Great Grandmother's Arms Nettie Luttrell, fullblood Osage, holds her granddaughter. Pawhuska, OK 1976	Photographs have different audiences and come from different interpretations of the same subject. Those who live within a community make different images than photographers who arrive to make news or coffey table book photos. These photos are made to sell product and sometimes only rely on romantic stereotypes or shock value.
New Generation The young boy intently gazes at the baby. For me this photograph represents the hope of youth and a new generation to carry on. Kenwood, OK 1983	People of a community have a longer history than one news or marketing image can portray. They hold a more complex understanding of significant events than those who only read or view them from outside the community. Through an understanding of community, camera controls, the elements of design and photographic qualities, a shooting script is woven into a story. The photographer's point of view is revealed. Sometimes this point of view is a vision of the world which has resonance for others.
Headstart Graduate Mike Henson at Cherokee Nation Headstart graduation with Grandma Polly, his mother and sister. Lost City, OK. 1978	A documentary approach to photography reveals the complexity of issues surrounding a topic rather than merely reiterating a surface image. The documentary process is a way to discover and understand society, culture, and ourselves.

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