this means something. this is important.

devils tower jr?

badlands, sd

this lady was watching me the whole time.

the profile shot.

a 3,000 ton explosion on crazyhorse (apparently pretty big).

you know where this is.

I think I got pretty close.

the first and the last

Grad school is now done. The job search has been going ok, nothing officially but the leads are still coming. The graduation yesterday was interesting... I've never seen one quite like it. They awarded a photojournalist an alumni award- he said he came to columbia a fine art photographer and left a photojournalist. It left me feeling really weird and uncomfortable. After all, I made the switch to fine art in the middle of undergrad and not a day goes by that I don't stop and say "I'm so glad I made that decision." I still think it was one of the biggest turning points in my life thus far. And here was this guy, up on stage, thanking columbia for turning him in the other direction of what I had chosen in front of some of the greatest photography teachers around. Awkward does not adequately describe the situation.

Anyway, I have the utmost respect for photojournalism, I really do. I just don't think my photography is suited for it. That being said, the White House photographer, Pete Souza made a pretty good body of work in the first 100 days of BO's presidency. Here's a few really intimate shots that resonate with me. I love the one of them getting on the helicopter by the lake, I bike right across that shot about 3 times a week. If you're a sucker for watching BO and his life like I am, you should totally subscribe to the flickr photostream. It really is amazing how close it lets you get.

MFA PHOTO THESIS

check it out.