Eyesore
In saying very little, I stood closer to what I had to say and encountered it before I knew what it was. Brag about eyesores if there’s almost nothing nice to say.
High Lonesome
It’s a one-room bus stop near desert mountains.
On playing records
I love records. Records are time capsules, and I love records that sound fresh across time and go on to inspire new groundbreaking records.
I’ve been there
Why do we need a photo to explain a place?
Proximity and Proportionality
On a two-dimensional surface, proximity could be space perceived, and proportionality could be a relationship between discernible surface areas.
Solar Eclipse
We would have chased totality if the forecast had been better, but we stayed in West Texas.
Abstract
In proximity to everything, monochrome represents hard times. The thought of everything worsening is a misinterpretation of how far we’ve come. Each photo changes photography. There’s a point where enough is enough and plenty near gratitude. It’s hard to become impoverished in a free society.
Odessa
After a railway had reached El Paso in the 1880s, a sleepy cattle town grew outward across a dusty plain, Grant and Texas avenues, a place changed by energy, where effort and determination resulted in houses and opportunities.
Marfa
From Odessa, Marfa is close but not too close.
Pumpjack
Odessa, Texas
Way Out
What will we do with all of these photos we’ve taken? Gathering new ones takes less time than sifting through our current lot, and how many images of the same vintage motel sign do we need?
Writing
The ability to write is a sturdy boat on rough seas.
Lessen Suffering
Why we start businesses is similar to why we write songs if the reason is to lessen suffering. Reducing suffering is as close to a philosophy of everything that I have found.