Visual Conversations
Our 2012 calendar is now available. Each page is custom printed on high quality glossy stock ready for framing once the year ends. The calendar itself is wire bound with a hole for hanging making it easy to flip through the months. Click on the Thumbnails below to see a preview then head over to [...]
Lately we have been focusing on night photography both for the diversity and with o0ur 2012 Calendar in mind. This group is the first of several we will be building over time and was taken on the Historic Stone Arch Bridge adjacent to the Historic Mill District that was the commerce center for Minneapolis during [...]
Abby and Geno live in Southwestern Minnesota where Geno farms the family farm and Abby runs a local insurance agency. We photographed them in three locations in order to capture their wide range of interests and the context of their lives together. The first location was in SW Minnesota , we used the shoot not [...]
There are two spectacular seasons along Lake Superior’s shores: Fall and Winter. Fall is the time of year when the North Shore becomes a major tourist destination as folks from all over make their annual “leaf peeping” pilgrimage to witness Fall in all of its’ glory.
There are two spectacular seasons along Lake Superior’s shores: Fall and Winter.
Originally built as an aerial transfer, ferry, or transporter bridge, was completed in 1905, the Aerial Bridge’s design centered around a gondola that could carry 350 people plus wagons, streetcars, or automobiles. A trip across the canal took about one minute, and the ferry car moved across once every five minutes during busy times of the day. However, it wasn’t long before the city was forced to remodel the bridge to accommodate increasing demand from tourists and expanding population.
The emergence of wind turbines onto the rural landscape has produced a distinct change in the way we see the rolling hills of corn and wheat. The size of one turbine changes the horizon line and in turn the scale of our perception. The human scale of farm buildings and trees is now over shadowed by the behemoths of our changing technology and increased energy needs.
Sherburn is located in Southwestern Minnesota, very close to the Iowa border, it is also the hometown of my wife. Ever since my first visit I have been struck by its’ near ghost town evolution from vibrant farm community to a nearly vacant main street, populated with a mix of barely surviving store front businesses and crumbling monuments to it’s origin.
The Burkhardt Farm is owned an operated by my brother in-law Dale in Southwestern Minnesota. Dale took over farming his family farm nearly two decades ago, the high demand for ethanol has led him to focus most of his efforts on growing corn.
The Skagit River Valley in Washington produces the second highest crops of spring bulbs next to Holland. The Tulip Festival is held annually during the end of March and beginning of April, to say that it is colorful is an understatement! Despite the lack of sun the colors in the tulip fields were saturated with reds, yellows and every combination each, the scale of the crops can only be comprehended by standing in the middle of a field, regardless of which direction you turn your eyes will be bathed in color.
Our 2012 calendar is now available. Each page is custom printed on high quality glossy stock ready for framing once the year ends. The calendar itself is wire bound with a hole for hanging making it … [Read More...]
