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 […]
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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
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It seems like I’m seeing more and more places like this lately (or I’m noticing them more through photography). Old homes from a bygone era are slowly being claimed by Father Time. What sticks with me most is that, at one point, this was someone’s home. Someone built a life here. That’s a big part
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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
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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
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I was quite happy with the back-road scenes I captured on a previous evening’s ride (I shared them in this post). Yet, on the morning of Sunday, March 2nd, 2026, I found some abandoned, old Americana-type frames, which are some of my very favorites. These images were created with either of 2 camera/lens combinations: a
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I’m going to make a better effort to publish more back road scenes here on the Louisiana Wandering website. Most of these types of images are only shared online on social media and in the ShutterCraft 101 newsletter. I typically get out at least once a week on Sundays and ride back roads looking for
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There is something magical to me about riding backroads and discovering old structures that time seems to have forgotten. Each time I find an old abandoned barn, shed, house, or other dwelling, I always wonder about its history. Whose was it? How much it meant to them and/or their family. And what happened to it?
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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
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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
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