My family and I made the move to the Pacific Northwest last November - Walla Walla, Washington, to be exact. This past Saturday, with my girls in Maui, I decided to spend a day driving around, exploring the surrounding areas, and a few cameras. 

Three hours and a few random stops into driving, I spotted a bunch of cattle along the highway. I slowed down and thought about making a frame, but kept going. A hundred yards down the road I spotted a truck with a trailer full of hay, it was feeding time. 

I flipped around and when the rancher got out of the truck, I asked if I could photograph feeding time for the cattle - he was good with it. I tell you, there’s nothing like building up the courage to ask someone if I can take some photos and they give me the green light. 

It’s been a while since I’ve been photographing anything to do with agriculture - years, maybe when I lived in Michigan in 2014, but definitely when I lived in Montana. 

Anyway, here are a few images I made during my drive. I’m hoping to get back out to the ranch soon. 

A colleague and I have been doing a few friendly photo challenges over the past few months, and its been a nice way to challenge myself to be a little more creative. 

Recently, another colleague came across her old 35mm camera, and some expired Kentmere 400 Black and White film. She decided to share a roll with each of us, so all three of us could shoot a roll for the next photo challenge.

It’s been awhile since I’ve shot black and white film, and with the film being expired, there’s all sorts of recommendations for how to shoot it - push it a stop, overexpose… blah, blah, blah. I decide to do the complete opposite, I pulled it a stop and shot at 200. 

My roll includes frames from a recent trip to Hood River, Oregon, and stops I made during a drive up Highway 1 in Guadalupe and Pismo Beach. 

I found myself at Tanaka Farms, in Irvine, Cali., to photograph a student tour - what a beautiful farm. The best strawberries I’ve ever had.