From Another Time: A Salute To Our Historical Heritage

"Our only hope was in going ahead...we pushed on without rudder or compass, the melancholy truth visible in almost every face that we were lost among the wilderness prairies of the west...:" The Texas/Santa Fe Expedition, George W. Kendall Journal, August 15, 1841.

Every Thursday morning I get up early and make ready for the drive to Lubbock to teach my 4300 photography class at Texas Tech University. Some people might think that it’s a drive to dread but on the contrary I … Continue reading 

Winters in my Life

"It was this terrible storm that caught the wagon train...all of the oxen were frozen to death". Billy Dixon 1871

“In civilized surroundings a plains blizzard is bad enough; in a wild country, a blizzard is more appalling than a tornado, for the latter may be dodged, but the blizzard is everywhere and sets its teeth into a man’s vitals, … Continue reading 

We Did Not Make it on Our Own

My two sons, Hunter (L) and Pate (R) who showed me that I was capable of love beyond what I had ever imagined, and continue to be the pride of my life. Tin Type Photo by Robb Kendrick, National Geographic

It was many years ago and I was on a flight from Lubbock to somewhere when, bored with the drone of the jet engines at 36,000 ft altitude, I picked up one of those airline magazines and began flipping through … Continue reading 

Working Dogs of Texas

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How many of us can recall a favorite dog companion from the past and those fond memories of the times spent hunting, caressing, or simply just sitting on the porch or in the yard, bonding with the old canine friend … Continue reading 

July 4, 2009: A Celebration of Life and Country

America: A Land Under God

Yesterday I sat down in the cool of our home for a few minutes of respite from the 104 degree temps outside. I had been sweeping out my work shop and molding bullets for my .45 Long Colt and 44-40 … Continue reading 

Texas Tech Intersession: An Education Through Adventure

The rumble of the Llano River could not overpower the whir of motordrives as a dozen Texas Tech University students exposed hundreds of images during a morning photo shoot in the area around Junction, Texas. As co-instructor Jerod Foster and … Continue reading 

We Did Not Make it on Our Own

It was many years ago and I was on a flight from Lubbock to somewhere when, bored with the drone of the jet engines at 36,000 ft altitude, I picked up one of those airline magazines and began flipping through … Continue reading 

I Would Rather Be Lucky Than Good!!!

Throughout my 28 years as a photographer I have often heard the phrase, “I would rather be lucky than good”, spoken usually in response to seeing a photo that was obviously the result of being at the right place at … Continue reading 

Don Haskins: A Salute to one of America's Great Basketball Coaches

From a pool hall in Albuquerque, New Mexico a phone call was made to Benjamin Superintendent D.V. Markham, asking him if he could use a young coach who had yet to complete his college degree. The deal was made and … Continue reading 

"It is a Land I doubt will be Inhabited into the Next Century"

Such were the words from the journal of Randolph Marcy during his expedition into and through the badlands along with South Wichita river in the year of 1854. Obviously Mr. Marcy was not impressed with the land that dealt his … Continue reading