Everything is Bigger in Texas: Texas Snake Man

Spent the afternoon with an awesome man by the name of Jackie who calls himself the Texas Snake Man for my Everything is Bigger in Texas project.
Jackie Bibby is a superstar in the snake world. He holds Guinness records for sacking ten rattlesnakes the fastest (17.11 seconds), sitting [...]

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Everything is Bigger in Texas: NASCAR

Spent four very long days covering NASCAR last week and tried to sneak a little time in to shoot some photos for myself.
Here’s a frame that may find a home in my Everything is Bigger in Texas project.

A paraglider, sporting the Texas state flag, makes his way into Texas Motor Speedway.
The Speedway is touted as [...]

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Everything is Bigger in Texas: Beach Balls

I hate when it happens cause it always happens. I’m talking about almost photos. Those pictures that we all take that had one or two elements fallen in the right place it’d take a decent photo and make it a great photo.
I’m fine at taking decent photos as you probably are too, but I’m always [...]

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Joel Osteen and the United States largest church

Had an assignment yesterday that played well into my whole “Everything is Bigger in TX” essay.
You might know Joel Osteen as the TV preacher guy who smiles a lot.
Osteen’s Lakewood Church, in Houston, is the largest in the United States, with a weekly attendance of 45,000 and another 7 million watching on TV. His TV [...]

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Everything is bigger in Texas?

Here’s a frame from what I hope will turn into a bigger personal essay that explores the idea of everything being bigger in Texas.
As an outsider I find it fascinating.

A prize winning steer.

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A Texas Ribbon Cutting

Jenn and I made the move to Dallas and I found myself at a ribbon cutting.
Sorry about the lack of updates in the past week or so. Expect them to be slow for the coming weeks as I work on getting settled.

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Tim is a editorial, reportage, and portrait photographer based in Dallas, TX. See his portfolio and newly designed website at www.timgruber.com Comments, ideas, or suggestions? Email Tim at timg@timgruber.com

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