Photographer Jonathan Crosby

Good friend and world-class climber Mike Foley humored me with a photo concept I’ve been wanting to do for some time now. Thanks to Spenser Heaps for helping out with the lights.

Its great to be back in Athens for my senior year. The 4 years have flown by and I can’t believe it’s almost over.

So far, the fall has been great but busy. My picture story class is eating up much of my time along with a few other classes. I wish I had more time to get out and enjoy the Southeast Ohio fall because its beautiful down here this time of year. At least the foliage makes driving around to complete photo assignments that much better.

Below are some frames from the beginning of fall quarter 2009  with friends in Athens. Enjoy

I’m learning to ride a unicycle. My family had one collecting dust in the garage at home so I thought I’d bring it to Athens and try to learn. Friend and fellow photojournalist Tyler Sutherland as been unicycling since the spring and helped me get started. It’s been a fun challenge and am getting better at it but still have a ways to go.

Athens Bicycle Co-op manager Eric Cornwell also rides a unicycle. unicycle gang?

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I was able to convince my buddy Ben to make the drive back to school with me from Lincoln. It was a fun 13 hour road trip that we split and knocked out in one day. He then hung out for a few days and enjoyed Athens.

Our block experienced a power outage so we took advantage of the darkness and played with some light painting.

We explored the Ridges – an abandoned Mental Hospital that OU purchased and converted some of the wards to admin offices.

My hometown motto is awesome.

I spent the majority of my summer at home in Lincoln, Ma. I’ve come to have an immense appreciation for my hometown over the years. It’s just 15 minutes outside of Boston but with all the conservation land, lack of street lights and fast food, you’d never know it. Henry David Thoreau had the right idea when he first tried to settle around Flint’s Pond in Lincoln (he later settled on Walden Pond which is partially in Lincoln as well). Its just beautiful.

I was also fortunate enough to have 2 of my best friends and Lincoln natives, Sam Walker and Ben Foley to hang out and adventure with for the summer at home. Although we went to schools in all different parts of the country, we still manage to see a fair amount of each other and I dont think that’ll ever cease. Without those two, my summer would have been pretty lame.

Below is a collection of images from the summer summer happenings in and around Lincoln that made for a great summer. enjoy

My mother loves to garden and maintains a beautiful backyard