The Farm

This January my family & I were invited to Rose & Larry’s home. The invite brought friends & family together for fun & food—especially to indulge in some Rocky Mountain Oysters. This excursion sounded a bit exciting and frightening (as I had never tried those kinds of oysters before) however…I had another idea up my sleeve.

Rose & Larry live on the outskirts of Billings & have some animals on their land. Upon hearing this, I immediately perked up, especially after discovering they had calves! One word came to mind: photos!

So please enjoy these shots, taken with my beautiful, sturdy 35mm Pentax K1000 and true black & white film (no editing these photos!).

And, by the way…these were taken in the absolutely freezing Montana weather. That’s how bad I wanted to see the cows!

(Special thanks to my friends Matt, Colleen, Rose & Larry—you guys rock!)

Howdy!

And welcome to my PhotoBlog!
I am excited & honored to begin sharing my photos with anyone & everyone on the World Wide Web.

I do not claim to be an amazing photographer. In fact, I haven’t picked up my camera in the hopes of turning an image into something unforgettable, in quite some time. However, after recently moving from the fast-paced life of Arizona back to my hometown in Montana (both a huge & hasty decision) I felt myself feeling a little…put out to pasture. Let’s just say some things in life do not turn out the way we originally hoped (which can either be a blessing or a curse…or even a blessing or a curse in disguise).

Being back home has made me realize how much I miss seeing Montana (and the world) through a lens. I did, after all, begin the evolution of my photography identity at the ripe age of sixteen in my high school photo lab (well, it was more of a long forgotten & abandoned small room that hadn’t been used in years, but…I digress). I am rediscovering my love for nature, colors, textures & new experiences in this nostalgic land I find myself in once again.

So if, at times, you may feel like you have been put out to pasture…I say, embrace it. And begin your grazing.