Author: WmX

I stumbled off the track to success in 1968, started chasing shadows that summer. Since then, In addition to farm-laborer and newspaper photographer my occupational incarnations include dishwasher, janitor, retail photo clerk, plumber, HVAC repairman, auto mechanic, CAT scan technologist, computer worker and politico (whatever it takes to buy a camera.) I am on the road to understanding black and white photography.

waypoints

father and son
Who do you love. How do you love. Did you make it clear enough? Sitting with my dad before he left on his journey for forever.

Jesuit School

grandfather at grade school
May 14, 1896. Grandfather on the front row to the right.
grandfather, father and sister. A moment of family photographed by my mom. My dad died 31 years ago today.

differential emergence

bare bur oak
Microclimate, soil, genetics, on board afflictions. This Bur oak has yet to leaf out.

Fifty feet away is another individual who has had a flush of growth, producing new stems replete with leaves. Nature is an enduring mystery.