Sorry I haven’t posted in so long but I’ve been back east working on projects that are “off the road” so to speak. Here is an image of Jeff and us with a rather large buffalo

Hey Dude,
Hard to believe it’s been 5 years. Hope your somewhere dancing with Tymara and having a ball. Treat her right I’ll be along directly.
Hokahey,
David

October 8, 2005
Virginian RV
Jackson Wyoming

Mike and Lorene Kravit came up last week and we’ve been on a whirlwind tour through Jackson Hole, the Grand Tetons, and Yellowstone since their arrival. The day after their arrival we had heavy snows in Yellowstone so the entire park took on a new look and it was a joy to rediscover places we’d seen without the snow. This country changes so much from moment to moment as the weather changes and is truly a paradise for me and my lens. As usual the visit with Mike and Lorene was great and too short.

While in Jackson we found a great photographic gallery, Oswald Gallery and met Glenn Oswald who owns the gallery and the Gallery Director Cary Jordan. Had a good time showing them some of the images from the trip and getting to know them a bit. Was really the first time anyone has seen the work and the feedback was very helpful. Glenn also has a Photographic Gallery in Austin and I look forward to getting down there. Their website is www.oswaldgallery.com and they have a very eclectic range of great photography.

It’s time to move on down the road and get back to Omaha. The original plan was to continue west but I have come to realize that I need to spend some time with the work and get to know the images I’ve done so far. For almost two years I’ve been out here shooting, without really working on the prints and it’s time to stand back and take a good look at the work. Hope to do some large 30×40 palladium prints of some of the images and regroup for the next leg of the trip. Feels like the end of an era……

Yellowstone Gas

Mike and Lorene and Henry

Through the Grand Tetons

The Snake River

Ansel Adams photo site

Sunset 2

Mike shooting 2

Elk and Buffalo

Elk

Great buns

Mike and David shooting the Yellowstone

Lorene shooting me shooting her

Mike watching Elk

Mike shooting 1

Fly fishing on the Yellowstone

Grand Canyon of Yellowstone

Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone again

Yellowstone Falls

Mike lost in Snowstorm

another shot of Mike shooting

Sunset

Heather in snowstorm

Heather and Henry at lunch

Henry at lunch

Heather at old Faithful

Sunset

September 25, 2005
Elijah Cobb’s Home and Studio
Cody, Wyoming

Photographed the community of Emblem this evening! Great folks and it all came together quite well, not in an small part due to Ms. Lori French, the postmistress at Emblem. Twenty six folks showed up and it went like clockwork. Thanks to all the folks at Emblem and a special thanks to Lori!

How did this come to pass one might ask? Well, we left the Big Horn Mountains as I began to think about doing a side project of portraits of small towns and communities (under 50 population). Both Heather and I though it would make an interesting body of work and I began to churn it over. A few miles down the road we ran through Emblem, Wyoming and the sign said population 10. Seemed like a good place to start so we stopped at the post office but it was closed, after 12 noon don’t you know. We got the phone number and called the next day and talked to Lore, the postmistress. She liked the idea and she offered to help coordinate the photograph. We dropped off a flyer at the post office and Lori talked it up. Sure enough almost everyone showed up and we made a great image. Look for it in the work from the road section in the coming months.

If you have a small town or community you think I’d like to photograph please email me at dmkphoto@earthlink.net.

sign says population 10 but look at all the folks!

Town Portrait with me and Heather

detail of first Town Portrait