RIP Evelyn Hofer
I discovered Evelyn Hofer late - an issue of PDN a couple years ago i think. the following photo is one i think of often. Alec had a print of this photograph in his studio, when i was there last year, and it was gorgeous. i should know more about Evelyn Hofer.she died last week at 87.

imperfection
tomorrow morning i leave for a short trip to the end of the road to lurk around in the darkness of the Deadhorse industrial complexes, and the surrounding vast cold nothingness. it will, most likely, be my last trip of the year. in between packing this afternoon i found inspiration in these absolutely beautiful photographs of the aurora from 1933. these images reminded me that a moving photograph, at times, has little to do with perfection.

Janne Lehtinen's Night Shift
i relate to this time of year, and i embrace the slowness that is to come. in July i would have killed for a night with stars in the sky, but of course in another month i will be daydreaming of a high noon sun. living in the northern regions is about embracing place, and not succumbing to thoughts of the of color grasses elsewhere.

a musical interlude
it's been snowing here for two days. finally. i was beginning to feel like i had woken to a sort of Groudhog Day scenario of a never ending September. as i tromped through the snow on campus today, under fresh flakes, i couldn't stop thinking of this Graham Lindsey video:this one's for you Cob.

happy Alaska day (a day late)!
yesterday was Alaska Day, and i almost missed it. on October 18th 1867, we purchased this choice piece of land from Russia. i feel so fortunate to be able to call Alaska, and specifically the Interior, home. this landscape, these people