Fog Chasers: 2014

40/52 - 52/52 | Catching Up & Finishing Off

40/52

Modern Life
The thirty-ninth of 52 portraits of my family in 2014.

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38/52

Father and Son
The thirty-eighth of 52 portraits of my family in 2014.

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37/52

Race
The thirty-seventh of 52 portraits of my family in 2014.

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36/52

ComicCon Bros
The thirty-sixth of 52 portraits of my family in 2014.

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35/52

Lumberjacks
The thirty-fifth of 52 portraits of my family in 2014.

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34/52

Clyde Lee / Porter Clyde
The thirty-fourth of 52 portraits of my family in 2014.

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33/52

Family in the Gardens
The thirty-third set of 52 portraits of my family in 2014.

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32/52

The Jacket
The thirty-second of 52 portraits of my family in 2014.

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31/52

Jaxon
The thirty-first of 52 portraits of my family in 2014.

Jaxon playing a hymn while his siblings and cousins run around in the front yard.

I still can't really believe that Jaxon (the oldest of my little cousins) is a real teenager now.

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30/52

Brothers
The thirtieth of 52 portraits of my family in 2014.

The brothers hang out (pose) on the curb before going to dinner.

I had to promise the boys that my mom would pay for a dessert if they would sit on the curb and look at the camera.

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28/52

Jace Hunts for Bears
The twenty-eighth of 52 portraits of my family in 2014.

A portrait series of Jace while in Island Park looking for bears.

How could I choose just one photo when I can basically illustrate a children's book with the batch?
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27/52

K.O.D.I.
The twenty-seventh of 52 portraits of my family in 2014.

Kodi giving Afton a goodbye hug after our afternoon in the canyon.

Kodi is the most graceful person I've ever known. She is consistently beautiful from her physical appearance down to her core. She is patient, mature, thoughtful, and nurturing beyond her age. I'd be a much better person if I had even half of her poise.

I love and admire you, little lady.

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P.S. At first I felt like this photo wasn't as "good" as I wanted it to be. The lighting and composition isn't what I normally look for when I'm choosing a weekly portrait, but I've grown to really love this photo. I think it captures Kodi's lovely personality well.

26/52 (Halfway Point)

Dad
The twenty-sixth of 52 portraits of my family in 2014.

Dad in golden sunset light down by the lake.

I flagged this photo to be a weekly portrait the moment I saw it. I love this expression.

My sweet pa (a new name for him that I've adopted lately).

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25/52

Mandy
The twenty-fifth of 52 portraits of my family in 2014.

Amanda at the Scera Shell to see Cinderella.

As we drove home after the play she said, "if a guy I had only known for one night tried to kiss me, I'd slap him." There's so much to say about Mandy. She's bursting with the most hilarious and lovely personality. She really cracks me up. She's blunt and goofy and mature and kind.

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24/52

Great Clips Lighting
The twenty-fourth of 52 portraits of my family in 2014.

Nic posing for me while we wait for Alex to get his haircut..

My brothers generally refuse to let me take their photo, but Nic is always obliging.

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23/52

Tween
The twenty-third of 52 portraits of my family in 2014.

Christina outside of Aunt Joyce's just after sunset.

Christina and I are both in-between cousins. We're a little older and a little younger than our other extended family members. We are the cousins who simultaneously inhabit the role of babysitter and babysat. And now she is also at an in-between age. Not quite a teenager but no longer a kid.

22/52

Graduation
The twenty-second of 52 portraits of my family in 2014.

Andrew making very classically Andrew faces after his graduation ceremony.

What can I say about this punk brother? I love him and I'm sure glad he was able to pull this off. We all know it was a close one.

21/52

Trev
The twenty-first of 52 portraits of my family in 2014.

Trev and Port at the aquarium. Look at Porter holding on to his finger in the first photo, so sweet.

These aren't the best photos I've ever taken. The light in the aquarium was dim and green. I chose these because they remind me of a time when I was small and Trevor (always our smart and scientific cousin) would take me out into the desert while our family camped to teach me to catch lizards.

20/52

Serguey
The twentieth of 52 portraits of my family in 2014.

Grandpa K at Grandpa P's during a visit from California. That scab on his chin? He tells me it's from a little fall skateboarding (or something like that).

A pilot, an ad man, a tech CEO, a photographer, a Stanford grad. My grandpa is packed full of stories about his life that I desperately need to weasel out of him.

19/52

I Can't Take You Guys Anywhere

The nineteenth of 52 portraits of my family in 2014.

I love this. Dad embarrassed while his wife and daughter take photos at dinner.

I think my best portraits this year will all be of my dad (though they may all be of him sitting up to a table). His thoughts and feelings translate so perfectly through his expressions; one of many reasons he is among my favorite subjects. I embarrass him sometimes, but he is loving always. I'm so thankful I have him to keep our family safe and sane.

Nostalgia.

I don't think there could be a more perfect title for this photo I love so dearly.

I have spent so much time staring at it. I keep it tucked away in a folder on my computer and every now and again I click to it and study.

This photo was taken during the happiest time in my life thus far. The shadow outlines the shape of a photographer and friend who I love immensely. The blurred background is a reminder of a beautiful solitary place during a season of exploration and enthusiasm. It preserves me in a moment of absolute contented happiness, my smile easy and honest. Even the photo's medium (35mm film) documents a period of learning and artistic experimentation.

This photo reminds me of the power of photography. The lighting isn't even, the film is grainy and marked, but the photo speaks regardless. It sings really.

At least to me.

Written on May 9th at 12:25 AM