Rick Hawkins Photography

Zoe

><<>><>><<,>><>>>><<><>><><><.,><<><><<>><.,><><><><><><><><><<>><<>><><><><<><> Zoe Mccadams is a new friend. She plays bass and drums. She does well in school and helps mom with the house. She has a band called the skittle skulls. They don't have any songs yet but have a firm grasp on grassroots propaganda. Keep your ears open for the skittle skulls. <<><<>><<><><><><><><><><><><<>><><><<<>><><.,><><><><><><>,><><><><><><><><><
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sputnik

<><><<><><><<>.<><<><<>><><.,><<><><><><><>><><.,><><><><><><><><><><><><<>><><><><><> Sputnik is Amanda and Zoe Mccadam's cat. Sputnik is pretty and photogenic. She is named for a Russian satellite. They have an interesting household going on. <>><<><><>,.>><><><<.><><><><><<><><><><><>><><><><><<><><><><><><><><><><><.,><><><<
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halloweens past

<><><>>.><.,><><><>><>,.<><<>>><<>.,><><><<><.,><<>><><><.,><><><><>,><<>><><><<<> This is my son Erin and lifetime friend Addison Baker. They must be about 5 or 6. I remember taking them door to door. I remember Addie's bride of frankenstein and Erin's grandmother made white power ranger. They have known each other since birth and both currently attend U.T. Knoxville. Time flies as any parent while surely note. What seems like yesterday is now way down the road as the picture below will illustrate. ><<><><<>>><<>>,><<>><><><><.<>><><><<.<><><><><>,,><<><><><><><,>><><><><><><><><<

dispatches from the road...Hales Bar Dam 1

<>><<>><><><>><><><><><<>><>><><<><><>><><<>><><><.,><><><><><><><><><>><<>><<>><>< I headed out for my fall break photo trek. I drove around South Pittsburgh. I met a man who told me to take hi-way 156. It was closed off and I got lost in a detour. I had no destination so I rolled with it. This happenstance led me here. I ended up spending the night shooting nocturnes and then waking up to a very neat photo opportunity. <>><<><><>><><><><><<><><<>>,><><>.<<>><.,><>>><<>><<>,.>><><><><><><><><><<>><>><>
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<>><<>><><><><<><><<><><><><<><>><><><><><><><<>><><<><><><><<><>><><<><<><><<><><<><>><., What's left the of the old Hales Bar Dam is in Guild on the Tennessee River. They are good folks down there. They rented me a floating room after closing time. This gave me a lot of quality time with the camera. <<>><< click on the last image to see some neat starry action.

dispatches from the road...Hales Bar Dam 2

<><><><><><><<>><<>><><><><>..,><><><><>><><><><><><<>.,><><<><>>>>>><><>< This structure was built around 1905. The bottom level of the "house" is submerged in the Tennessee River. The actual Dam was destroyed by TVA years ago. This shot shows an exposed area of the lower level. There were fish schooling inside the building. This thing has become part of the environment it was built to contain. <><><<<><><>>><><><><><><><><><><<>><><><<>><><><><<><><><><>><>><><>><><
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dispatches from the road...Hales Bar Dam 3

><><<><><><<><>><><><><><<><><>>.,><><><.<><>><><><><.,><><><><><><.,><><><><>><<><>< The interior scenes in this building truly amaze me. The way the light plays off the walls. Every turn I made another landscape appeared. Each one different and dramatic as the next. <><><><><><><><><><><><><><<><><><><><><><><><><<><><><><><><><><<><><>><><><><<><<
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Blue Moves

<><><><>><><><><<><><><<<><<><><><><><>>><><><>><><>><><><><><><><><><><<><><<><<>> I was around when the Blue Moves Modern Dance Company began 20 or so years ago. We all were in our early twenties and expressing ourselves through art and performance. We never quit what we were doing. Recently I went up to Nashville to photograph their performance at the Mercy Lounge. They still put on a great show. I look forward to working with them again. <><><<>><><<><><><><><><><><><><<><<><><<><<>><><><>><>.<><,<><><.<><>><><><<><
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Local musician and wild man Craig Murphy was the MC for the event. This is a photo of him reflected in the emergency door window. A train was going by.