A Field of Canola

As I was driving to check my camera traps a couple of weeks ago at Comanche Springs Astronomy Campus, a field of bright yellow appeared on the horizon in Floyd County, Texas. This sea of chest-high plants was covered in tiny, bright, fluorescent yellow flowers. A slightly sweet smell drifted with the occasional winds from…

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Photo Journal of Great Horned Owl

Walking in a cemetery to verify names in a database, I kept seeing lots of dove feathers on the ground that I had never observed before in the Nazareth cemetery.  Then I noticed the owl pellets…. I looked up into the trees for the maker of the pellets. What I spotted was the barrel shape…

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The Inner Silence… Upcoming Photography Exhibition

My first solo photography exhibition will take place at the Buddy Holly Center in Lubbock, TX.  The title is:  The Inner Silence… Show dates are January 16 – February 15, 2015. Photograph – © Christena Stephens Photography © Christena Stephens, 2014 – 2015. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission…

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Evolution of “Fatal Bullets and the Search for Justice”

Researching, writing and editing a manuscript for a murder is challenging on many levels. However, it’s not easy dealing with even one horrific murder, let alone two murders, especially when the individuals were murdered so brutally. It’s been hard to know how to present this research to gain interest without revealing everything from the book…

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