
If I die before I’m known as an artist,
Mike Winslow
I’ll surely be known as a dreamer.


In 1867 (just two years after the civil war), the St. Louis Bridge and Iron Company hired James Buchanan Eads to build a bridge over the river to facilitate commerce in the expanding post war national economy. Dedicated July 4, 1874 this graceful work of art and architecture sits pretty for a photo session with ole Mike Winslow 146 years later. This is a 25 second exposure.The Martin Luther King bridge over the Mississippi River was closed for construction on a brisk evening March 6, 2020 when myself, Patty and a handful of photographers walked on to the bridge to ply our skill at capturing the Eads Bridge and the Gateway Arch in St. Louis.
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This one is hanging on my wall, about 48″ with the frame. Shot in Muir Woods, California on a drizzly Monday. Worked out because no too many tourists messing up the scene.

In my youth, (1974-1979), I worked for the Union Pacific Rail Road as a brakeman out of Cheyenne, Wyoming which is where this engine is based and maintained. When my wife and I heard that the largest operating steam engine in the world was making a publicity tour we made plans to attempt to photograph it. After all, there are not guaranties. We “struck out” going south out of Saint Louis and after a while turned west toward the Mississippi River. Once we hit the tracks we followed them south and found a crossing in Valmeyer, Illinois where I shot this photograph. I hope you enjoy it!
(Fine) art is subjective, so feel free to come to your own conclusions. Thanks for stopping by. This gallery is always updating so check to see what’s new.