Through the Porthole

Flight to Montpellier, France

2011-01-07T03:48:00.006-06:00

Flight from DFW to JKF.

Layover at JFK in New York.

An airplane wing and the stars somewhere over the Atlantic Ocean.

Over the Atlantic Ocean on the way to a connecting flight in Madrid, Spain.

A foggy day on the coast of France as we arrive at our destination, Montpellier.

Cherubs in the Kitchen

2010-12-29T22:00:00.000-06:00

Participants in the 2009 Nacogdoches Tour of Homes discuss the art and decorations in the kitchen of the home of Linda Sisk on Deerfield Drive Saturday afternoon. A French frieze of cherubs sits above the kitchen range.

Smiles

2010-12-25T06:00:00.003-06:00

Residents of the GODTEL homeless shelter in downtown Nacogdoches, Christy Cromwell, right, Korey Landry, center, and Elijah Balmore, 2, joke around with each other after a meal Tuesday afternoon in 2009.

Relax

2010-12-22T14:00:00.003-06:00

Tamara Stovall, massage therapist for Nirvaana Medispa, gives a massage at the Nacogdoches Junior Forum annual Holiday in the Pines Christmas shopping extravaganza Thursday evening at the Hotel Fredonia in 2009.

That Time of Year - Shopping

2010-12-22T00:15:00.000-06:00

Shoppers enter and exit the Nacogdoches Wal-Mart Saturday afternoon in winter of 2009.

Rick Perry at Hotel Fredonia

2010-12-21T22:56:00.005-06:00

Texas Governor Rick Perry pokes his head out from behind a curtain on stage after giving a speech about the positive economic outlook for Texas at the 2009 East Texas Economic Development Summit in the ballroom of the Hotel Fredonia in downtown Nacogdoches Thursday morning.

***I'll be posting some of my favorite pictures from my time at The Daily Sentinel before I go on my trip. I'm trying to get used to posting to this blog everyday. Here, Rick Perry jokes around after giving a speech.

***I'm not sure how many other photographers from The Daily Texan or UT still look at this blog but if you do and are not listed on the right then send me your blog address and I'll update the list with your name.

International Fashion Show

2010-12-21T00:53:00.007-06:00

Anh Nguyen, right, an international student from Vietnam studying accounting at Stephen F. Austin State University, gets a last minute touch up before going on stage.

***I've had a great experience but now I am moving on. In my transition period I will be posting a few pictures from my past year at the The Daily Sentinel newspaper.

Reading in a Tent

2010-11-10T12:07:00.002-06:00

Kelly Searles and her son Gabe Searles, 6, read a book together one of the tents set up behind Raguet Elementary during the school's 2X2 Camp-out event. The Tuesday evening event included a hayride, books to read in tents, and food cooked over a fire.

Pineywoods Fair Rabbit Judging

2010-10-16T09:48:00.003-05:00

A rabbit sneaks out of his cage during the rabbit show judging at the Pineywoods Fair on Oct. 12.

Family Fun Day

2010-09-24T16:34:00.000-05:00

Jill Palmer, age 5, makes bubbles with a star-shaped wand at the annual Family Fun Day event in Festival Plaza.

Reunion in a Small Town

2010-09-24T10:08:00.000-05:00

Friends who met while attending Florida College in Tampa, Florida and who now live in different states across the country, play a game of touch football at Homer Bryce Stadium Saturday, Jan. 2. These friends, one of whom attends Stephen F. Austin State University, got together for a reunion in Nacogdoches.

Ramadan

2010-09-16T15:36:00.000-05:00

Muhammad Abdullah, a Muslim living in Nacogdoches, laughs while telling a story relating to his faith on August 24. He is wearing an Egyptian Thobe along with an Islamic prayer hat. When talking about his faith in relation to other religions, Abdullah went on to say, "we may have our different ways but we all worship one god."

2010-07-13T18:53:00.000-05:00

Actress Rachael Magill, center, stands under an umbrella held by Ashley Clark, in order to stay cool between takes, while crew members prepare to film a scene of the Stephen F. Austin State University student film, "Greater Heights", directed by SFA masters student, Ira Shiflet, in blue. The scene was filmed on a dock at Lake Nacogdoches last week.

2010-07-13T18:43:00.000-05:00

Damion James reacts after hearing his first round 24th pick in the 2010 NBA draft by the Atlanta Hawks and then his trade to the New Jersey Nets on at the Nacogdoches Boys and Girls Club.

2009-01-26T00:02:00.000-06:00

More from the Jhalak Talent Show last semester.

2008-12-19T23:46:00.000-06:00

Somewhere near Dallas.

2008-12-05T17:09:00.000-06:00

Matthew Mcconaughey promoting Surfer, Dude in September.

2008-12-05T16:27:00.000-06:00

Island Nation at Red Eyed Fly.

2008-12-03T02:00:00.000-06:00

Corn dog eating contest in West Mall put on by the Travesty. The guy in the middle won.

2008-11-18T03:36:00.000-06:00

Jhalak Talent Show

2008-11-10T16:38:00.000-06:00

Friday night at Hogg Auditorium.

2008-11-04T15:29:00.000-06:00

Evacuees from Hurricane Ike arrive at a full shelter in Austin where they are given directions to a shelter in Pflugerville.

2008-10-31T20:27:00.000-05:00

UT Campus night lights.

2008-10-20T00:25:00.000-05:00

Jenny Lewis

2008-10-10T20:53:00.000-05:00

City Hall

2008-10-07T00:59:00.001-05:00

Brackenridge Tract Meeting. Busy semester, but I will try and post more often from now on.

2008-09-18T00:55:00.000-05:00

Founders of American Mid-Fi Records.

2008-08-30T21:23:00.000-05:00

Burning land in Liberty Hill on August 4th. The fire burned through 110 acres of the land at the intersection of highways 29 and 183.

2008-08-22T16:10:00.000-05:00

So I haven't had a place of my own for over a week and haven't had access to my own computer which is packed up. I move in tomorrow and will post more when I'm settled in.

In the meantime, here is a gallery I did for the Texan. Country singer Hayes Carll's music video involving multiple Jesuses.

It can be found here.

2008-08-09T00:30:00.000-05:00

Fishing in Burnet, TX.

2008-07-24T20:13:00.000-05:00

Cold, snowy, Spring day at Yellowstone National Park.

About to leave for North Carolina to visit family on the beach.

2008-07-22T02:20:00.000-05:00

Fishing from a tree overhanging the Colorado River.

2008-07-11T15:21:00.000-05:00

Rain on Monday.

2008-07-10T02:03:00.000-05:00

Best way for dogs to keep cool.

2008-06-25T04:41:00.000-05:00

One of the dogs waiting at the top of the steps in the morning of the second day of the road trip to Sasquatch.

2008-06-25T04:24:00.000-05:00

Carefully adjusting a globe made of glass.

We stayed with a friend's relatives near Colorado Springs the first night of our trip. They were really nice people and gave us each our own bed. They had two dog's that were just big balls of fur floating across the floor.

2008-06-20T01:37:00.000-05:00

One of the few sunsets along the road to Sasquatch; rain and snow followed us across the country. This is somewhere in Southern Colorado.

2008-06-16T15:03:00.000-05:00

The first day of the road trip to Sasquatch. This is somewhere in the panhandle of Texas along the long, flat roads.

2008-05-17T02:33:00.000-05:00

Jemina Pearl of the band Be Your Own Pet on the left and her friend enjoy the music of The Virgins at Stubbs on Thursday.

My friends and I are going on a road trip to Washington state from May 19th to June 4th and we will be camping most of the time so posts will be limited. There is a music festival in Washington called Sasquatch which lasts three days and has an amazing line-up. We'll also be stopping at many places across America that I've always wanted to see.

2008-05-17T01:49:00.000-05:00

Switches' bassist Thom Kirkpatrick.

Waiting for the bands to start playing at Stubbs on Thursday, May 15th.

2008-05-15T13:13:00.000-05:00

John's band Triplewide playing at the End of an Ear record store last month. Thanks for all the help over the past year.

2008-05-14T02:05:00.000-05:00

Stress test at Stressfest last month.

2008-05-07T01:54:00.000-05:00

More film from the reception after the wedding.

2008-05-05T19:54:00.000-05:00

I went out of town during film weekend but I decided to go ahead and shoot film anyway. This is from a wedding in Stephenville, TX.

2008-05-02T04:47:00.000-05:00

Feist at Stubbs

2008-04-25T00:15:00.000-05:00

Bat found in Target and then brought back to animal services to be tested for rabies.

2008-04-18T18:24:00.000-05:00

Preparing to break the world record for most dogs walked next month.

2008-04-18T15:34:00.000-05:00

Police clearing the RLM after the robbery on Wednesday night.

2008-04-14T23:59:00.000-05:00

Tibet Vigil Part 2: Candles in the Wind

2008-04-13T17:24:00.001-05:00

Tibet Vigil Part 1

2008-04-11T16:08:00.001-05:00

Acupuncture at Stressfest.

2008-04-05T01:36:00.001-05:00

TIPA Contest #2: Sports. The sports competition was disorganized, but this kid was happy that his team won the game.

2008-04-03T23:48:00.001-05:00

TIPA in College Station News Photo: Public forum with camera editing only.

2008-04-02T03:20:00.000-05:00

Portraits

2008-03-29T22:19:00.000-05:00

Music teacher from Mexico