Friday, July 25, 2008

The Moore Family Farm – Council Grove, Kansas



I spent July 13 – 16th off of J Avenue, a dirt road that winds through lush, rolling prairie in the Flint Hills of Kansas. The days were filled recording some of Eldon Moore's life stories, lessons and philosophies and photographing the landscape and people that have shaped his life. Here is a short sampling of some of the images combined with one of Moore's favorite John Denver tunes.

Watch the Moore Slideshow.

It was an honor to listen to memories and dreams that have been and continue to be guided by faith and rooted in the land.

"The springtime is the time of hope and faith.... Watching young plants come up in long rows is very exciting. It springs forth the idea that there will be a harvest and things will work out well. And, there is nothing like the smell of freshly plowed dirt. It makes you reminiscence about all the things that have happened and that might happen..." Eldon Moore.


Monday, July 21, 2008

New Mexico Jazz Scene Featured on NPR


Paul Ingles, of Good Radio Shows and Cedar Creek Studios, has just produced another great piece for NPR. Albuquerque: A Scene Blooms in the Desert was aired tonight on NPR's Homegrown: Unexplored Music Scenes. StoryPortrait Media images from the Jazz of Enchantment project, produced by Ingles in NM in 2005 – 2006, can be seen on the NPR website. In addition to portraits, StoryPortrait Media produced a multimedia slideshow/ video, combining images and audio, and designed a website to archive the Jazz of Enchantment work in perpetuity. Check out the NPR story and the full Jazz of Enchantment project with the following links.

Read the NPR Story about the Albuquerque Jazz Scene.
Watch a slideshow about the Albuquerque Jazz Scene.
View a video about the Albuquerque Jazz Scene.
Visit the Jazz of Enchantment Website.