Images from 2012 Macksville Journey

  Someone once said you can’t go home and have it be the same.  So true.  I’ve been going back periodically to visit and documment my home town of Macksville, Kansas for several years.  I become melancholy after being here for a short while, knowing the town I grew up in will never be the same.  The town viewed and experienced through the eyes of and 18 year old are long gone.  As time has passed the town has decayed.  Gone are the stores and restaurant I worked in and sat end talking endlessly with friends.  Many have closed and buildings have be shuttered or torn down.  I still love to explore as my curiosity is greater than ever.  As a photographer, I try to capture what was, but I never will.  Life was simpler then.

More of my visit: http://zwinkftp.com/Macksville_2012/

More of my work, my vision:  http://zwink.com

The techy stuff: on this trip I only took a Nikon D700, 14-24, 24-70 and 70-200 nikkor lenses.  Processed in Adobe Lightroom 3.