This was not a self-propelled lawnmower. He would wheel himself into position, and then cut the area around him.

Preparing to replace the string.

The large rocks in the yard often cause his line to break, or to get pulled off the reel.

Taking a break.

A friend stopped by to visit, and his dog came [...]

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You’re going to want to mark this down on your calendars.
James Nachtwey won the TED Prize in 2007, and on October 3, 2008, the project he’s been working on will be unveiled in several cities across the world. Check it out, and make plans to attend one of the events, if you can!

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For the person who has everything, a rattlesnake head in a jar!

This “doll” won first prize…for creeping me out!

At the Fair, everyone’s a winner.

An exhibit extolling the virtues of poultry.

Interestingly, his hands appear to be normal-sized…

Silhouetted

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The obligatory Ferris Wheel shot. We had some weird skies tonight, but the rain managed to stay away.

I like the “Carnivale” feel to this one.

I just like the lines and colors.

I don’t ride ‘em, I just shoot ‘em.

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On this day, last year, I was snapped this shot of my right foot (again, playing with the DOF on my 50mm 1.4) while waiting in the hallway to photograph some of men I had met through the Innocence Project of Texas.
A few weeks previously, Sara and I had been watching The Colbert Report when [...]

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As any frequent reader of this site will know, I often take little “photo safaris” around this fair city, where I just wander around until something catches my eye.
Earlier this week, while driving down one of the main streets on the north side of town, I spotted an old sign with so much weathering and [...]

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Who knows?

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This is by no means scientific, but it’s something I’ve noticed again and again during these Olympic games, primarily during the swimming events.
Check out this photo from a guy in Beijing.
Now, contrast it to this one from the Athens games four years ago.
It used to be that all you would see at the major sporting [...]

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(This didn’t come out so well in the paper, but his license plate holder reads “I don’t drive fast, I just fly low”)
Last Thursday night I shot a story about the local dragstrip and its street-legal racing series. Those shots ran today, with the story, as well as in an online gallery. Check [...]

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Early this morning I had an assignment for a local business magazine. They are doing a feature on a local locksmith, and I got to poke around the shop looking at all the keys and machines and things that go along with cracking safes and so on.
The owner took me into the “junk room” [...]

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