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The Grit of Living

The smell of rain hitting hot, dry earth always brings me back to the feeling of calloused palms. I remember the rough, sandpaper friction of my grandfather’s hands against mine—skin mapped by years of pulling, lifting, and holding on. There is a specific, metallic tang to hard labor, a scent of sweat and iron that […]

Cannon by Christopher Utano

I shot this image at a civil war reenactment. I waited for the right moment when the gun was fired to include the smoke in the scene. This gives the image a sense of action. I later converted to sepia to give it a feeling of realism. About 5 or 6 attempts were made before […]

The Weight of the Horizon

In the ancient texts, the act of carrying is often equated with the soul’s burden. We are taught that to move through the world is to accumulate, to gather the heavy stones of experience and tuck them into the folds of our garments. Yet, there is a specific, quiet geometry to the way a person […]