Photography

Guthrie Taylor

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Resident of Portland, OR

Note from Guthrie

“Hi, I’m Guthrie Taylor. I’m the elder grandchild of Ben and Norma Gene Taylor, and the only son of Jennifer Taylor. I’ve lived in California, Louisiana, California, Oregon, Louisiana, Oregon, New Mexico, Oregon, New Mexico, and Oregon. I currently live in Portland, OR where I work for Powell’s Books, the country’s largest independent bookstore, and am working on a Bachelor’s degree at Portland State University. I love my grandmother very much, and wish her a happy 90th birthday!”

Writing

WhatIBelieveandWhyIBelieveIt

Photography

Flat Stanley Project

“The Flat Stanley pictures are part of a project I did for Shannon’s young cousin -the project was to take pictures of Flat Stanley in different cities and show as much of the local flavor as possible.”

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Scenery

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Ben D. Taylor

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I asked my grandmother Gene Taylor to tell me the story behind this series of photographs taken by her husband, and this was her reply:

“Grandpa and I flew to Denver, Colorado in 1956 and toured the Western States .  He worked for an Oil Company and his job was to inspect oil wells and hold safety meetings with the workers.  We rented a car and went to South Dakota, Montana, Wyoming and Utah. My favorite place was Jackson Hole, Wyoming where we saw the Grand Teton mountains.  (you don’t need to put that in the blog).”

I found the last tidbit interesting enough to include. Some of the photographs like Ben A. with Chicken, Jennifer in a colorful skirt, and what appears to be a mardi gras parade were likely taken at their home in Louisiana.
I hope you all enjoy these photographs taken by the late Ben D. Taylor. I surely do.
Your blogger,

Julia

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Writings on WWII

Introduction by Ben A. Taylor

After childhood and then freshly out of high school, Dad’s experiences in World War ll must have been pretty profound. They must have stayed with him thereafter and seemed to give him a strong philosophical bent. Though, like many other WW ll vets, he didn’t seem to obsess on this part of his past and only occasionally recounted a favorite war story now and then. It was after he got on in years and reconnected with his ex-comrades-in-arms that he helped organize and rendezvous with them and develop a newsletter for the group.

He left a box full of notes apparently meant to elaborate on things he wanted to include in this newsletter as well as copies of the newsletter itself. Right on top was this essay he must have written just after coming back home from the Pacific Theater that encapsulated his experience.

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Caroline Taylor

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Daughter of Denelle Cowart and Ben A. Taylor, the first son to Ben D. and Gene Taylor

Resident of New Orleans, LA

Digital pohotograph – Austin, TX
Watercolor
Digital photograph – New Orleans, LA
Digital photograph ~ Paris, France
Film photograph – medium format ~ Hammond, LA
Digital photograph + photoshop
Watercolor
Film photograph + photoshop ~ Belize
Film photograph – medium format ~ New Orleans, LA
Digital photograph ~ Seville, Spain
Watercolor
Digital photograph ~ Essaouira, Morrocco
Film photograph ~ Lafayette, LA
Watercolor
Digital photograph
Film photograph – medium format
Watercolor
Film photograph – medium format ~ Pointe aux Chenes, LA
Digital photograph – Essaouira, Morrocco
Digital photograph – Lisbon, Portugal
Watercolor + photoshop