End of the Relationship Series #641
Every once in a while you create an image that utterly defines who you are. Today’s portfolio image is called “End of the Relationship #641.“ First of all this was the first time I had shot a couple together, both of the subjects I had been working with individually for several sessions. [read more]
Published: August 1, 2011
Travis #394
Today’s portfolio choice is of Travis standing in the window, completely exposed. This is the natural spring morning light. My studio is designed in such a way that there is no direct light in to my shooting room, but I have built in a bank of windows to the east that are slightly shaded by the trees. [read more]
Published: August 2, 2011
Brian #189
Today I am a man on the verge of a nervous breakdown. Last night was a very sleepless night and I woke up not feeling very refreshed. It’s going to be another hot day. I should be elated today because the project has reached 50,000 visits since it began a mere seven months ago. Somehow this feels like this should be a major accomplishment. I have been obsessively printing the past couple of days and I lose focus on everything else around me. [read more]
Published: August 3, 2011
Chad #221
Yesterday the stress levels just escalated when I resumed the printing process again on the final images. I only have 6 images to finish on the portfolio series and for some reason the software stopped communication with the printer so I could no longer make adjustments. It was like the control panels had completely disappeared. [read more]
Published: August 4, 2011
Montana Rodeo #128
I am taking today off and going to go hang with my family at the Mineral County Fair in my old hometown of Superior, Montana. This is kind of a traditional day that I get to spend with my family. There is also a rodeo and I love to photograph rodeos. I am able to get up on the chutes with the cowboys and often get to shoot it from their perspective. I have hundreds and hundreds of images of “back stage” at the rodeo. [read more]
Published: August 6, 2011
Montana Rodeo #135
I am taking today off and going to go hang with my family at the Mineral County Fair in my old hometown of Superior, Montana. This is kind of a traditional day that I get to spend with my family. There is also a rodeo and I love to photograph rodeos. I am able to get up on the chutes with the cowboys and often get to shoot it from their perspective. I have hundreds and hundreds of images of “back stage” at the rodeo. [read more]
Published: August 6, 2011
Nate & Zach #219
The Kickstarter program made the goal and it looks like everything is on for the adventure. I have been contacting and communicating with artist in both Paris and Berlin and am getting excited to meet so many of these people who’s work I admire and have been watching for some time. Wow thank you everyone who has contributed to all this. [read more]
Published: August 8, 2011
Chad Shower #391
Why is when you think you have some things under control it always just seems to slip out of your grasp? I have been working non-stop to get this trip underway and it’s taking a lot more time then I ever imagined. It’s so dang much work. I am building some new PDF portfolios to put on line because some of the publishers want to have an on line submission for review first. [read more]
Published: August 9, 2011
George #130
As I look back through the history of my images, I see a sort of darkness in the images I had not recognized before. Someone commented the other day that they did not think my images where erotic at all, yet that is all I see. There is a boldness to stand on the edge and look inward on one’s own life and ask someone to reveal themselves to you. [read more]
Published: August 10, 2011
Travis #911
I always begin my day by logging onto this blog and reading others comments. This morning I see an amazing tribute given to me by a man named André in Lausanne, Switzerland who blogged about me in his blog Case des homes. [read more]
Published: August 12, 2011
Terry - self portrait with cowboy hat
Somehow the best parts of me are the west and I have got to somehow bring the west with me on this trip. Traveling with a cowboy hat on modern planes is near impossible. But when I look back at the seemingly impossible task of actually going to France and Germany to show my goods this seemingly impossible task of getting my hat to Paris should become an easier feat, I know I must somehow figure it out. [read more]
Published: August 13, 2011
Justin #354
Ok, so I made it and I’m sitting this morning in the garden of my hotel drinking wonderful French coffee with a beautiful basket of breads. I have survived the time warp of travel, yesterday feeling completely misplaced throughout the day. I meet my first contacts this afternoon. [read more]
Published: August 14, 2011
Jared #128
I met another photographer yesterday and spent the entire afternoon and into the evening talking with him. He has been in Paris for 5 years and his work seems to center around experimental black and white architecture. This city is so full of fascinating structure with a beautiful balance of form and function. It seems to be a city that continually renews itself, through either refurbish what is historic or complete destruction and rebuilding of something new and original. [read more]
Published: August 15, 2011
Travis #813
Berlin is proving to be quite a bit more difficult then I ever imagined. I am not sure why, but I am completely caught off guard. Before I came everyone said it was easy to navigate. I have been to many large cities with out much difficulty but this one seems more trying. [read more]
Published: August 16, 2011
Chad #416
Berlin is having a surprising impact on my self-image or better yet the image of myself. I am still out of sync with the time zones and it makes me feel displaced. I tend to stay up half the night and sleep most of the morning. But yesterday was a day of rest and get back on track. I had one mission for the day and that was to meet the publishers for a 17:00 rendezvous. [read more]
Published: August 17, 2011
John & Jeremy #783
The best evening in Berlin yet. I was able to go meet Franz Werner and Dragan Simicevic. We met at a café where Dragan currently has a show. He is an artist I have been following for quite some time. Though he is gay he does not shoot gay. His images and models are filled with a deep mystery and his images draw the viewer deeper into the subject. He has a very strong connection to the models and the images are captivating. [read more]
Published: August 18, 2011
Travis #650
It always excites me to begin a new year. I spent a good portion of yesterday doing my annual year-end summary, which I have done since I was a kid. New Year's morning I spend a couple of hours writing a couple of pages about everything I had accomplished through out the course of the previous year. [read more]
Published: August 19, 2011
Jeremy #103
It is a difficult time to be in Paris because so many people are on holiday. I spent the day visiting galleries that were open, but many of them are closed. It is changing my perception of how photographic art is presented and sold. Many of the galleries here only feature the artist who runs the gallery, so it becomes merely a showcase of their work. Then there seems to be galleries that show many artists, but you must really look for what you like. [read more]
Published: August 20, 2011
Nicholas #629
Paris is a difficult city to get to know. It seems everywhere you go there is something new and interesting, especially on the side streets that sometimes feel deserted. As I wander, it’s making me feel sad and missing my home. I visited a Museum of eroticism near the Moulin Rouge yesterday up in an area called Montmartre. Spent about 2 hours looking at the many level of erotic artifacts, painting, sketching and photography. [read more]
Published: August 21, 2011
Lucas #340
Everything has come together beautifully on this trip. Yesterday I went a saw La Maison Europeene De La Photographie Ville D Paris (Museum of European Photography) that was astonishing and mind-boggling. It is one the finest and most beautiful photography museums I have ever seen in the world. [read more]
Published: August 22, 2011
Jeremy #387
It is my last day in Paris and as I sit in the beautiful garden it has begun to rain, not just a light rain, but also a heavy rain. I cower under an umbrella under my table as water begins to flicker on my arms the nape of my exposed neck. So far, when it has rained in Paris it generally passes quickly but today it will probably become a deluge and rain all day since is this is my last day here. [read more]
Published: August 23, 2011
Brian #155
Well here it is my last night in Paris. Wow what an awesome day. I leave tomorrow for 20 hours of travel to return to my mountain home in Montana. Today I just wandered around my favorite parts of the city and photographed all day. I felt at peace today, though I was a bit unnerved by my lack of communication the past couple of days. It is so odd to be isolated from all the things we know that make us thrive. [read more]
Published: August 24, 2011
Lucas #312
It is Friday 4 am in the morning; it is the day after my return and my mind is still reeling with thoughts France. Somehow I feel the memories and thoughts of that extraordinary time slipping away as I grasp to hang on to my connection to it and not let go of the impact it’s had on me. The last day has been a period of adjustment, mostly allowing my body to become decompressed from travel. [read more]
Published: August 26, 2011
Jeremy #613
I am getting back into the swing of things this morning. I have finally had a normal night of sleep and back into Montana time. I woke up this morning thinking about how I have been half way around the world and connected to so many other artists and people in other cultures, but have I neglected those that already surround me here in my home region? [read more]
Published: August 27, 2011
Corey #339
This year and this project have really been a sort of coming to terms with my own identity crisis; but now two thirds of my way through it I cannot tell if I am actually resolving or worsening the impact it’s actually having on me. In many ways I have come to terms with how I see myself. There is a greater acceptance of where I currently reside on the issues of being a gay man coming to terms with middle age, being creative and living in Montana. [read more]
Published: August 28, 2011
Chad #218
I am beginning to see and recognize that I have always lived in the shadow of others. It feels most of my life has been connected to something or someone else. This past weekend I have been cleaning all of my old stuff out of the attic of the old place. Boxes and boxes of things I have collected over the years. Things I had forgotten, or better yet thing I had perhaps wanted to remain forgotten. [read more]
Published: August 29, 2011
Jeremy #1128
I am still a bit completely out of whack and trying to get myself back on track. Taking a couple of weeks away from the studio and other work seems to have just put me a bit behind in some areas and this week is mostly about getting caught back up. [read more]
Published: August 30, 2011
JR #1134
It’s time now to make the leap and begin working toward exposing my work on a broader market. I have been having many dialogues with several people over the past weeks and since my return trying to come up with a plan or outline on how to best orchestrate what I want to accomplish. First and foremost I realize I must begin to consolidate all of my work to one place, where people can come and find everything about this project and me. [read more]
Published: August 31, 2011
