Moments ago, the U.S.

Moments ago, the U.S. Senate decided to do the unthinkable about gun violence – nothing at all. Over two years ago, when I was shot point-blank in the head, the U.S. Senate chose to do nothing. Four months ago, 20 first-graders lost their lives in a brutal attack on their school, and the U.S. Senate … Read more

I chose to be

I chose to be a photographer twenty-two years ago, but I don’t know that I\’d make that choice again. Back in the early eighties, I still thought I was doing okay, trying to order and shape the world with my camera. Now that I know a bit more about living and dying, about our planet … Read more

I\\’ve been vegan for

I’ve been vegan for 15 years, and it turns out it makes a very big impact on the environment to eat fewer animal products, which cause more greenhouse gases than all of transportation combined. The United Nations did a study just over two years ago, and that blew my mind. I started thinking that if … Read more

Stories are a kind

Stories are a kind of thing, too. Stories and objects share something, a patina. I thought I had this clear, two years ago before I started, but I am no longer sure how this works. Perhaps a patina is a process of rubbing back so that the essential is revealed, the way that a striated … Read more

I\’m most enthused by

I’m most enthused by the younger people…and I wouldn’t have said that two years ago. I spoke at two college campuses (in Wisconsin) and the students weren’t interested. Public Service was a dirty word to them. Now they see it differently. They see you can come together and have a positive impact. I’m encouraged because … Read more

Two years ago, I

Two years ago, I was saying as I planted seeds in the garden, “I must believe in these seeds, that they fall into the earth and grow into flowers and radishes and beans.” It is a miracle to me because I do not understand it. The very fact that they use glib technical phrases does … Read more

It’s not an issue.

It’s not an issue. Everyone’s focused on us trying to get a victory. That’s where the focus lies. … We’re trying to win a game. Who cares about that (other stuff). If we’d played ’em two years ago when it happened, maybe it would be different. Donnie Edwards