Simon Griffee
Department of graphic design, art direction, and photography.
December 2006
New Mexico, New Mexico, USA, July 2005
Driving into New Mexico, where one of the more frightening experiences of the cross-country trip happened. ¶ We were looking for hot springs near the Rio Grande Gorge bridge when four men appeared behind us out of nowhere, probably from a cave. They had been drinking. My adrenalin and heart-rate shot up immediately upon seeing them. ¶ I said “Get ready to jump in the river”, and then had a thought. I looked up to the cliffs high above the gorge and began shouting “John! John! We’re down here! We found the springs!” I waved and smiled. The men became surprised and a look of angry disappointment flashed on their faces as we stepped around them and climbed back up the path as fast as we could. ¶ New Mexico took on a menacing air to me after that afternoon.
Sequoia Tree, Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Park, California, July 2005
Photographs that better illustrate the unbelievable size of these trees are forthcoming.
After Sunset, Near Pierpont, South Dakota, USA, August 2006
Breathtaking light that afternoon. I believe this was at Pierpont Lake. After some wonderful days in St. Paul, it was good to be back on the road.
Welcome Home, Baker, Montana, USA, August 2006
No (Google search for ‘petrodollar’.) comment (Informed Comment - Juan Cole.).
Sunset at Slim Buttes, South-west of Reva, South Dakota, USA, August 2006
View of the Reva Valley, Sitting Bull’s (Hero.) land, now called “Custer’s National Forest”. My friend Ryan (Pixelgrain.org) and Highway 20 can be seen.
Leaves and Sunlight, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, November 2002
Photographed in Marapendi Ecological Park, Recreio dos Bandeirantes.
The Attic Room, Oakland, California, December 2006
After reading about it (The Online Photographer - $10 Digital Camera—How Do They Do It?.), I decided to embrace constraints and see what a $10 digital camera can do. With a bit of post-processing to reduce noise, an 352x288 pixel painting emerged.
