2024 08 26

Christmas in July. Chicago, Illinois. July, 2024. © Clayton Hauck

This picture is only interesting because it was taken in July. To me, a humorous observation, does not translate to you, an unknowing viewer, without a written explanation of why the thing is worth looking at. This is, I think, an unbreakable rule of how to make good art: the art has to be immediately understood at a fundamental level by the observer. Sure, the interpretation may vary but there can’t be a blog blurb explaining why it’s worth looking at. Photo fail.

I was busy working all day today in Ocean City, Maryland (have you been here?!) so didn’t have the time for a more robust post. I did, however, ride a roller coaster as part of my job, so a decades-long dream has been fulfilled; since my days working as a ride operator at Six Flags Great America, I have not been paid to ride roller coasters. Until today. Life win.

-Clayton