Dorothy Stair

Dorothy Stair is the president of Knox Heritage, an organization that advocates for the preservation of historic structures in Knoxville.

I shot this a couple days ago for the good people at Knoxville Magazine.

Memphis

On the roof of Memphis' Peabody Hotel.

DJ and the Cat

Here's Bryan in his role as DJ for a Christmas party.



And what would a Christmas party post be without a gratuitous picture of Bennie? It would be pointless, that's what.

Big Stone Gap

I was in Big Stone Gap this week for a NY Times story about two brothers, Thomas and Julius Jones, who grew up there. They are now both playing for different teams in the NFL. They are playing against each other on Thanksgiving Day. It will be only the second time they've played each other in the league. The other time was also on Thanksgiving Day. Coincidence? Yes, of course.

The story's writer and I spent the day with the boys' parents, Betty and Thomas Sr. Both parents have worked as miners, but Betty spent 19 years underground working the 'hoot owl' shift at the Exeter Mine in nearby Appalachia, VA.

The pictures are meant to give a tiny amount of feeling for the players' family and town.







Betty talks to a friend in front of a trophy case at the high school that holds her sons' retired jerseys.

Fall

Maybe it has been a little too dry this year for a full-fledged Fall Color Extravaganza, but there is some orange out there. This is from southwest Virginia's Powell Valley.

Photo A Week: #18

Here are a couple outtakes from an assignment I shot today in Knoxville.

Camping Diptychs

Looking through these pictures of a recent camping trip, I realized I had a lot of pictures that fit naturally together. Odd how the mind works, no?








I could probably find a mate for the straggler below, but why push my luck?

Photo A Week: #17

Is it still a "Photo A Week" when you do it sorta-monthly? This picture is from a project on tourism in Tennessee's Sevier County, which basically consists of Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge. The streets are packed with airbrush t-shirt stalls, candle shops, and foods guaranteed to stop your sweet heart from beating. This one sold batter-dipped, deep-fried Snickers. Disclosure: Not only have I eaten fried Snickers, I've tried to make them myself using a friend's deep fryer. Delish.