My first trip out to LOOK3 was in 2008 when I was still in school. I came a week early to do a workshop with Eugene Richards. It was great listening to him talk each day, so much so that this was all that I was really interested in. Instead of shooting a project, which I didn’t see much of a point in, my classmate Carl Kiilsgaard and I spent our days drinking whiskey down on a spot in the river. It gave us a chance to relax and digest what we learned in class  and actually to make some nice frames. 

In the years since the river has become more popular with LOOK3ers. And every year I still feel drawn to go back. LUCEO’s biannual meetings take place in June, usually just before LOOK3. This year we upgraded our accommodations by renting a beautiful home. Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on how you look at it) our A/C went out on the final day of our meetings and we were forced to relocate to the river to cool off. It was a welcome reprieve from the heat and a bit like seeing an old friend. 

My first trip out to LOOK3 was in 2008 when I was still in school. I came a week early to do a workshop with Eugene Richards. It was great listening to him talk each day, so much so that this was all that I was really interested in. Instead of shooting a project, ...