Mama is luminous


Mark and Brenda’s new apartment in Columbus, Ga.
My little brother Mark married Brenda on a New Year’s Eve Blue Moon. Here he’s on the phone with our brother Luke, currently in Iraq. Congratulations Brenda & Mark Lewis!
Peahopper turned into my frame and pulled my autofocus just as I was shooting
Annual Christmas tree portrait preparation- models [...]

Just a few of the family from November, starting with my sister-in-law to be, Brenda. Next is my neice starting early in the tree business. My grandmother, “Mema,” saw me photographing our cat, Clyde, and didn’t notice me snap this one of her. I have a goal to make perfect portraits of both my grandmothers.

October was a great month. Here are some of the pictures of my family starting with a portrait of my brothers, left to right, Mark Levi, Luke Micah and Heath Joseph. Our mom insisted this picture be made with them wearing matching shirts. Mark is engaged to Brenda, they plan to marry before Christmas. Luke [...]

Since arriving home in October, I’ve been blessed to freelance quite a bit for my local newspaper. The photo staff, including Woody Marshall and Grant Blankenship, opened up my eyes to photojournalism years ago, it is an honor to learn from them again. Here are a few singles from freelancing that I liked.
Left to right, [...]