"Baptism by Fire" Wayward dust suspended in saturated stagnancy hangs motionless in the cold winter air as morning light sieved through weathered wood reveals a forgotten realm where the memory of a rural fireman's unyielding faith and resolve resides in perfect solitude. (2016)

Photographer's Notes - While exploring the interior ruins of an old Warren County, NC packhouse, I found a unique setting where an old church pew painted in a veneer of dust appears to have acted once as an impromptu workbench for a gentleman farmer who
obviously served his community as rural volunteer fireman.