Blondie’s Decision

This collection of photos was assembled to meet the requirements for a Santa Fe Community College class, Special Photographic Projects in the Spring of 2025. The work was inspired by the high contrast, saturated colors, and tight crops found in Edward Hopper’s paintings. The locations are Santa Fe unseen, the liquor stores, laundromats, burrito stands, trailer parks and the like that we see, but don’t see.

Recognizing that a subject was required to tie the collection together, I recruited my wife Nancy to don a blonde wig and the character of Blondie was born.

As we took shots, a story line was created and Nancy crafted the story of Blondie’s sad day and difficult decision. Nancy put the story into words and added the rich detail that brings it to life in our book, Blondie’s Decision. See the Books page for more information regarding the book and where to find it.