Author Archives: Ross

Drag King 2009, San Francisco, CA

That’s right.  Drag kings, not drag queens.  As the AFP drove from the arid landscape of Southern California and headed towards greener pastures, we brainstormed about what kind of event to document in the infamous city of San Francisco.  The hilly city is known for all types of notable things: Alcatraz, Bay to Breakers, Techy [...]

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Our Lady of the Rock, California City, CA

“I think we passed the turnoff.”  As Andrew uttered these words, I realized how many times I had heard the statement during our year of driving 45,000 miles around the United States.  This time, however, Andrew and I were neither in a city nor a suburb.  We were deep in the heart of the Mojave [...]

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Pine Ridge Pow Wow

There are probably plenty of folks out there who would debate whether South Dakota is part of the “West.”  The Rockies don’t run through it.  It’s name doesn’t conjure up an image of cowboys. It’s basically on the same longitudinal coordinates as Nebraska.  And Nebraska is not the “West.”  Right?  But South Dakota — it [...]

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Looking for the AFP?

Friends, We’ve been in the woods and on the road too much to post.  But that doesn’t mean we haven’t been busy!  Good stuff is on the way.  Even though we are driving back East, we still have five more big posts to share with you from the West.  On the list is a pow-wow [...]

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Proctor Speedway, Minnesota

The windy roads of America led the AFP to the unlikely location of Proctor, Minnesota for a Sunday night speedway race. We’ve been thinking of shooting a racing event for some time now, and the opportunity presented itself when we visited relatives in Duluth, MN. The Proctor Speedway sits in a valley on the same [...]

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