Back in December when I committed to updating my blog on a monthly basis for 2011 my good friend Paul Lewis volunteered to hold me to it. Every week this month he has asked me how it is coming. It is now about 4 hours until February 1st so I am setting down and writing until I get this out.
Shooting wise, January was a little slow I really only got out once to do any sort of “nature” photography. Much of what I was working on was geared to preparing for the year.
I am finalizing the details for a year long contract with Montana’s chapter of The Nature Conservancy where I will be providing a number of services for them. The project includes shoots similar to what I have done for them in the past but on a larger scale. I will be teaching at least one class for them at Pine Butte Guest ranch, and keeping a blog for them.
I also look forward to frequent use of my images on a new radio program called Mountain West Voices. It is a great production by a friend of mine by the name of Clay Scott. The program airs every Wednesday night at 8:25 MST on Montana Public Radio. Now you might be asking yourself how exactly does photography work on the radio, the short of it is that the programs can be viewed at Mountain West Voices. There will be slide shows in conjunction with the recordings, so check in often. I anticipate doing a number of the stories so if you are following my work this will be a great opportunity to see my latest.
I have a number of other things in the works too. For instance, I am about to launch an art card series called “Spirit of the American West”. The cards will be available as individuals or a box set of 10 cards. I am working on some fun stuff like a custom leather pouch engraved with “Spirit of the American West” and the Photography of Kenton Rowe engraved on it. They are going to be made by a saddle maker out of Billings by the name of Mike Witt. His work can be seen at Witt’s Custom Saddle.
The C-Project I started in April of 2010 is going well, but I have not found the right Non profit to take me under their wing. This is a necessity, becuase I need to raise funding for the project as many of the patients I am working with live quite a ways away and I need to travel to photograph them. Keep this project in your thoghts and prayers please. I believe if I bring it to fruition it will be a tool that ill help many others face their cancer diagnosis.
They should be pretty neat when it is all said and done. P.S. My image “Proud Mama” will be one of the cards available. See below for a few example images I will be using.
I spent some time shooting the slopes of Bridger this month along with a half day trying to shoot “nature”. On my half day on the Little Blackfoot river I had hoped to find an ermine or a mink that would pose for me, but instead resigned to photographing ice bells. Here are some of January’s images: 
Ice Bells on the Little Blackfoot.
Deer 1
Deer 2
Face Mask of a skier
They start them early up here.
Fresh Powder….unfortunately it was only about three inches covering pure ice.
This is a sample of one of my art card series I am about to launch the they have a white border that is not showing up. They will be 5X7″ cards with an image on the front, blank on the inside and a write up and inset image on the back. I already have five stores in Helena that have agreed to carry them. Now we shall see how they sell. While many of them are shot in Montana, they tend to be images that do not specify a place, so I am hoping that stores in other states will pick them up too.
FRONT SIDE
BACK SIDE
Thank you for looking.
