Many over the years have called me a pornographer, a misogynist, or simply an objectifier of women. Having more respect for women than I do for myself, I’ve always been bothered by this while also trying to not take it too personally. I know who

Many over the years have called me a pornographer, a misogynist, or simply an objectifier of women. Having more respect for women than I do for myself, I’ve always been bothered by this while also trying to not take it too personally. I know who

I&Amp;Rsquo;Ll State It As Simply As Possible: I Love Polaroids. I Love The Textures, Smells, And Processes. Most Of All, Starting With The Sx-70&Amp;Rsquo;S, I Love Loading That First Pack Of The Day And Hearing The Immediate Click And Whirrrrrrrr, The Spitting

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Every Year I Take Two Christmas Portraits To Send Out As Christmas Cards, One Clean Version For The Family, One For Everyone Else. This Year My Idea Involved Four Lovely Friends Coming Over To Participate In The Endeavor. Here Is A Random Shot Taken After

Being Awake And Alone At 3:30Am Is Far More Mopey Than It Needs To Be. Inherently We Americans Just Don&Amp;Rsquo;T Appreciate All The Things That We Have, I Know I Don&Amp;Rsquo;T. Let&Amp;Rsquo;S Look At The Big Picture, Enjoy The Fleeting Moments, And Hope For

“Do You Remember When We Were Young?And We Could Name The Things We Ran From?What Are Your Shadows Hiding Now?When Anxiety’s A Nightmare,Which Hero Is Gonna Come Around?Well, I’ll Come Aroundif You’ll Come Around.”-“So Long”, Willy Mason

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Gonna Be Leavin&Amp;Rsquo;Gonna Be Leavin&Amp;Rsquo; Soonthis I Know.gonna Be Leavin&Amp;Rsquo;Where The Water Tastes Like Moonshine.gonna Be Leavin&Amp;Rsquo; Soonthis I Know.don&Amp;Rsquo;T You Miss Me Then.don&Amp;Rsquo;T You Miss Me When I Go.don&Amp;Rsquo;T You Miss Me Thenjust

“When All The Limbs Are Numb And Clean,And You’re In Transit, Dream To Dream,I’ll Drift There To Meet You, Lazybones.” -“Lazybones” Soul Coughing

&Amp;Ldquo;And The Christmas Carols Sound Like Blues, But The Choir Is Not To Blame.&Amp;Rdquo; -&Amp;Ldquo;It Doesn&Amp;Rsquo;T Have To Be That Way&Amp;Rdquo; Jim Croce

She Was Having A Tough Time Today, But She Also Knew Her Limitations And Had Accepted Them Almost Completely.&Amp;Ldquo;I Believeif You Wanted To Leave You Would Seek Reliefyou Would Seek To Alleviatesell Your House To The Bankergrab Your Tchotchkes And Paper

&Amp;Ldquo;Merry Christmas, Every One!&Amp;Rdquo; (Cherish Original Test Shoot, April 2008)

&Amp;Ldquo;I Promise I&Amp;Rsquo;M Not A Manic-Depressive.&Amp;Quot; -Sting (Cherish Original Test Shoot, April 2008)

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