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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

Posted 16 May 2011 † erik § commercial ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

chicken fling

Chicken fling, north St. Louis City, Missouri. Photo by Erik M. Lunsford
Today was one of those soul-sucking morale-crushing days as a photojournalist. A set of deep breaths and something good to eat tends to fix the problem. I was waiting to publish this photograph of a young lady helping a chicken to the air, perhaps [...]

Posted 31 March 2011 † erik § ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

sno-to-go

Sno-to-go, south st. louis county, missouri.

Posted 24 May 2010 † erik § recent posts ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , ,

pat the mane

Opening day at Fairmount Racetrack, Collinsville, Illinois.

Posted 28 April 2010 † erik § everyday art ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , , ,

twain on tourism

Mark Twain greets tourists, Hannibal, Missouri.

This is a pretty good story about a Twain that Hannibal doesn’t really want to keep around. Take a look.

Posted 22 April 2010 † erik § uncommons ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

blue, blue, yellow, yellow

Revitalization of Dunbar Elementary, St. Louis, Missouri, Photo by Erik M. Lunsford

Posted 21 January 2010 † erik § everyday art § uncommons ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

mac n’ cheese in the pan

Mac n’ cheese in the pan, the following morning, photo by Erik M. Lunsford
Sorry for the delay in posting. It’s been days of comfort food and cold tablets fighting this acute respiratory illness, and I still feel like these mac n’ cheese leftovers the following morning. And by the way, while we normally don’t leave [...]

Posted 20 November 2009 † erik § everyday art ‡ Comments (2) ° Tagged: , , ,

transformative photography

Joerg Colberg, one of the most articulate minds on photography and art, figured out the answer when people ask him what it is that he’s  actually “looking for in photography (and art).”
“What I really love is transformative photography…Transformative photography is photography that changes you as a person, that asks questions (instead of answering them). You’re [...]

Posted 29 October 2009 † erik § ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , , ,

a compulsive kick

Once was a parking lot, photographs by Erik M. Lunsford
I’ve always had a strange compulsive desire to collect sea shells. When I lived in Florida, I scoured the beaches daily for something new. I went after thunderstorms, hurricanes, tropical storms, etc, to see what washed up on shore. It was hard because the east coast [...]

Posted 28 October 2009 † erik § everyday art § uncommons ‡ Comments (2) ° Tagged: , , ,

unlearning an automatic reflex

DWI traffic stop with St. Louis County Police Officer Fred Yaakub, Canon 5D Mark II, ISO 5000,  1/100 @ F2.8, photograph by Erik M. Lunsford
There is a new saying out there — 2500 is the new 400.

Okay, I made that up, but it’s mentally cementing quickly.
Let me take you back nine years when I [...]

Posted 14 October 2009 † erik § discuss § recent posts ‡ Comments (3) ° Tagged: , , , ,