This morning I had the opportunity to ride a fat tire bicycle in Antarctica via FulGaz software. Holy cow, that was different. It seems Kate Leeming, an Australian adventure bicycle rider and tennis pro, rode and filmed part of her bicycle ride through Antarctica and posted a short stretch on FulGaz for others like me […]
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I am an Oklahoma-based editorial and commercial photographer and widely published writer, and a long-time IT networking professional. I like to tell stories about real people doing unusual things. I like working on complex networking projects. I like to exercise. A lot. You can read and view my stories about farmers, ranchers, electrical linemen, motorcycle riders, fishermen, hunters, IT professionals and technologies, and a multitude of others right here on my web site and in dozens of local, regional and national magazines.
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Jeeping to Jesse Chisolm’s Grave
After being stuck indoors in cold weather, I decided on the first warm day to take a short trip to western Oklahoma to find Jesse Chisolm’s grave. I had been there a decade ago, but wanted to go back and see it again, and explore some of the trails and dirt roads in the area.

2023 OKC Martin Luther King Jr. Parade
One of my favorite events each year is the OKC Martin Luther King Jr. parade. It has traditionally been held at the corner of 23rd Street and ML King Blvd, but for the past few years the City of OKC has tried to move the event to downtown OKC. I went to the 2022 parade […]
Stories

Lake Murray OK floating cabins
In 2022 we stayed at Lake Murray in south central Oklahoma for a weekend motorcycle ride. As usual, I would get up each morning for a run and took my camera with me for some pictures. I wandered around the Lake Murray Lodge and got pictures of the docks and the floating rental cabins before […]

Attending the OKC Livestock Show at OKC Fairgrounds
During the winter months, I am always looking for a place to walk, and the OKC Fairgrounds is often a great place during the cold months. There are often horse and livestock shows going on. In January 2023 I talked my wife Kay into joining me on one of these walks and of course, I […]

Oklahoma Senator Mike Schulz
In 2016 I had an assignment to photograph Oklahoma State Senator Mike Schulz at his cotton farm in southwest Oklahoma.
Writing

Find the Good in People and Tell It
Several years ago I began writing for a company in Tennessee that was founded by world-renowned … [Read More...]

Throw Back Thursday – Electric Light Bulbs
Two years ago I wrote and photo illustrated a story about compact fluorescent lightbulbs (CFL) … [Read More...]

Hillbilly Dual Sport story for Thunder Roads Magazine
My wife and I took in north central Arkansas in May and I wrote a feature story about our trip for … [Read More...]
4x5x365 Project

4x5x365 – Image 271
I was taking a day trip in my Jeep Wrangler while Kay was gone on a trip and like I often do, I brought my Toyo VX-125 4x5 film … [Read More...]

4x5x365 – Image 270
My daughter Emily and her husband Dirk Mathews stopped by to pick up their kids and since I already had my Toyo VX-125 all set up … [Read More...]

4x5x365 – Image 269
I started to toss this piece of film since the image is out of focus, but changed my mind and posted it just to show that not … [Read More...]
From my photo archives

Kaitlyn Reber 2022
I took these photos of my grandaughter Kaitlyn in my makeshift garage studio during the winter of 2022, when she was a junior in high school. I used my Nikon D800 camera and I believe my Nikon 85mm F1.4 lens – my favorite portrait lens.

Street Portrait
I took this photo at the 2022 ML King Parade in downtown Oklahoma City. I thought this guy looked pretty cool. Wish I knew his name.

In the Studio with Kaitlyn Reber
Early 2023 my teenage granddaughter Kaitlyn Reber came to my studio for a session. We shot hundreds of pictures over several hours using studio lights. She had several changes of clothes and used the pictures in her pageant contests. I am posting a few of my favorites.