Alabama Moments chronicles decades of my family’s story predominantly through intimate medium and large format photographs. Beginning with formal portraits on film from the 1980s and extending to recent digital work that captures both family and the Alabama landscape, this collection spans generations and locations around Montgomery and beyond.

Black and white 4x5 format image of woman holding a young baby.
Black and white medium format image of elderly woman petting the head of a white cat in a kitchen
Black and white, 4x5 format image of man standing in front of pond with active paddle wheel creating large splashing behind him.
Black and white 4x5 format image of woman bending over in garden harvesting beans
Portrait of elderly woman
Color medium-format photograph of lightning blots in a purple sky
Black and white 4x5 format image of man harvesting tomatoes in an over-grown garden
Black and white 4x5 format image of young man standing in a pasture with a pond in the distance
Black and white 4x5 format image of man sitting in a boat in a pond.
Black and white 4x5 format image of young girl sitting on dock with feet in the water.
Black and white 4x5 format image of young girl sitting cross-legged on a dock
Black and white 4x5 format image of man in pasture giving disturbed look to camera
Black and white, 4x5 format image of woman girl holding gourd in over-grown garden.
A black-and-white photograph of two ruined multi-story industrial buildings standing in an overgrown field on a foggy day, with a bridge visible in the hazy background at right, the structures reduced to hollow brick shells with exposed steel framing.
Mill Ruins and Bridge, (Talassee, AL) 2024
A black-and-white photograph of the massive ruined shell of a multi-story industrial building, its walls stripped to crumbling brick with dozens of empty arched window openings, surrounded by overgrown vegetation.
Mill Remains, (Talassee, AL) 2024
Color medium format image of 10-year old girl standing on dock looking at palm of hand
A posterized black and white 4x5 format portrait of mother with hand on son's shoulder.
Amalia Pond 1 001
Color 6x7 format image of old water tower taken from under freeway overpass
Early morning color 6x7 format photograph of concrete shell of abandoned apartment building construction
Black and white 4x5 format image of young woman in pond with only head sticking out of water.
Black and white 4x5 format image of elderly woman standing outside house in front of door.
Color 4x5 format photograph of young woman standing by fence with hands on fence post
Black and white 6x7 format photograph of young man standing outside open truck door with cow in the background.
Black and white 6x7 format photograph of middle-aged man standing inside a barn doorway, wearing baseball cap.
Color image of woman standing in front of a wooden fence. Dress in a white shirt and red bandana, she looks camera left toward of the setting sun.
Color 6x7 photograph of farmer in tractor shed.
A vertical 4x5 color image of a young man holding a cup of coffee and leaning against a metal pole as he looks toward the sun behind the camera.
Color 6x6 format photograph of young woman in pigtails in a rural setting looking toward the setting sun.
Color 6x6 format photograph of elderly woman in rural standing in tall grass holding a glass of red wine while looking toward the setting sun.
Black and white 6x7 format photograph of young man sitting in rocking chair on a porch looking off into the distance.
Black and white 6x7 format photograph of a train taken under freeway overpass.
Color photograph of young woman in knit cap and sweeter. She is sitting in chair with knee up looking toward setting sunlight coming through window.
Color 6x7 format photograph of sun rising over misty pond with Adirondack chair on nearby dock and cattails in the foreground.
A color night photograph of a silhouetted figure standing before a large fire, the flames towering above them against a black sky, with scattered fuel containers on the ground at their feet.
Figure and Flames, (Lowndesboro, AL) 2023
A color photograph of cypress tree trunks with flared bases standing in still green duckweed-covered swamp water, with long late-afternoon shadows stretching across the surface.
Cypress Swamp, (Montgomery, AL) 2025
A color photograph of a controlled burn or brush fire sending large plumes of white smoke through a stand of bare hardwood trees on a dry grassy hillside, with a pond visible at right.
Smoke on the Hillside, (Lowndesboro, AL) 2025
A color photograph of a prescribed burn's aftermath in a longleaf pine forest at dusk, low flames still flickering along the blackened ground beneath tall pines fading into blue-gray smoke and haze.
Last Flames at Blue Hour, (Lowndesboro, AL) 2025
A color photograph of an intense prescribed burn in a longleaf pine forest, flames engulfing dry grass and climbing the base of a tree trunk, with the sun visible through dense orange-tinted smoke.
Fire Climbing Pine, (Lowndesboro, AL) 2025
A color photograph of a fire whirl rising from a controlled burn in a dry grass field, the spinning column of flame and smoke twisting upward against a hazy sky with a distant tree line.
Fire Whirl (Lowndesboro, AL) 2025
A color photograph of a low ground fire creeping through a pine forest at sunset, the sun glowing through thick smoke and tall tree trunks, with small flames burning along the forest floor.
Ground Fire Through Longleaf Pines, (Lowndesboro, AL) 2025
A color photograph of a vehicle with headlights on approaching down a dirt road through a smoke-filled pine forest after a controlled burn, the low sun glowing through haze and charred ground on either side.
After the Burn, (Lowndesboro, AL) 2025
A color photograph of a bright yellow fireworks stand trailer covered in painted stars, rockets, and burst designs, with wooden steps leading to a door, beneath a sagging metal canopy roof.
Roadside Fireworks (Highway 80, Selma, AL) 2024
A color photograph of a large deteriorating yellow-painted brick wall with exposed red brick, adjacent to older commercial buildings including one labeled Pepper's, with a Horizon tour bus parked beneath a small canopy.
Pale Yellow, (Selma, AL) 2024
A color photograph of the storefront of On Time Fashions, a white building with brown arched windows, striped awnings, and display windows filled with mannequins wearing suits and formal wear.
On Time Fashions, (Selma, AL)
A color photograph of a lone shopping cart sitting beneath the twisted steel skeleton of a destroyed commercial building, with power lines and small-town structures visible through the open framework.
Shopping Cart in Tornado Ruins, (Selma, AL) 2024
A color photograph taken from inside a destroyed metal building, its steel framing twisted and stripped of walls, with standing water on the floor creating a near-perfect reflection of the wreckage and sky above.
Twisted Steel and Standing Water, (Selma, AL) 2024
A color photograph of a large ornate brick commercial building facade in Selma, Alabama, with boarded-up windows, an iron balcony, oculus windows, and painted murals at street level depicting a confectionery shop, a needle and thread shop, and the YMCA.
YMCA Building, (Selma, AL) 2024
A color photograph of an abandoned Greek Revival church with columned portico, boarded openings, and weathered wood, framed by overhanging tree branches and a rusted metal gate in the foreground.
Columns in the Woods, (Sardis, AL) 2024
A color photograph of a cinderblock building with John 3:16 painted in a pinkish panel on its wall, next to large corrugated metal sliding doors and a covered entrance, with overgrown grass and wildflowers in the foreground.
Gospel and Corrugated Metal, (Sardis, AL) 2024
A color photograph of a small white cinderblock building with a single centered door, sitting in an overgrown green field backed by tall pine and hardwood trees under an overcast sky.
Country Church, (Sardis, AL) 2024
Black and white 4x5 photograph of middle aged man sitting in boat on pond.
Color 6x7 photograph of old movie theater with peeling and faded red paint and a black marquee.
Pink Palace of Clanton Alabama, 2022
Man in red plaid jacket holds chainsaw in front of pile of wood that files the frame.
David Lewis, (Lowndesboro, AL) March 2026
In medium close-up a young man in red plaid jacket and silver hard hat holds a chainsaw on his shoulder as he looks into the distance in front of a large pile of wood.
David Leiws (Lowndesboro, AL) March, 2026
Color 6x7 image of abandoned dance school. The old orange awning says Unique Talent: Cheer, Dance & More.