http://www.beyondmonochrome.com/blog Photos and Thoughts Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:08:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Worn Carpet Odessa Motel Dome Motel Room Picnic Tables http://www.beyondmonochrome.com/blog/2009/07/02/recent-images/ Gary, Indiana Tomorrow morning I fly back to Chicago for the final time. My brother will be flying up the same day so he can see the city and then Ryan Mo will fly up on Thursday. We'll be packing and loading up the moving truck over the weekend mostly, and ... http://www.beyondmonochrome.com/blog/2009/04/14/hotel-plaza/ Just outside of Gary, IN. http://www.beyondmonochrome.com/blog/2009/04/12/tunnel/ It's hard to believe this was taken just a few short weeks ago. I've been enjoying the Texas spring weather for a couple of weeks now, and while it's not necessarily beautiful in terms of the visuals produced, it feels fantastic. Shortly after this image was shot, Chicago saw a ... http://www.beyondmonochrome.com/blog/2009/04/09/ice-tower/ I haven't decided if this is the last image I'll post from Los Angeles. It's probably not. However, it's quite disappointing to see it at such a small scale. Rather than provide a larger version of the entire image, I've decided to give you a pair of croppings. The first ... http://www.beyondmonochrome.com/blog/2009/04/08/shooters/ Yet another image from LA in February. Kyle is teaching out at Southern Utah University in Cedar City, and he's a rock star. Check out the photo they put up of him on their web site. I like mine better. http://www.beyondmonochrome.com/blog/2009/04/06/kyle/ My friend Carla Aaron-Lopez at Venice Beach, Los Angeles, CA. The Birth of Venus came to mind. Carla's also a photographer (among other things), if you couldn't tell. I've been off the radar because of our recent/current move to the Dallas-Forth Worth area from Chicago. We've been here a few weeks, ... http://www.beyondmonochrome.com/blog/2009/04/05/venus/ [caption id="attachment_883" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Andy Bloxham in Los Angeles"][/caption] My friend Andy Bloxham (a great photographer in his own right) on our recent trip to Los Angeles for CAA. I think this is my favorite image from the whole trip. I went to the School of the Art Institute of Chicago today—where ... http://www.beyondmonochrome.com/blog/2009/03/14/andy-turned/ It's been in the making for awhile, but recently we finally made the decision to move to the DFW area, back in our home state of Texas. There are a number of factors that contributed to our decision to leave Chicago. But unfortunately it can't wait until our lease is ... http://www.beyondmonochrome.com/blog/2009/03/10/we-are-moving-to-dallas/ I just got back from 4 days in Los Angeles for the annual College Art Association conference. For the uninitiated, College Art Association is the professional organization for those interested, specifically, in teaching art in higher education. However, CAA basically an art historian love fest. I've now attended three CAA conferences ... http://www.beyondmonochrome.com/blog/2009/03/01/caa-in-los-angeles/ Hope came up to Chicago to visit us a few months ago. Shot this as we dropped her off at the airport. http://www.beyondmonochrome.com/blog/2009/02/12/hope/ It's been three years since the last photo was taken of these guys. New neighborhood, new city, and they still live right down the street from each other. Pretty neat to see them grow. Make sure and check out the old photo. I plan to reprint/rescan the old image. http://www.beyondmonochrome.com/blog/2009/02/06/carter-ryan-jarvis-redux/ Did I ever tell you how I got started doing photography? (You are you, in this case, and I ask all of you this because I know the collective answer is no.) The story goes, in high school I shot video (poorly) in band all the time. In 1996 or 97 ... http://www.beyondmonochrome.com/blog/2009/02/05/beginning/ One of my best friends from high school, Casey, in Huntsville, TX. We planned an hour lunch with him on our way to Houston, but it ended up getting stretched to two hours. Ah well, it was worth it. http://www.beyondmonochrome.com/blog/2009/02/04/casey/ I think that St. Louis Arch is the most impressive piece of public art I've ever seen. We were driving back from Texas, and this time I stopped. I spent about 20 minutes photographing it, even though I know it's totally been done. There's just something about it. http://www.beyondmonochrome.com/blog/2009/02/03/the-st-louis-arch/ I love the way this building looks from the river (or in this case, across the river). And I love shooting B&W film. http://www.beyondmonochrome.com/blog/2009/01/24/chicago-civic-opera-building/ Let's see how long this lasts. http://www.beyondmonochrome.com/blog/2009/01/21/temp/ I'm missing the beach. The high tomorrow is -1° with a wind chill of -25°. http://www.beyondmonochrome.com/blog/2009/01/15/stacy-with-shell/ Blizzard's a'comin. Wish the weather in Chicago looked more like this right now. http://www.beyondmonochrome.com/blog/2009/01/12/praises/ We saw The Curious Case of Benjamin Button tonight. I don't think I've ever seen a movie that beautiful. I mean aesthetically, of course. But the film itself was really quite good as well. I felt fully immersed in it the whole way through. That is, until Stacy forced me ... http://www.beyondmonochrome.com/blog/2009/01/11/washed-away/