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"the ground beneath his feet."

2012-01-19T12:26:00.006-05:00

My first 'real' gallery show is coming to a close, I am feeling a little overwhelmed. The response has been beyond what I had imagined. There's this article in the Durham & Chapel Hill papers along with a sampling of the portraits.

The closing reception for the show is on Friday, Jan 20 at 401 Foster Street, in Durham.

If you're around, come by between 6-9.

The picture of the newspaper is from an old friend in Durham, Brandon. He sent the pic via text last night.

Sean Barker, founder and farmer at Part & Parcel Farm in Raleigh, NC.

Kenny Roby

2012-01-16T17:14:00.001-05:00

a new album is in the works ...

Michael Rank : STAG

2011-12-05T21:23:00.003-05:00

BURLAP.

2011-11-14T18:47:00.006-05:00

BURLAP.
Portraits of Piedmont Farmers

November 12 - January 28
RECEPTION: Third Friday Nov. 18; 6-9pm
401 Foster Street in the Central Park District of Durham, NC

This photography exhibit captures the faces of the clean food movement in our region. These portraits were all taken on farmland, with a veil of burlap between the farmers and the land they work. While these individuals have come to farming from a range of backgrounds and with varying intentions, these farmers have ultimately arrived at a nexus of geographical and philosophical common ground. Day after day, season after season, they set about their duties motivated by a love of labor and by the integrity of their mission.

Regardless of age, a youthful optimism persists in spite of the adversarial climate of today’s corporate food system. After decades of industrial agriculture and its assault on small, independent farmers, the agricultural tradition had been left hanging by a thread. Farmers are few; shareholders are many, and much knowledge has been forgotten. But the remnants of that knowledge, kept alive by a devoted few, are being stewarded by these farmers with new methodologies and a nod to the long agricultural tradition and history they are carrying on.

The beauty of this small-scale, intelligent farming resurgence rests in the collective, co-operative approach to solving age-old problems. There is an overarching desire to share knowledge and resources, while chipping away at monoculture and environmental disregard. These small-scale farms are winning day by day as evidenced by the growth and popularity of farmers markets, farm to fork restaurants, plow to pint breweries, local this, and organic that. “This isn’t a return to anything,” says one farmer while checking his email and taking a quick phone call in the field. Dropping an heirloom tomato into a bucket hanging from his belt loop he continues: “There’s nothing more modern than the food we eat.”

The frames, designed by William H. Dodge and fabricated by Marc E. Smith, are made of locally sourced Ambrosia maple.

The exhibit is at Bull City Arts Collaborative and is curated by Dave Wofford of Horse & Buggy Press and is continued on the walls of Piedmont Restaurant, a farm to fork restaurant next door. Please consider having a meal at Piedmont to view the rest of the images in the two venue show.

good news

2011-10-26T19:28:00.004-04:00

I have a show coming up at the Bull City Arts Collaborative in Durham, NC - in November!

Please come check it out on Third Friday - or check it out before that at the CFSA Sustainable Agriculture Conference in just over one week!

We've been busy, and the portraits are looking good. Yep, another portrait project, this time the subjects are of the agrarian persuasion.

TTTTTs

2011-09-15T11:21:00.002-04:00

raleigh rock'n'roll band, the T's

celebration

2011-09-11T15:24:00.001-04:00

A pastured pork shoulder & some vegetables on the grill at Commonplace.

what's your perspective?

2011-09-06T13:47:00.002-04:00

burlap path

2011-08-31T10:19:00.002-04:00

Derek, an old friend.

2011-08-31T10:02:00.003-04:00

this portrait was taken on Sept 2, 2004

my favorite vegetable

2011-08-30T14:07:00.001-04:00

this is what okra looks like before you fry it

for the Graduate Students of NCSU Design Build Studio this summer

2011-08-27T11:04:00.003-04:00

a polaroid on the roof

2011-08-16T11:47:00.005-04:00

the scratch came from stepping on it as it was blowing across the roof, which led to taking this digital photo of the chemical side of the polaroid which in turn ended up becoming the album cover ... yeah, that kinda sums up Patty Hurst Shifter.

garlic, fresh and local

2011-08-16T10:41:00.002-04:00

the saturday market special

2011-08-14T14:23:00.002-04:00

Contemporary Art Museum, Raleigh

2011-07-18T14:04:00.002-04:00

Our first visit to CAM - yeah, i know, we're a little tardy.

new from Part & Parcel

2011-07-12T16:28:00.004-04:00

The most recent CSA share from Farmer Sean Barker of Part & Parcel Farms.

cool concrete

2011-07-04T17:49:00.004-04:00

another by designer/builder Greg Ettenson. this one was taken at Sam Adams' home in Raleigh's most quaint neighborhood, Boylan Heights.

another from DCRI

2011-07-03T17:55:00.002-04:00

DCRI test tubes

2011-07-02T09:44:00.006-04:00

DCRI wall pieces at the Durham Center.
Clearscapes Inc.
Thomas Sayre, Artist
Greg Ettenson, Fabricator

we could use a reminder sometimes

2011-06-26T19:02:00.006-04:00

"The real work of planet saving will be small, humble, and humbling (insofar as it involves love) pleasing and rewarding. It's jobs will be too many to count, too many to report, too many to be publicly noticed or rewarded, too small to make anyone rich or famous" - Wendell Berry

i love this quote, sometimes, we all may need to be reminded; eat local.

we were "group one" to assess the birds for their laying vs. broiler (meat) qualities -

you can tell a lot from a bird's saddle, you know!

photo by Don Schrider during the CFSA Sustainable Agriculture Conference in Dec 2010.

at marigold parlour

2011-06-22T10:49:00.002-04:00

hair by jenny jones

model sarah fuller

©raymondgoodman, 2010

dealer

2011-06-21T10:13:00.001-04:00

a new Honda dealership's service department

©raymondgoodman, 2011

POSTED

2011-06-20T10:05:00.002-04:00

©raymondgoodman, 2011

Father's Day 2011

2011-06-19T09:59:00.001-04:00

took this over a year ago, still a great shot of Dad.

©raymondgoodman, 2010

Duke Chapel & the Bryan Center

2011-06-18T10:50:00.003-04:00

This photo was for McConnell Studios.

They made an awning for the Panda Express at the Bryan Center.

the cleanout

2011-06-10T11:33:00.005-04:00

randy installs the "cleanout" to satisfy

the city of raleigh

©raymondgoodman.2011

H inspects their plumbing job - the city is to come inspect on monday

she doesn't really care, she's still in diapers and would rather bathe at the pool anyway.

©raymondgoodman.2011

no sewer

2011-06-09T09:03:00.001-04:00

lots of beautiful red clay

©raymondgoodman.2011

bees!

2011-06-02T18:20:00.000-04:00

this is me, with my honey bees.

photo by matthew cronheim

Talecris in the news today

2011-06-01T19:59:00.000-04:00

Raleigh based Talecris has been in the news today for being acquired by Griffols, a Spanish firm. Here's a shot I did for Talecris a while ago at their plant in Clayton, NC.

beach

2011-05-30T21:19:00.000-04:00

Part & Parcel

2011-05-21T12:53:00.001-04:00

farmer sean barker holds a sweet pea shoot and flower in his urban garden located in lovely raleigh, nc.

cHip

2010-11-19T16:22:00.005-05:00

this is the reminder you are looking for:

excavation

2010-11-19T11:57:00.003-05:00

claire ashby's jewelry ....

2010-10-11T17:09:00.000-04:00

when i have a link to her etsy site, i'll add it ...

©raymondgoodman,2010

majesty

2010-10-10T10:10:00.001-04:00

©raymondgoodman,2010

jenny jones went to san francisco ... she did nicole's hair before she split town

2010-10-03T11:22:00.000-04:00

©raymondgoodman, 2010

ONE!

2010-10-01T12:01:00.000-04:00

our baby is one today.

©raymondgoodman,2010

some blue sky on a rainy day

2010-09-29T12:37:00.004-04:00

took this last winter -

looks right on this rainy day.

©raymondgoodman,2010

kenny roby

2010-09-10T16:01:00.007-04:00

wanna know if / when kenny is playing near you,

click his name above.

©raymondgoodman,2010

OAK Team, 2004.

2010-09-09T11:25:00.004-04:00

an outtake from my first OAKTeam shoot in 2004.

establishing shot

2010-08-31T11:40:00.001-04:00

three years and a day

2010-05-13T12:05:00.002-04:00

our anniversary was yesterday -

lomo by jack cornell

Lauren Pegram 'nuclear'

2010-04-12T12:43:00.015-04:00

lauren pegram's 'move me' art installation at [db] designbox was the subject of a recent shoot. - we wanted to be sure the feeling from the gallery conveyed in the photos.

this interactive piece had the word nuclear cast in concrete on wire mesh. a person would interact with the piece by swinging the pink pyramid shaped deep sea fishing weights into the word. this impact resulted in the shattering and crumbling of nuclear into rubble below the piece.

©raymondgoodman, 2010

note: the images found after the jump on the [db] website are not mine.

challenger

2010-02-20T13:24:00.003-05:00

taken with my phone after getting my car washed ...

really glad they paid for the colorful shampoo

found in the pile

2010-02-15T12:47:00.003-05:00

while working to organize my files from multiple hard drives cds and dvds i came across this shot taken at a NASCAR Busch series race on Sept. 10, 2004.

in case you didn't get the memo

2009-11-24T21:58:00.002-05:00

have been a bit busy with the arrival of our daughter.

cheers.

evan lightner

2009-10-26T00:46:00.003-04:00

shot this for evan lightner, he has an upcoming show at rebusworks here in raleigh

PHS and Mac

2009-09-25T00:33:00.006-04:00

found this pic while looking for a portrait taken long ago of Tom Cushman.

this shot is from 2004 in front of the saxon pub in austin during sxsw.

i think this was shot with film ... that was a while ago

skillet

2009-09-23T12:09:00.004-04:00

go! studios, march '06

windows open

2009-09-06T13:14:00.001-04:00

chimney bricks

2009-09-03T09:42:00.000-04:00

COLOSSUS

2009-09-02T12:12:00.002-04:00

über alles

2009-08-31T16:58:00.002-04:00

über alles, a good dog.

patiently stayed while i got my lighting dialed in

cat sighs

2009-08-17T11:03:00.000-04:00

the bartenders

2009-08-04T00:41:00.009-04:00

like a long haul trucker at weigh stations ... the bartenders' project had to sit.

the personal project reared its head today

... looks a little something like this:

a single speed masi for urban commuting?

2009-08-02T11:02:00.008-04:00

needs an air horn!

although,

it is the color of a really fresh, farm raised egg YOLK.

so, do i buy this monster, patchup the ~20yo mtb or keep looking for a RIVENDELL?

- mobile photo -

yoga instructor jill braly

2009-07-21T11:33:00.002-04:00

back at camp.

2009-07-20T15:30:00.004-04:00

the wind up

2009-06-05T16:06:00.003-04:00

ladies and gentlemen, chip robinson ...

2009-02-27T20:35:00.005-05:00

this is chip ...

©raymondgoodman,2010

re: Shepard Fairey b4 Obama

2008-11-12T04:00:00.005-05:00

4:16 "i like the idea that you can succeed on your own terms... "

& remember kids OBEY!

autumn

2008-11-05T15:46:00.003-05:00

penny for your thoughts: election08

2008-11-05T15:40:00.004-05:00

beautiful food

2008-10-21T22:05:00.003-04:00

concessions

2008-10-14T15:58:00.006-04:00

the NC State Fair starts this week, engulfing Dorton Arena

precious ...

2008-09-26T01:41:00.006-04:00

how many rings?

2008-09-15T21:45:00.008-04:00

this post is in honor of Jack's father who passed away around 6pm today ...

an interesting side note: these photos were taken today at 6:11pm and 5:07pm

McCain't -

2008-09-10T00:13:00.007-04:00

the other night i saw a photo of the republicant candidate for president; after a good laugh i realized that his face reminded me of someone else, from the movies, completely out of touch ... DR.EVIL!!!

so, after a little bit of photoshop - and without further ado,

HERE'S JOHNNY McCAIN'T:

i'm considering a Palin piece too. all i've come up with so far is to add the word: COMPARISON after every utterance of her name ... say it, out loud, you might laugh.

George Nau

2008-09-05T17:27:00.008-04:00

George Nau passed away yesterday, he is Crystal's grandfather.

6 July, 1920 - 4 Sept, 2008

note: this is a photo of a photo, not sure who took the original nor when it was taken.

Harvey ...

2008-08-30T20:54:00.005-04:00

for the past few weeks, i've had the pleasure of dog sitting Harvey. weighing in around 70lbs he's an exuberant & enthusiastic 7 month old. today, we had to give him a bath - he'd rolled in a smell only a dog could love ....

now, he smells like lavender.

the outhouse

2008-08-18T14:06:00.005-04:00

it was said that bear have been known to get into the outhouse - so the instructions concluded with the directive to close the door... really, i planned to use the modern plumbing in the cabin for the duration. in fact, i'll close that door too.

i wonder, would a bear close the door too?

Where on Earth is Dad's Elwell Store?

2008-08-18T12:45:00.012-04:00

this shot was taken about 20 minutes after the one posted yesterday. it's remarkable how much the sky's intensity changed.

i've been trying to figure where we were when ... looking through the other shots of Dad's a couple of road signs appeared - i couldn't read the whole sign, but it did have 111 on one and another MN-64 - so, with a little google earth work, here's another view:

MN-64 and 24thSt CR-111 InterCountyD.

lou's is closed, MN-64

2008-08-17T16:30:00.010-04:00

i've tried to figure out where exactly this is ...

it's somewhere on MN-64 near Leader or Ellis.

Big Sand Lake, MN

2008-08-16T18:03:00.006-04:00

this cabin, at Big Sand Lake, MN was built in the 1800's, a truly beautiful place.

we spent a couple of days relaxing here ...

we missed out on having George there to yell about the screen door slamming

- unfortunately, he was busy at the nursing home.

flying midwest

2008-08-07T14:33:00.010-04:00

the view, as it always is at 35,000', sunny and blue

on a little jet plane, seat 13B, en route to minnesota. it was like flying with a ripe porta-potty

the "McCowen" house

2008-08-04T18:28:00.004-04:00

camp.

2008-07-28T18:23:00.005-04:00

kerr lake (it's pronounced "car")

i'd like to thank the overcast sky for the perfect light.

HUH!

2008-07-09T14:14:00.009-04:00

by chip, of me, in austin.

the one in texas

my mother saw this shot, and was appalled.

she probably should be, but - i went out in public looking like this, so there you have it.

to answer some questions people have asked about this shot:

it was taken at maria's taco xpress during sxsw, i was in austin to shoot, and listen, and play, not that kind of play, like with a guitar, but play as in have fun, no music was made by me.

maria's is linked in a previous post ...

chip took this shot right after i took a shot of him - he's horrible to look at so i won't post a photo of him, but you really should give a listen to his music sometime.

i did some funky post production stuff (mom, that means photoshop) to make me look stranger than the actual shot.

thanks for looking, and reading, and asking questions.... all that on a shot i didn't take!

damn.

echinacea honey bee

2008-07-06T11:42:00.004-04:00

notice the sky reflecting on the honey bee's abdomen.

this is joel ...

2008-06-10T15:00:00.004-04:00

recently did a series of portraits for a company's website -

i plan on working on this shot - trying some hdr-t/m stuff

stay tuned

RUNNERS!!!

2008-05-24T01:43:00.005-04:00

from the dining room nobody hears the call from the kitchen,

except the runners.

not furnished

2008-05-23T13:12:00.007-04:00

not sure if you can actually see it in this smaller format, but out the window on the left is the lucky strike water tower -

historic urban loft, furnished

2008-05-21T12:10:00.011-04:00

interior design: heather garrett

shot in durham, city of medicine.

we went to get lunch at federal ... a local favorite, yet closed on mondays; D'oh! .... so we were lucky enough to meet up with a couple of friends who led us to spartacus - wow! a lunch buffet with more garlic than you could shake at a vampire ... even without fries, it is truly delicious!

interior for valance design

2008-05-20T11:34:00.009-04:00

for me, the most interesting part of the shot is the focus at the center of the duvet cover ... the grey point that leads our eyes to the pillows and up the wall. makes me want to get a coffee and read ...

wings, a necklace by sandra mcewen

2008-05-16T12:29:00.006-04:00

enameled necklace by Sandra McEwen

nc arboretum

2008-05-13T14:54:00.004-04:00

after a hike, we ended up here:

click to see larger.

design by ryan wayne

2008-05-09T12:24:00.004-04:00

model: erica golden

hair: jenny jones

make up: aaron cozort

location: humble pie restaurant

WHISK(E)Y

2008-05-08T10:40:00.008-04:00

interior of whisk(e)y box, pictured below

bourbon box by ray duffey

2008-05-04T13:00:00.003-04:00

hand crafted by ray duffey.

its contents are shown above: whisk(e)y

cool as you?

2008-05-03T14:16:00.005-04:00

walked in the kitchen and had to laugh at the sad faced cooler lid

two cents worth / winston cup

2008-05-03T13:53:00.004-04:00

the producer

2008-04-07T22:20:00.003-04:00

greg elkins - desolation row

desolation row

2008-04-06T21:11:00.006-04:00

stephen gardner, tracking -

GET THE HINT

2008-04-05T18:15:00.008-04:00

mark this on your calendar

may 3-4 2008 in raleigh, nc

click the poster to see it full size.

sunglasses at night

2008-04-05T12:48:00.006-04:00

gary louris, formerly of the jayhawks, above and center

louris is touring and playing with members of the standout band vetiver

they played the cat's cradle, chapel hill, nc. on 04.04.08

this is truman

2008-04-04T18:41:00.003-04:00

photographed at rhoman acre's

baller

2008-04-04T13:43:00.006-04:00

atop an imac lives an alien baller

patty hurst shifter

2008-04-04T10:40:00.005-04:00

taken at maria's taco xpress sxsw'08

october yellow

2008-04-02T14:19:00.004-04:00

shot in our garden, this was the flavor of fall