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happy fourth of july

Fireworks over the Arch, St. Louis, Missouri

homage to parr

Hats and high society, Forest Park, St. Louis.
Channeling Martin Parr at the recent 21st Annual Hiram W. Leffingwell Awards Hat Luncheon in Forest Park. Editors felt this would be the perfect assignment given my addiction to hats. However, the Canons attracted too much attention and people mistook me for the hired event photographer, grabbing me [...]

in the middle of americana

Daughters of the American Revolution, Alton Memorial Day Parade & DQ, Alton, Illinois

pen and ink

Reflections in pen and ink, African Arts festival, St. Louis, Missouri

American Fare

Illustrated menu, Rib America festival, downtown St. Louis

home sweet home

Tornado aftermath, Maryland Heights, Missouri.  Leica M6, Fuji Provia 100, 1/30 @ 2.8
A frame of slide film, held up to the light, has an effect like none other. In your hand you hold a tangible piece of reproduced reality. Like little worlds I sleeve them and store them, stash them and bind them into a [...]

concentric crema circles

Concentric Crema Circles, Northwest Coffee, St. louis, Missouri

papers in the air

The annual paper toss following the closing gavel, end of legislation at the Missouri House, Jefferson City, Missouri

spirits of st. louis

Steve Neukomm’s own Spirits of St. Louis Whiskey at Square One Brewery (top) and Manhattan (below). Photographs by Erik M. Lunsford

tweeting patterns

seeking solace, Kirkwood, Missouri.
I’m always on the lookout for images that take me away, at least for a minute, to another place. I see a thicket of birds amongst the prairie. It gives me comfort, peace, solace.  Think Sam Abell’s Seeing Gardens.