On a brisk Sunday, February afternoon, I stepped through a narrow wooden door of this small country church to pay my last respects to my grandmother’s niece. Covid finally claimed someone I personally knew. This church has stood for over a hundred years on the far eastern edge of the Llano Estacado. And it truly…
Read MoreI’ve always wanted to photograph the large safe in the Buddy Holly Center in Lubbock, Texas. During a recent First Friday Art Trail, I took a stolen opportunity to capture some images. Safes for some odd reason have always fascinated me. As I photographed it I reflected on its history of what it held exactly…
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Discovered this tiny chapel in the former Mercy Hospital in Slaton, Texas. Circa – 1951 Photograph – © Christena Stephens Photography
Read MoreUPDATE This building has now been destroyed. The Floyd County Commissioners voted to tear down this historic jail due to it being too costly to repair and maintain. Just like that – this 1925 landmark is turned to dust and rubble, not even a place to reflect on history and no place for the…
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Forgotten Winds 