Sam at 24

My brother turned 24 last week, which is hard for me to believe. I took the opportunity to do some 4x5 portraits of him in the backyard of our parents house in Connecticut. I have photographed him so much in the past, but now less because, you know, he is 24, and off becoming the amazing person he is and will be. I have no shame in my love of history, both personal and cultural. Photography enhances the marking of time past, shows you how far we have come, and how different or the same we are. I love being able to remember. Especially when the pictures show me this handsome young man...

but in my minds eye I see this...