Hattie is a senior in high school studying theater. I did not talk to her much before the shoot, because I was loosing daylight. I simply told her to stand comfortably and look into the lens, and this is the shot she gave me before the light disappeared.
Tom is the owner of the Roxbury Tavern in Roxbury Wisconsin. The town of Roxbury has 3 bars and a German restaurant and nothing else. He bought the Tavern, which was pretty much a biker bar and decided to change how the bar was run. His new rules were no swearing, no TV or a pool table, no sissy beers like Bud lite and no bad food served. Now people come from miles around to eat great food and have good conversation with Tom and his friends.
I have always loved this photo of the boy with the sailor hat; to me it perfectly captures the absolute beauty of youth. I also liked the photo of him with his relatives. After looking at both photos, it hit me where the great energy of this boy came from. He inherited his great energy and lovely face from his family. What a gift he received.