In the fall of 2016 I felt I needed to seek out other photographers and artists in my area, and either create or join a community of artists that had as a goal to help each other in our creative endeavors. Part of that search lead me to a series of lectures done at Utah State University by artists who came to give a presentation to students about their profession, and how they got to where they are now, and work they've done, etc...
One of those presenters was Bryon Darby.
9 hours in 9 panels
Distant Aircraft No. 3
My biggest take away from his presentation was what he said about making work:
“Make work first and figure things out later...Just make! The only sin is not making!”
Bryon is an ASU alum, where he studied under one of my favorite photographers, Mark Klett, and his influence shows. Not directly in his work, but more so in his ideas and concepts, and never in a derivative way.
Entire 101 Freeway Loop, 91.2 Miles in 82 Minutes
Walking the Barracks Fence
Munitions Bunkers
Old Barracks Site
Seventy Flights in Ninety Minutes
His most recent work is his New Farmers project. It is a collaboration between himself, a sociologist, and designer, and documents a new generation of farmers in the American Mid-West.
Offset Newsprint, 11 x 21.5 inches, 24 pages (with Hossler & Stock)
Amy Saunders, Jefferson County, Kansas
Natayla Lowther, Douglass County, Kansas
Sweet Love Farm, Jefferson County
Go look at more of Bryon's great photography on his website.