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I made another trip to one of my favorite spots in the Flint Hills. I never get tired of shooting the lone tree on the horizon.

When the Gizmo guys go on project road trips, we love to make photos and video of our journeys. The stories of making the stories. Keith Walberg and I had some time to kill in Hutchinson, so we stopped by Smith’s Market and the cool, little Carey Park Zoo. I always look for unique characters, and this time they were looking back at me.

I haven’t shot very many live music events. So when Gizmo co-worker Jeff Carson asked me to join his mini documentary crew – of course I said yes. Jeff spent most of the weekend documenting the annual Jam4Dan Benefit Concert at the Celtic Fox. Keith Walberg and I joined the fun on Saturday night. An eclectic line-up of bands and a cozy-small venue made for fun shooting.  A friend of mine has a theory that singers are a modern day version of tribal storytellers. So we listen. And we come back for more. She might be right.

Cold beer. Great friends. And loud storytelling. I’ll take that any Saturday night.

When I got back into photography – I spent a lot of time wandering on dirt roads searching for something to shoot. Anything. But the sky and clouds and horizons were my addiction. And they still are. In the skies I find geometry and conflict and inspiration. Every image is unique – and fleeting. It’s like eating a familiar food, but tasting something new. So, here’s to a new year filled with many more days chasing the clouds.