MOTO

Tye and Briana on the Moto, Dallas TX 2011

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Tye and Briana met at a café bar in Plano, a suburb of Dallas. He had pulled up on the bike, she thought it was sexy. Not long after they had met, out one night late partying, they crashed on the way back to her place.

He perished upon impact, but she lingered for months in a coma.

PICTURING PEOPLE - Burt Finger

Burt Finger, Dallas TX 2011

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Burt Finger - Army Veteran, Gallerist, collector and friend.

Songs from Nowhere

Man on Deck, 2007 from the series CRUISE

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About to turn 90 in a month or so, he looked good for his age. He rambled around the ship with a smile, always telling people hello and chatting. An avid ballroom dancer, I would spot him in the nightclub after dinner, prowling the sitting area for dance partners.

I found out he had lost his wife a few years earlier, they had been married 62 years, he told me. A sadness in his eyes as he confessed this fact. In a minute the smile was back and he was talking about travel, dancing, and business.

He said he had to go, get ready for dinner and dancing afterwards. I never did see him again in that final week on board.

PICTURING PEOPLE - Father & Son

Son at Crawfish Boil, Baton Rouge LA 2011
Father at Crawfish Boil, Baton Rouge LA 2011

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I met this Turkish father and son at a crawfish boil in Baton Rouge recently.

IF THE LEVEE BREAKS....

Runner on Levee, Metairie LA 2011

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The Mississippi river is to crest in Baton Rouge soon, then New Orleans.

HAPPY to be in the MIX

April 16 - July 2, 2011

B L E N D E R

Opening Reception

Saturday, May 21, 2011

5 - 8PM

PDNB

Photographs do not Bend Gallery

Location:

1202 Dragon Street, Ste. 103

Dallas, Texas 75207

214.969.1852

info@pdnbgallery.com

http://www.pdnbgallery.com/Site/HOME.html

AUTOMATIC at U-SKILL.COM

CADDY Pensacola FL 2007 from the series AUTOMATIC

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http://www.u-skill.com/skill/william-grainer

EVENING LIGHT

Traffic Lights at Dusk, Baton Rouge LA 2011 from the series WIRED SKY

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I have been, for quite some time, making pictures while stopped at traffic lights.

Eight Days in Spring – The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival

Drink Cup, Jazzfest - New Orleans LA 2005

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One year the New Orleans “Jazzfest” was held over two, four day weekends. This experiment lasted only one year, but it was the first time I had gone to the “Fest” and made any photographs.

I lived in New Orleans most of my life, never having attended Jazzfest. This had as much to do with my aversion to crowds as anything and Jazzfest could draw some big crowds. When I started dating my wife , Stephanie, she dragged me there one year. It was the first day and the crowds were light. I was hooked and we have been going ever since.

I mostly go to listen to music, eat, people watch and generally have fun. However, since making photographs is an obsession, I had to make photographs. I have avoided making pictures of musicians and instead have concentrated on the people , place and things which make this event unique.

To learn more: www.nojazzfest.com