Tom Woll Photography

This old building stands empty. Originally this was built as a convent; the basement housed kindergarten for many years. The building has been used for nothing but storage for quite some time. Earlier this year a water break caused the building to flood so now it is truly empty. To me this has looked empty with no one going in and out of it for years. I see empty having multiple meanings here, but you as the viewer will have your own interpretation of this photo titled "Empty". Click For A Larger View

It's no secret that I'm a Tommy Bolin fan. Growing up in Le Mars, Ia just a few miles from Sioux City; his music was played on the radio and it seemed that most bands from the area covered a song or two of his. For those that don't know much about Tommy or his music I ran across an old documentary from 1989.  I believe it only aired in Denver and Sioux City; I recall watching this on one of the Sioux City stations when it aired.  This show followed the release of Geffen Records "The Ultimate" box set in 1988 which is no longer in print. Fortunately for us almost all of Tommy's music has been reissued. For those that know his music and those that just love good music check out the documentary.  It's a very good introduction to the man and the music.  Enjoy.

This is something a little different for me.  I used a reverse lens technique.   I actually did this handheld by holding a 50mm lens to my camera; reversed obviously.  I moved the lens slightly as I took the shot to give it some motion blur.  I did have to do this a few times to get the shot the way I wanted. Click for a larger view. This was inspired by some of the work of Lasse Hoile.

The Brooklyn roots-rock band The Lone Bellow has one killer self-titled debut album out in the wild.     The band uses blues trifectas, beautifully yet killer harmonies and even a dose mandolin tossed into the mix to create a sound that is destined to cross over to multiple genres. They blend this sound with one foot planted in the deep-south country sound.   If I didn’t know otherwise I would have sworn this album was mastered if not recorded in Nashville.   In fact it was recorded in New York’s Lower East Side.   The Lone Bellow consists of lead singer   Zach Williams, guitarist Brian Elmquist, and singer Kanene Pipkin.   I’m not the biggest country fan but this album does have me going back to it so maybe my taste are changing or it is that darn good. I’m betting on a little of both.    You can buy the disk on Amazon or iTunes. Check out a sample of the band here:

The rose has died and the petals have been cast out into the cold of winter; yet beauty remains. Click For A Larger View

These steps just seemed to lead into someplace very dark. Click For A Larger View Here we go again into the night You took my love and you found a way Can I make it just one more day ~~Drivin' N' Cryin' "Around The Block Again"

Mehesh and Anna's wedding was wonderful, everyone that was there was so happy.  The day was rather chilly but the snow falling seemed to add an almost magical feel to the day. Click for a larger view Click for a larger view Click for a larger view