Friday, January 11, 2013

Swansboro, NC

Swansboro, North Carolina is one of my absolute favorite places. I grew up coming here on vacations when I was a kid. This place always feels magical. Here are some photos from my January trip there! Happy New Years!!

Monday, October 8, 2012

Chris & Jessica's Wedding Slideshow!

Congrats Jessica & Chris!!! Ellen and I had a blast photographing your wedding at Sherwood Forrest! Enjoy~

Chris & Cara's Wedding Slideshow!

Congrats Cara & Chris! Ellen and I had a great time capturing your day!!! There is always something special about home weddings...even on a rainy day! Didn't dampen anyones spirits the party was a fun filled sing along!!! Enjoy!

Friday, August 31, 2012

Morgan Sneak Peak~

I was recently in Michigan visiting family and I got the chance to photograph Morgan. Morgan is my sisters niece so I have known her sense she was born. She is a beautiful girl full of amazing spirit! Thanks Morgan I had a blast photographing you and hanging out with Kayleigh and you! Here's a sneak peak of some of you images!

Thursday, August 30, 2012

Caroline & David

Congrats to Caroline & David! I had the pleasure of photographing their small intimate wedding at Boordy Vineyards.

So excited to announce the opening of my show at the end of November. I have the honor of showing with a dear friend and amazing artist Sarah Hodzic
The work showcases images we have created in the Mississippi Delta. Sarah and I use Holga and Diana toy cameras to create beautifully unique images. We also both share a love for Encaustic photography which combines beeswax with a finished print. Will Jacks is hosting the show at his gallery in Mississippi.

Check out the link below with more information on the upcoming show!
Below is taken straight from Will Jacks site announcing the show!

SARAH HODZIC & CAROL ANN WARD: PLASTIC DELTA | A TOY CAMERA SHOW

The Mississippi Delta can be both uplifting and heartbreaking at the same time. Often, what seems ugly and alarming turns out to be quite beautiful upon deeper examination. The opposite, of course, holds true for those things we deem to be stunning at first glance. And yet, just when we grow to expect the unexpected, what is beautiful turns out to indeed be beautiful and what isn’t then seems to linger the longest.

This land and it’s people have many layers, both literally and figuratively crafted from the winding lifespan of the Mississippi River. It can be a confusing place to navigate, even for those that have spent decades calling it home. What you are certain is occurring one day, can twist in an instant, and carry you in a direction you never expected.

Photographers Sarah Hodzic and Carol Ann Ward are not natives to the Mississippi Delta, but they do possess the spirit of this land. The toy cameras they used to create the images for this show – holgas, dianas, pinholes, and the like – create a mysterious feeling wrapped in beauty. These plastic cameras are simple in their structure, yet these images are far from simple. Both Sarah and Carol have not only overcome the limitations of the toy cameras they use, but have creatively found ways to use these limitations to their advantage.

We are excited to host this show because it is a wonderfully accurate and artistic reflection to the life we Deltans live everyday. There is a metaphor in this show, and in the way it was created, that parallels much of what is faced here in northwest Mississippi. A beauty is present, along with a melancholy and nostalgia that is a common recipe for the most beautiful of southern art. And most certainly there are layers – lots and lots and lots of layers – the understanding of which, as always, depends on your perspective.

~wj

About the artists . . . .

A native of McClean, Virginia, Sarah Hodzic’s work with the Holga has appeared online with Toycamera, PhotomediaCenter, LightLeaks Magazine, ErieTimes-News SHOWCASE along with being published in the new toy camera book, ToyCam by The Toy Camera Book Team. She has won several awards for her toy camera work, including taking first place in 2009 Holgapalooza and Best in Show – PhotoMedia Center’s 2009 Holga 3.0. Most recently Sarah had a solo show in LA at the Petter Fetterman Gallery showcasing her images from her trip to Jacmel, Haiti. Her images were sold to benefit the children in the surrounding township.

Carol Ann Ward was raised in Rochester Hills, Michigan and received a BA in photography from Columbia College in Chicago. Upon graduation, she worked as a commercial advertising photographer before finding her niche’ in portraits and fine art. She currently lives and works in Baltimore, Maryland.

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