Five.twenty. twenty eleven-self portrait

Today I woke up determined to take some portraits of myself. Its been awhile since I have put myself in front of the camera. I was rusty but considering the wind and all the bugs, I think I managed a few nice ones.

Have a wonderful evening!

xoxo

It is finished

This school year has been amazing for so many reasons. I currently have been going through my senior thesis and it has been a roller coaster. In the end, with lots of prayer and encouragement, I made it. This weekend the installation of the Mississippi State University Spring 2011 Bachelors of Fine Arts- "Unmasked" will be begin. 18 seniors blood and tears went into this, so you should come ;)

This is one of my photographs from my series "Echo", a documentary of the Palmer Home for Children. These diptychs contain my present images of the home and the archived photographs donated from Palmer Home.

Hope to see you there! The show opens March 29th and ends April 8th.

Xoxo,

Micah

Sneak Peak: Karrie + Wesley

March 12, 2011 I had the privilege to photograph my second wedding! 

Karrie and Wesley Files are perfect for each other. They balance each other out so well and I am thrilled that I could be apart of their wedding day. 

I'll have more soon but here are a few, Enjoy!

  

xoxo,

Micah

In the events of abandonment there is beauty

As a child, my family and I would piled into the car and go to Jonesboro for a day of shopping. Along the way we would pass as old home that sat in the middle of a field away from the highway. I remember thinking how beautiful it was and I would imagine what it would be like to live in such a beautiful old house in the forties and fifties. (I believe this to be where my love for antebellum and historical homes, in general, began to bloom.) Over the years, we drove by and I always looked to see if anything was different. Then, almost as if it had happened over night, I realized how old and run down it looked. I believe I just got older and more observant and it wasn't the fancy house I believed it to be, however, I was wrong.

This is the Stacy House.
It really had been a spectacular place in its prime.
In the events of abandonment, there is beauty.

Special thank you to Mr. and Mrs. Blankenship for allowing me to enter and photograph this wonderful place.

XoXo,

Micah

Happy Wednesday from the Mr.

Andrew sent me beautiful flowers last week when I was having a really awful week.

Xoxo,

Micah

A Day of Exploration

Goodevening,

I hope your Saturday was wonderful. My mother is visiting this weekend and it has been a much needed visit. If I can't go home then why can't a piece of home come to me? Well for my mother, that question is answered with haste and her before I know it.

This past week was an emotional roller coaster with school and the whole last semester of college thing.  God has shown me so much through just this week. Some of what I keep hearing from him, "Cast ALL your cares to Him", "Trust me, Lean on me." 

I'm so lucky to have family and friends that are here to encourage me.

Today, my mother and I took a trip to the Waverly Mansion in West Point, MS. It was a charming place, full of history, and the lady giving the tours was very sweet. I couldn't help but imagine what the place was like more than a 100 years ago. 40 servants and winding stairs. How crazy considering the house does not even seem big enough to have that many. I sure wish I could have gotten pictures inside but cameras were only allowed on the outside.

xoxo,

Micah

two.five.twenty eleven

Good Afternoon,

I hope you are enjoying your Saturday. I am currently living in the studio this weekend. I can finally see some direction after being slightly crushed this past week.
I have had this continuous block over my work for the past week. Thesis is really a lot of work and I love it, but what I don't love is being stressed over it and worried about it and wondering if I will make it.

I am stubborn and words can't and won't break me. I know I can do it and I will. I can't wait to share my work with the world.

On another page, I'll be going to the Philippines this summer! I'm extremely excited about the many opportunities that will be given to show God's redeeming love.

I sure hope you have an amazing day

xoxo
Micah