My old friend Mitchell who was always up to being photographed no matter what. I really can't think of a time he said no. The image in his trailer was the first I ever took of him back in 2012. I had come to deliver the print of his Dad after he passed and walked into the scene above. The lower scene was with his new puppy and after he had been forced to move his trailer. I am putting the image of his Dad below, probably the best portrait I will ever take.

An early morning image from the east end of St. George Island. I was teaching a workshop and headed to the east end of the island in the state park. We weren't sure what we might find and were very surprised to see a fogbow over the water. It made for a great image. One more from the bayside of the island. It was late afternoon just before sunset in an area I had photographed often and it didn't let me down. The light was fantastic and made for a fantastic image.

A couple of oystermen portraits from the early days in Eastpoint. This is probably the first time I got up close with the people of the bay. It led to a long time of great friends and fun around Apalachicola Bay. I am hoping that these folks will come back once the bay gets opened back up, if it ever does.

Hoyt was one of the first oystermen I got to know well. I Just found out he passed away in 2023 at the age of 89. He was one of the friendliest people I've known. He had been oystering his whole life and had no plans on quitting. In almost every photo I took of him he had a cigareete in his hand or mouth. Hopefully he is oystering in heaven.

Roger Mathis and Derick Lolly oystering on Apalachicola Bay back in the day. Back then there would be a 100 boats out there, now just a few. Roger and Derick were out there everyday working hard. I know Roger is out there now but I'm not sure about Derick. Below is a portrait of the two of them launching the AP211 to hit the beds. These were the good old days and they were numbered!

Oysters are back on Apalachicola Bay. The bay reopened on January 1, 2026 for a limited time. These images are from the 20 teens when the bay was still wide open. Hopefully it will get back to this soon. It has been 5 years since the bay was open. Back in the day there would be a hundred boats on the bay almost everyday, now any amount will be good. I will be down there in March or April to give it my last hurrah, hoping to see some old friends from the past.

This has aways been my favorite image made with Turtle back in the day. I absolutely loved the light. It was captured in an old friends home in their bedroom. The light was from a window with everyting else very dark. Everything is just visible and yet dark enough to be very mysterious. I have sold a couple of these prints over the years. I think I'm gonna print one for my home.

A very interesting image of Turle from around 1979, taken with Kodak Infrared film at an old home near where I lived in Marietta. The infrared film lightened her skin and sort of softened up the entire scene. I'm not sure I ever used that film again after this shoot, pretty sure I didn't. Back then I did all my own processing and printing in black & white. I had a darkroom in my basement.

Another image of Turtle from a shoot we did on Marietta Square back in the day. We usually shot something at least once a week. It never really mattered where , when or what the idea was, she always came through. I could always count on at least one great image.

An image captured around 1977 or 1978 in an old abandoned house in Woodstock, Georgia. Turtle was my muse for many years when I was in Photography School at The Art Institute of Atlanta. She was one of the most beautiful girls I had ever seen. We worked together all through school and for a while after. Over the next few posts I will continue to show some of our work together.

I first met Opal while cruising around Taylorsville, GA. looking for photo opportunities. She lived in an old farm house that was very interesting. I knocked on the door and talked to her about photographing around her house, she said yes so I immediately asked to photograph her, she agreed. We came to be friends and it was much later that I met Albert, her husband. I went on to photograph her and her daughter later on. I enjoyed photographing inside her home. She had some wi

One more from Albert Hilliard's home. This says everything about how Albert lived. I really loved the two crosses and the inovative deadbolt on the door. This was one of the last trips I made to his home.

Albert Hilliard is an old friend that I lost touch with a few years back. He actually moved from this home and his phone was disconnected. I tried to find him to no luck. I spent a few years photographing him and his home. I first met his wife Opal while out riding around looking for photographs, she later passed, I then met Albert and became close friends.

A late afternoon photowalk in Atlanta resulted in this very graphic image. I loved the clouds, building and the wall. They all combined...

An image I captured from the old cotton gin in Taylorsville, GA. I have photographed here a few times back when they allowed it. These...

An image I made a few years back in downtown Atlanta at the CSX terminal. I spent a few hours waiting for the moon to get up and then...

On my way to Carrollton this morning I passed a man carrying a cross. I hoped I could find him on my way back as I couldn't stop. All the...

I have lived here my whole life and never seen this flower. I was working with a buddy of mine on our deer land and happened to spot...

I was working the gallery at Paulding Fine Arts one day and came in to find a class on CPR. The folks were gone to lunch so I couldn't...

One more from the archives before we leave the creepy behind. I captured this image on the way to Zebulon, GA. My artist friend Sherry...