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Dallas Museum of Art Shop Selling Diana F+ Camera

Dallas Museum of Art online Gift Shop
Dallas Museum of Art online Gift Shop

I discovered recently the Dallas Museum of Art online gift shop (www.shopDMA.org) is selling Lomo cameras, especially the Diana F+ camera. Lomo, short for lomography, cameras are usually cheap, plastic cameras that use either 35mm or 120 roll film. This includes Holga cameras, which are what I use, but are not being sold at the DMA.

I really only bring this to your attention because I want you to be informed before you buy.

These cameras are addicting. Continue reading “Dallas Museum of Art Shop Selling Diana F+ Camera”

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A Day in Dealey Plaza

Dealey Plaza, Dallas, Texas (Nov. 22, 2010)
Dealey Plaza, Dallas, Texas (Nov. 22, 2010)

I spent most of the day in Dealey Plaza outside the Texas School Book Depository (now The Sixth Floor Museum) this Monday, November 22, 2010. I took time lapse photos in various locations most of the day. I started out before 7 a.m. and left sometime around 2 p.m. Lucky for me I remembered to pack a lunch.

I did not know really what to expect, but right on queue a crowd of people showed up around noon time on the north side of Dealey Plaza. There were people all over the place with film crews, radio stations and mounted Dallas Police Officers. Continue reading “A Day in Dealey Plaza”

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Photo Shoot with Secret Service Agents

Secret Service Agent Clint Hill at The Sixth Floor Museum (Nikon)
Secret Service Agent Clint Hill at The Sixth Floor Museum (Nikon)

Once again lady luck was on my side as I got the opportunity to photograph Secret Service Agents Jerry Blaine and Clint Hill. Agent Hill is the Secret Service man seen climbing on the back of President Kennedy’s limo moments after he was shot. Agent Hill was assigned to protect First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy. There were a lot of Secret Service agents on hand with the President, First Lady, Vice-President and Mrs. Johnson all in the same motorcade through Dallas.

Agents Blaine and Hill were at The Sixth Floor Museum promoting their new book, The Kennedy Detail (read JFK’s Secret Service Agents Break Their Silence at The Sixth Floor Museum). It is a good read and I highly recommend it. Continue reading “Photo Shoot with Secret Service Agents”

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Chief Jesse Curry and Others at Grove Hill Memorial Park

Chris Barton Adkisson (von Erich)
Chris Barton Adkisson (von Erich)

Grove Hill Memorial Park is located in East Dallas, near Fair Park. This is one of the largest cemeteries in Dallas. I had to ask for assistance because they have more than 60,000 graves. I was assisted by Don at the front desk and Melody Rekieta.

Grove Hill Memorial Park is a few miles east of Fair Park in Dallas, Texas. There I found Dallas Police Chief Jesse Curry, businessman George Dealey and some old family friends, the Von Erichs. Blanch Barrow, mother of Clyde Barrow, is also buried somewhere at Grove Hill. Continue reading “Chief Jesse Curry and Others at Grove Hill Memorial Park”

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Officer J.D. Tippit and Musician Stevie Ray Vaughan at Laurel Land

Officer J.D. Tippit at Laurel Land Memorial Park
Officer J.D. Tippit at Laurel Land Memorial Park

Laurel Land is located in South Dallas, also known as Oak Cliff. I had to ask for directions to the proper section. It was a sunny day with people out visiting loved ones.

Officer Tippit is located along a fence where the road meanders and the burial ground shrink.  This is my way of saying the skinny part of the cemetery between the road and the fence.

Officer Tippit is buried next to Officer Carl Jackson Cooke (died May 2, 1972). Continue reading “Officer J.D. Tippit and Musician Stevie Ray Vaughan at Laurel Land”

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Photographer Bob Jackson and Det. James Leavelle at The Sixth Floor Museum

Robert "Bob" Jackson in front of his famous photo at The Sixth Floor Museum (Rolleicord)
Robert "Bob" Jackson in front of his famous photo at The Sixth Floor Museum (Rolleicord)

Don’t ask me how I got so lucky, but I did. Not only did I get the chance to meet Pulitzer Prize winning photographer Robert Jackson, he also sat for a few photos for my JFK project at The Sixth Floor Museum. Mr. Jackson is famous for his photograph of Jack Ruby shooting Lee Harvey Oswald in the basement of the Dallas Police Headquarters.

Before I photographed Mr. Jackson, I got a chance to hear him speak (read Photographer Bob Jackson and Detective James Leavelle at The Sixth Floor Museuem). As an added surprise I discovered that Dallas Police Det. James Leavelle, who was handcuffed to Oswald when he was shot, was in the audience that day. I got a couple of photos of Det. Leavelle while he was signing autographs. I talked to Det. Leavelle about posing for my JFK project at a later date. He gave me his contact information. Continue reading “Photographer Bob Jackson and Det. James Leavelle at The Sixth Floor Museum”

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Were you born at Parkland Hospital in Dallas on November 22, 1963?

If you were born at Parkland Hospital in Dallas on November 22, 1963, then I really want to take your photograph. I am working on a new project with connections to the JFK assassination. The project will be a collection of photographs for a book.

If you or someone you know was born on November 22, 1963, at Parkland Hospital in Dallas, please contact me via the comment section below or let my friends at Dallas Art News know. Use their contact form.

I would post an email address for this request, but it will only get a bunch of spam.

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Judge Sarah Hughes at Sparkman-Hillcrest Memoria Park

Sparkman-Hillcrest Memorial Park
7405 W. Northwest Highway, Dallas, Texas

I visited the SHMP today to find Judge Sarah Hughes and a few other notable people. After roaming the mausoleum for some time, I had to ask for help locating Judge Hughes. Upon returning to the SHMP receptionist another visitor has their car broke into and their purse stolen. The lot is close to the sidewalk and Northwest Highway. I checked my Yukon for any damage and there wasn’t any. One of the receptionists said her purse was still in her car. I can’t believe that two women in the same location think it is acceptable to leave a purse in plain site in a car. Continue reading “Judge Sarah Hughes at Sparkman-Hillcrest Memoria Park”