Mollie + Eduardo | L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, France

The First Moment

"The Short Roll", Series No. 3 | Foster Falls

One of my New Year's resolutions for 2013 is to experience less through a screen and more by truly connecting face to face with people and places. This past summer, my friend Eric and I left Nashville in search of fresh wilderness air. As we explored Foster Falls, I remembered how much I've missed being among nature and surrounded by God's beautiful creation at every turn. I plan on taking trips like this one much more frequently in 2013.

"The Short Roll", Series No. 2 | Ocoee River

Traveling through the East Tennessee mountains this past fall, I pulled my car to the side of the road and explored the river bed of the mighty Ocoee River while the water was low. 

"The Big Top"

"The Short Roll", Series No. 1 | Red Hawk Ranch

Red Hawk Ranch is located in McEwen, Tennessee and is owned and operated by Bruce and Roxanne Mayfield. Only months ago, they decided to pick up everything and move from the hot dusty desert of eastern New Mexico, all the way across the country to the green rolling hills of middle Tennessee. These images detail the regular process of branding, tagging and vaccinating their cattle in order to identify them and keep them healthy. The Mayfield's have already started selling beef to Nashville area restaurants and they hope to continue to grow their business as they connect and get more familiar with their new home.   

| The Short Roll |

I am excited to be starting a new photo essay series called, "The Short Roll". The basis of this series is to intentionally restrict myself to a very limited amount of film.  Allowing myself to shoot only one or two rolls (12 or 24 exposures), I am forced to slow down and think through each shot taken in order to adequately tell the story. Oftentimes making the decision to not press the shutter can be very empowering. Making a choice to pursue quality over quantity and trusting the process is a refreshing exercise that I hope will continue to push me and encourage me to always keep it simple.

More to come soon. I hope you enjoy!