Names Carved in Quiet Places
Observations from a small cemetery hidden along a Louisiana backroad
Names Carved in Quiet Places Read More »
Black and white
Beneath the Trees at Prospect
There is something familiar about old country churches in Louisiana. They are all unique in their own way, but do share some similarities. What I notice most is the design, architecture, color, and feel. The era for a lot of them may be the same, too. Their stories are different. And I think that is
Beneath the Trees at Prospect Read More »
Where Letters Once Came: Traces of Life on a Louisiana Back Road
Sometimes the long way around pays the biggest reward. I had been out driving backroads for a while when I decided to make somewhat of a U-turn on the next road and head back towards home. But halfway through the left turn, I straightened my wheels and took to climbing the hill on the dirt
Where Letters Once Came: Traces of Life on a Louisiana Back Road Read More »
Back Road Scenes – A Corner Building With No Story
On the same day and not far down the road from A Church With No Congregation, I noticed this abandoned structure. I’m not sure if it was an old house or some kind of general store or other ‘quick-stop’ type of place. As a matter of fact, I photographed this building first, and the morning
Back Road Scenes – A Corner Building With No Story Read More »
Back Road Scenes – A Church With No Congregation
While riding back roads on Easter Sunday morning, I passed a country church with an empty parking lot. It struck me as odd that there were no services on Easter. The church had that old look I’m always drawn to. Worn, but not neglected. Just coming into its years is all. I proceeded down to
Back Road Scenes – A Church With No Congregation Read More »
Back Road Scenes – A Tale in the Woods
While cruising back roads recently, I found myself in the perfect situation (for me at least). A low traffic area and an old country place that had me standing on the brakes like I was coming to pitt road at Martinsville Speedway. What was even better was that there were no fences. No gates. No
Back Road Scenes – A Tale in the Woods Read More »
Winter Storm Fern In North Louisiana
The weekend of January 24th and 25th, 2026, North Louisiana, along with large portions of surrounding areas and states, was hit with a massive ice storm. The amount of ice that fell is typically unprecedented for this area. I’m guesstimating around 6 inches (or more) of accumulation over Saturday and Sunday. As you can imagine,
Winter Storm Fern In North Louisiana Read More »
Waiting Around Ruston
Waiting is a shared experience. If you think about it, we have all had to wait for something at some point. Waiting is part of life, then it seems. Over the last couple of years, I’ve created documentary-style images of scenes that reminded me of growing up in Ruston, Louisiana. A significant portion of this
Waiting Around Ruston Read More »
The States of Ruston – Louisiana Avenue
The general theme for this documentary project is to photograph areas and subjects of interest along US state-named streets that correlate to the state. This could be directly or indirectly. Be sure and read the opening article in this series, The States of Ruston – Carolina Ave, to learn more. I know what comes to
The States of Ruston – Louisiana Avenue Read More »
Country Squire Frontend
While looking through some old(er) photos in my hard drive storage, I came across these shots of a classic car I took on November 23rd, 2024. I’d never seen a Country Squire model before, and while pumping gas next to the owner (who turns out I wound up knowing – in a sense), I asked
Country Squire Frontend Read More »