Photography
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Prom in the Wind: Trace & Sydney’s Night
Photographing prom in East Texas are plans of suggestions and the weather usually has the final say. Yesterday in Nac, a cold front rolled in like it had somewhere important to be. The wind didn’t just blow, it showed up.… Continue reading
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Davenport Art Show 2026 – Jacksonville, Texas
Jacksonville hits a little different when art and celebration share the same space. Davenport already carries that steady, creative energy, but during their shows, it comes alive in a whole new way — color everywhere, music drifting through, and people… Continue reading
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Mornings at King’s Corner in Bog, Texas
If you blink while driving through Deep East Texas, you might miss Bog. But if you slow down just enough to turn at Farm Road 2664 or Farm Road 2864, you’ll find a little place that proves small towns still… Continue reading
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Where Fire Meets Sky: 3 of My Landscapes Join the Christmas Art Show at Davenport in Jacksonville, Texas
December in East Texas doesn’t just bring cooler mornings — it brings that kind of hometown sparkle that settles between the pines and turns every gathering into something warm and familiar. 2025, that sparkle found its way into my photography,… Continue reading
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The Secret Kingdom Beneath My Feet
Sometimes nature saves its best surprises for the places most people never look: the shaded corners beneath oak leaves, the soft ground after a rain, the hush of grass that hides an entire world just an inch below the surface.… Continue reading
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Red: The Color That Refuses to Sit Quietly
Red has never been the shy sort. It rushes in like a heartbeat one suddenly notices, blooming, blazing, flickering, claiming every corner it touches with a kind of delighted boldness. In this photos, red becomes the thread stitching together celebration,… Continue reading
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The Pink That Refuses to Whisper
Pink has a way of barging into the room long before I have realized it’s arrived. It doesn’t tiptoe, it doesn’t mumble. It glows, thrums, and hums like its own soft-edged anthem, and in these photos, it is a world… Continue reading
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A Gift Wrapped in Time, Thought, and a Little Bit of Magic
For my birthday I received a gift from Tootsie and Pappy that felt less like an object and more like a blessing for the road ahead — a photographer’s keepsake, tucked into layers of small, meaningful details. The moment I… Continue reading
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Fall Colors in East Texas: A 2025 Love Letter to the Season
East Texas isn’t always known for its fall colors but when it comes it is usually the quiet kind. The kind that doesn’t burst in with a full brass band of color like the Ozarks or New England, but instead… Continue reading
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Celestial Shadows: A Dialogue Between Earth and Sky
In a world where everything spins too fast, Celestial Shadows invites you to pause – and to orbit for awhile in wonder. This photo is a conversation between earthbound souls and the eternal sky. There are moments when art doesn’t… Continue reading
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