During October of 2011 I traveled to my hometown to visit family and friends. It’s such a great time to be in the Great Lakes region in the Fall. This October was particularly rainy even by local standards. It did make for challenging photography but nonetheless I charged on and worked with subject and elements to make images happen.

So much fun to see my friends and their children and work with those kids to obtain portraits. Aging from 1 year old to 14 definitely presented its share of trials. Some were completely willing to listen and work with me, while others would rather ride bicycles and play in the leaves.

Not only did I want to capture the people with portraits that would help explain the demographics of this area. But I also wanted to capture a portion of the city through its environment.

Let me know your thoughts, comments, questions and/or concerns.

Enjoy.