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thirty one and counting

31 and counting.

Posted 24 April 2011 † erik § everyday art § uncommons ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

making a lost cemetery holy again

Washington Park Cemetery cleanup, St. Louis, Missouri.
I had always seen this cemetery from the highway, located in the takeoff path from Lambert airport. It was dilapidated, overgrown, infested with mounds of trash, tires, parts of appliances, and broken headstones. At one point there was a police pursuit of a suspect in the cemetery. A tree [...]

Posted 18 April 2011 † erik § recent posts § uncommons ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

red cincy caps

Red Cincy Caps, downtown St. Louis, by Erik M. Lunsford
In homage to Trent Nelson, who is the man for my film-driven inspiration these days, and his love for Leicas along with a daybook that reads eerily similar to my current life in newspaper photojournalism has helped kicked my creativity into motion. Here’s a couple of [...]

Posted 21 March 2011 † erik § everyday art § uncommons ‡ Comments (3) ° Also tagged: ,

the art of tuckpointing

The art of tuckpointing, St. Louis, Missouri
There’s the Erik I remember. Been spending too much time chasing news and not enough time creating art. Time for some serious color, light, mood, and texture action.

Posted 04 November 2010 † erik § everyday art § uncommons ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged: , ,

visions of mary

Mosaic project, St. Cecilia, St. Louis, Missouri
Thank you for the wonderful comments from my last post on shooting film. The beauty of our industry is the community we share that inspires each and every one of us. I look forward to bringing you many more meaningful images.

Posted 10 August 2010 † erik § uncommons ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , ,

the curse of a film leica

A pondering Greg Lovett (left) and Mark Edelson (right) along with one unnamed intern in the back. One of the last frames I made on my film Leica M6, West Palm Beach, 2007
I know, I have been gone for quite some time from this blog. I have just been extraordinarily busy and unable to prioritize [...]

Posted 03 August 2010 † erik § friends § personals ‡ Comments (7) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , , , , ,

fire on the fourth

Jefferson Barracks, south St. Louis, Missouri.

Posted 04 July 2010 † erik § everyday art § uncommons ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

lincoln’s memorial day parade

Memorial Day Parade, Alton, Illinois

Posted 03 June 2010 † erik § everyday art ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , ,

sno-to-go

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

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

on track in field

girls track and field IHSA, triad high school, troy, illinois
Oh how I love evening light and track n’ field meets.

Posted 16 May 2010 † erik § everyday art ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , ,