of Jack’s with a man who was angry that I wouldn’t let him cut line (a commentary on how everyone is so angry about every possible thing in these stressful times). Our newspaper also won several first, second and third place group awards for various categories. Story about the awards will appear in Wednesday’s edition of The Times-Journal.

 

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Race to Embrace
May
21
Some of my recent photography work
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It’s been a little while since I added to this blog, so today I am sharing Some of my recent photography work. I’ve been really really really busy.

Alex McPherson

Alex McPherson photographed for DeKalb Living magazine. A top rated kicker, he is headed next week to play for Auburn University, my alma mater.

Race to Embrace

A girl celebrates scoring a point during one of the games at the Race to Embrace, Fort Payne’s alternative to the Special Olympics. It returned this month for the first time since COVID-19.

Roscoe and Trouper statue

Our local college, Northeast Alabama Community College, commissioned a bronze statue of their sports mascot, a Mustang and this old dog that hangs around the campus. The sculpture was unveiled a couple of weeks ago. It turned out pretty nice, don’t you agree?

Randy Owen singer

Alabama lead singer Randy Owen sang some of his hit songs for second graders at Wills Valley School on May 20, 2022. His granddaughter was among them. The quality isn’t very good because the setting was a black light art show, which is pretty much the most challenging environment I could have encountered as a photographer.

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Nov
15
Autumn in the Mountains of North Alabama
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It’s been a pretty spectacular autumn here in North Alabama. I was worried at first because it started rather rapidly, suggesting I was starting my annual photography near the peak. I believe the peak at higher elevations occurred just shy of Halloween. In the valley, the leaves remain very bright and colorful in isolated spots. This gallery is a collection of some of my better images from this fall.

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Fort Payne Postcards
Oct
23
Fort Payne Postcards
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Oct
06
State of the World
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This odd structure found in Collinsville, Alabama seems to be a tangible metaphor for the sad stained state of the world today.

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Resolute girl on beach
Oct
06
Resolve
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Another in my “story behind the photo” series…

I call this portrait “Resolve” because it shows my friend, Brittney, walking on Pensacola Beach on January 29, 2017, moments after she told me she had decided against riding back to Chattanooga and was going to stay down there with just the clothes on her back, find a job, and make it her new home…

That’s terrifying. And part of what makes growing older so frightening is the realization that our freedom to make such choices fades as we put down roots and people begin to rely on us.

Everyone who views this always wants to know if she regretted making the audacious choice.

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Mentone Alabama photographer
Aug
28
The Boathouse
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Jul
06
Alabama Headshots for Aspiring Actors and Models
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For whatever reason, I’ve done a good bit of model portfolio and actor headshot photography for aspiring Alabama actors and models here lately.

Felicia Nepp

Felicia Nepp is one to keep your eye on. What a stunning beauty!

I did a photoshoot this past weekend with a 25-year-old woman named Felicia Nepp who wanted to shoot for her modeling portfolio. She audition June 12th with IMTA, the International Modeling and Talent Agency, and will travel to New York City next March for in-person and face-to-face meetings with record producers, film directors, casting agents, etc.Read More

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Jun
30
Alabama Model Casting: editorial fashion photoshoots
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Alabama Model Casting

July issue of the magazine coming to stores next week!

I can’t wait for you all to see the July issue of DeKalb Living magazine. I did a cool cover shot of local models Lizzie Kate and Ava. Lizzie is the daughter of Paige, who I did senior portraits of when she was roughly Lizzie’s age. I’m so old!

This edition is very special because it will be our first with standalone issues available to purchase from different stores across the area. Presently, the magazine has been distributed to 3,000 of our print edition subscribers as a value-added feature. I can’t express enough how thrilling it still is to see my photos on all of those magazine covers! I love it.

For an entire afternoon, I had access to the Fort Payne Coal & Iron Building in historic Fort Payne, Alabama for a fashion photo shoot displaying apparel from local boutiques Cotton+Pine and Elizabeth’s Closet. We try to mix it up and feature different vendors from month-to-month.

Thanks to their moms for being around for the photo session. We typically prefer our models to be 18+ just because it’s less complicated, but we made an exception in this case because the two girls model clothing for Elizabeth’s Closet on a regular basis and were offered up by the owner, Susan Smith, a childhood friend. I encourage everyone to check out both of these shops for great new outfits for a variety of occasions this summer.

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Mentone, Alabama
Jun
02
Hwy 117 in Mentone, Alabama reopens at last!
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Alabama Hwy 117 between Valley Head and Mentone has reopened at last. It shut down after a landslide following heavy rains in early April.

 

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