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October 28, 2016

I Am Giving Up

October 28, 2016/ Ryan Trimble

I believed there was a way out, and I thought if I could find it and document it then others would find a way out too.

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September 27, 2016

Natural Light, Single-Paned Glass

September 27, 2016/ Ryan Trimble
Natural Light, Single-Paned Glass

Had death come for Willy in that moment, in that matchbox garage, I suspect he wouldn’t have shuddered. Nor would he have succumbed without a terrible fight.

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August 06, 2016

Fuck The 10,000-Hour Rule

August 06, 2016/ Ryan Trimble
Fuck The 10,000-Hour Rule

There's a popular story going 'round that sounds something like this: excellence is achieved by doing one thing well.

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June 30, 2016

Attempt at an Artist's Statement

June 30, 2016/ Ryan Trimble
Attempt at an Artist's Statement

I believe, as Freud and Nietzsche do, that our motives remain unknown to us. So I can't tell you why I do photography. But I can theorize.

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May 07, 2016

I Have A Testimony

May 07, 2016/ Ryan Trimble
I Have A Testimony

When Tiff was a toddler, her mother would send her to the neighbor’s to borrow a loaf of bread, which would serve as family dinner.

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May 03, 2016

Delta Bike Project

May 03, 2016/ Ryan Trimble
Delta Bike Project

The Delta Bike Project supplies the community of Mobile, Alabama, with transportation, recreation, and simple work opportunities.

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April 14, 2016

Do You Ever Feel Really, Really Small?

April 14, 2016/ Ryan Trimble
Do You Ever Feel Really, Really Small?

Do you ever feel exhausted or alone or confused so badly that the answers you normally feed yourself about life and meaning lose their efficacy?

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April 01, 2016

They Think I'm An Angel

April 01, 2016/ Ryan Trimble
They Think I'm An Angel

"It looks like I'm kind of a hellraiser and shit, but they think I'm an angel."

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March 27, 2016

How Jon Olschewski Followed the Music

March 27, 2016/ Ryan Trimble
How Jon Olschewski Followed the Music

"Music is a shared form of art. It's one thing to play a song and enjoy it, but it's a whole other thing when you perform in front of an audience."

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March 13, 2016

No Cares

March 13, 2016/ Ryan Trimble
No Cares

"I have no address, no bills, no power, no gas, no rent. I don’t have a care in the fucking world."

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March 03, 2016

I Am Who I Am

March 03, 2016/ Ryan Trimble
I Am Who I Am

"That’s been a huge awakening for me: I am who I am. And whatever God is, he's not mad at me."

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addiction, recovery, God
February 29, 2016

How a Dirtbag Does Business

February 29, 2016/ Ryan Trimble
How a Dirtbag Does Business

When Hill first arrived in Moab he had no intentions of settling down. He believed he could always live happily out of his truck. But over time Hill acquired—as he puts it—“a bunch of stuff.” Which includes a store full of bikes.

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January 25, 2016

Mama Peaches

January 25, 2016/ Ryan Trimble
Mama Peaches

When Mama Peaches told the police she had been raped by the man who employed her, she wasn't transported to the regional hospital for a rape kit as you'd expect.

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January 25, 2016

I Get To Go For Walks Everyday

January 25, 2016/ Ryan Trimble
I Get To Go For Walks Everyday

“I got cancer in my leg when I was 16, but the doctors were able to save me and keep it from spreading."

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January 01, 2016

Keep On Going

January 01, 2016/ Ryan Trimble
Keep On Going

A few years ago, a tree nearly took Glenn out. Cracked his head, shattered his left arm. But he's still going.

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