2009: The year of the family reunions…..

Some of my favorite childhood memories revolve around going to see family…either family that lived close to us in Kansas City, or we traveled to.

My brother, sister, and I were blessed with having a large extended family…both on my mother and fathers’ side. We spent a lot of time with Aunts, Uncles, and cousins in . . . → Read More: 2009: The year of the family reunions…..

First photo sold….

It happened out of the blue….a short email shows up in my Minear.Org mailbox. Luckily, it went to the INBOX and not the SPAM folder. It came from Flickr, but was a comment on one of my older photos.

“I am a photo researcher, and while looking for images of Kansas City, KS, I came . . . → Read More: First photo sold….

Photography – Action Shots & Sports

Landscapes, buildings, flowers, water, people around the house….all of those things are easy (ok, somewhat easy!). And a lot of people can go their whole lives and careers taking photos of them, and doing it very well.

But not me….NO!!! I have to be the guy that tries everything….

So two weeks ago, I . . . → Read More: Photography – Action Shots & Sports

Ola Irene Ledbetter Johnson 1913-2008

Two weeks ago, my family lost my grandmother, Ola Irene Ledbetter Johnson. It was a very sudden event, as my grandmother had been in relatively good health.

I’ve known for years that this time would eventually come, and I had no idea how I would feel about her passing. This probably seems . . . → Read More: Ola Irene Ledbetter Johnson 1913-2008

Sunflowers…..

Almost every year, near Tonganoxie KS, there are huge fields of sunflowers that are visible from the highway….and in the mornings and evenings, you can always find a crowd of people stopped to gaze.

I don’t know if its that I really love sunflowers, or because they are so symbolic of the state that I love, but….but . . . → Read More: Sunflowers…..