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April 5, 2020

Days Gone By

Days Gone By

The above image was taken in the Summer of 2015, and appears in my book, The Last Memory As North Carolina and most of the United States is currently under a lock down due to COVID-19, the photograph answers the ubiquitous question that many have asked me over the years: “Why do you take so many photographs?”

My response: “Because nothing is permanent.”

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February 8, 2020

Traveling with two humans in tow.

Or really, a cat in tow with the two transient bohemians. Cats tend to prefer high places to scan their surroundings. The white feline can be seen tucked away on the man’s shoulders on the right. Downtown Asheville, North Carolina.

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September 21, 2019

Evening layover

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August 24, 2019

Magic

July 12, 2019.

Pritchard Park, downtown Asheville, North Carolina.

Magic

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October 25, 2017

Selfie

Broadway, Downtown Asheville, North Carolina.

Selfie

Selfie

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August 25, 2017

Red

College Street, downtown Asheville, North Carolina.

Reds

Reds

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August 15, 2017

Sorry

Pack Square, downtown Asheville, North Carolina.

This photo is from a series on images I had taken in the Spring of 2017. The gentleman on the left explained to me that he awoke that very morning with a realization―a paradigm shift if you will―about his old beliefs regarding race. With this new understanding, he fashioned a white robe out of old underwear to mimic that of a traditional Ku Klux Klan robe. The significance of the Vance Monument in the background (Zebulon Vance was a slave owner) was not lost on me, and in the series of images managed to capture both the monument and the gentleman’s interaction with people that passed by out of obvious curiosity. Needless to say, his garment caught many off guard, and went out of his way to explain the significance of his actions that day. The rather chaotically composed shot pictured here was caught as I was balancing my camera and another person’s smartphone who wanted me to help record an impromptu interview with the man.

These are small steps. But Progress has always been an ongoing process of participation.

Several other images from this encounter will be on exhibit in 2018 along with more of my photographs. I will announce details in the near future.

From a series of photos that will be on exhibit in 2018.

From a series of photos that will be on exhibit in 2018.

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August 13, 2017

Skull

Downtown Asheville, North Carolina.

Skull

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