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Oklahoma Living April 2015 cover

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April was a good month for me with my friends at Oklahoma Living Magazine. Not only did I shoot the cover this month, but also wrote and photographed the feature story about grain elevators in Oklahoma. The cover photo features Brandon Schroeder, a 4th generation grain elevator operator in El Reno, Oklahoma. He was very helpful in helping me with the story and allowing me to photograph his elevator. My friend Matthew Webb did the grain elevator illustration for this story.

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Here are a few outtakes from the story.

A large grain elevator in El Reno stores corn and wheat.
A large grain elevator in El Reno stores corn and wheat.
A grain tester is used to test for grain moister and contaminates, aka "dockage" - chaff, stems, and leaves that are not part of the grain.
A grain tester is used to test for grain moister and contaminates, aka “dockage” – chaff, stems, and leaves that are not part of the grain.
Alan Hinkle, OEC member from Tuttle unloads soybeans at Minco Elevator.
Alan Hinkle, OEC member from Tuttle unloads soybeans at Minco Elevator.
A chalkboard inside the Schroeder elevator shows how grain is allocated to the various bins.
A chalkboard inside the Schroeder elevator shows how grain is allocated to the various bins.
Buckets connected to a belt are used to lift the train to the top of the elevator.
Buckets connected to a belt are used to lift the train to the top of the elevator.
A truck pulls into the Ganner Co-op elevator in Banner Oklahoma and is loaded with wheat for shipment to market.
A truck pulls into the Ganner Co-op elevator in Banner Oklahoma and is loaded with wheat for shipment to market.
Branden Schroeder, co-owner of Schroeder Grain Company, loads a grain truck from his company elevator in El Reno, Oklahoma.
Branden Schroeder, co-owner of Schroeder Grain Company, loads a grain truck from his company elevator in El Reno, Oklahoma.

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I am an Oklahoma based writer, commercial photographer, editorial photographer and adventurer based in Oklahoma City. I love telling stories about people. A motorcycle is my preferred means of travel, and I have over 5,000 hours piloting small airplanes. My editorial photography has been published in hundreds of magazines and my commercial photography has been used by dozens of companies worldwide.

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