Young Farmers Project: Hitting the Road in Georgia

I'm currently in Atlanta and have been for the past week working on my Young Farmers portrait project. For each Farm I'm shooting a portrait of an organic farmer under 35 and then a portrait of a dish made with their food.

Earlier this month I headed to Palmetto, Georgia where I met Paige Witherington. Paige is 28 and has been farming since 2002. She currently is the Farm Manager at Serenbe, a 3 phase development committed to sustainable agriculture and development south of Atlanta. The farm she manages supplies food for CSA members in the Atlanta metro area as well as to restaurants within the development including The Hil and soon the Blue Eyed Daisy Cafe. I spent some time with her out in the field taking portraits. The plot of land set aside for the farm where she is now working was originally used for cotton farming. "It's really nice to see the positive change you can see on a really run down piece of land," said Paige about what she enjoys about farming.

Garlic and Spinach Flathbread at The Hil.

Wedge Salad at the Hil.

The dining room at The Hil.

The Blue Eyed Daisy Cafe.

Check back for more updates as I travel the roads this summer from Georgia to Missouri, Montana and places in between.

Travel Update

I am currently traveling in Georgia and will be based in the Atlanta area May 8-25th. I will then be in St. Thomas/Virgin Islands May 25th-June3rd. Please contact me if you have specific needs in these locations. Thanks!

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wintereverafter walk

Sometimes it's nice to just take a little break. A little walk. And look around.

It was a quiet Sunday and I took a break outside to just walk around and shoot for myself. It was a nice treat. I've been working on lots of the administrative (sometimes boring) side of photo stuff so it was nice to be outside. My brain needed a little break from bookkeeping, mailings, and filing receipts.

Now back to work.

Female Mushers at Flathead Sled Dog Days

Lido and I spent some time recently at the Flathead Sled Dog Days in Olney, Montana. Everyone was very nice and and I was struck by how many female participants there were. One of them is even going on to a race in Alaska later this year. The whole experience was really fun but REALLY cold. That being said I'm very happy to be in my warm little house now as I write this.

Flyfishing Women

It's a balmy 30 degrees here and so I'm thinking back to warmer times. Times when I actually would want to get in the water. This shoot of Hilary and her sister fly fishing in the Flathead River was such fun. These two really love the outdoors and were great to let me tag along. I'm going to think about these pics when I really can't take winter anymore.

good morning montana

After quite a crazy night last night, this is what Montana gave me this morning. Love it.