
Cable-tool Drilling
Odessa, Texas
9x12
Manufactured circa 1920, my Voigtländer plate camera is a back-pocket view camera that holds 9x12 cm film or glass plates (daytime film exposure: Foma 100, f/12, 1/100th).

Pumpjack
Penwell, Texas

Cafe
Goldsmith, Texas

Highway 302
West Odessa, Texas

Westbound local
Penwell, Texas

Orient Hotel and Saloon
Pecos, Texas

Oak Street
Pecos, Texas

Bank
Barstow, Texas

Scoreboard Timer
Barstow, Texas

Trestle
Navasota, Texas, 2017 (2020)
Lone
Sometimes it’s a long way to get there, wherever that is. Sometimes on the plains, it’s said that the land is so flat that a person can see clear into next week, and on most days, a car will look like a dot on the horizon, and a town will appear as a spot on the map: communities near Amarillo: Umbarger, Wildorado, Washburn. Perhaps doing well is passing through.
Darkroom Rundown
In a photo darkroom, I see years of effort in every print, and in 2020, I selected pre-cut mats from a reliable source, worked with warmth, and sat with an open window, asking, what do I want to place in this?