Amish Photos

Bill Coleman 1925-2014

Photographer of the Amish Bill Coleman passed away last week at the age of 88. From the Centre Daily Times: Bill Coleman, who died Tuesday at 88 of complications from a heart attack, went on to befriend Amish families who invited him into their lives, granting the local photographer rare access to scenes outsiders seldom glimpse. He became known internationally for his Amish images: buggies…

Patience

Taken in Wayne County, Ohio.  Many Amish hire “taxis”; some, when available, ride buses or trains. There is, of course, a third transport option for Amish: they feed you, you drive them.  I have been participating in this for some time now.  But I only recently learned the (un)official name of this Amish-English program: “Meals for Wheels”. This photo reminds me of waiting on a…

Final Bill Coleman photo giveaway: “Seasons”

Final Bill Coleman photo giveaway: “Seasons”

Today, our final Bill Coleman photo giveaway.  First, congratulations are in order to Robert L., winner of last week’s “Three Quilts” photo.  This week’s photo series is taken from the non-Amish portion of Bill’s catalog.  It is one of the simplest and most memorable of the collection in my opinion, depicting a single walnut tree as it makes its way through the year. From amishphoto.com:…

Bill Coleman “Three Quilts” photo giveaway

We’ve got our second Bill Coleman photo giveaway today.  Last week’s “Sarah’s Wedding” was won by Allyson L., who has been contacted already.  Congrats to Allyson. Today’s matted image of three Amish quilts is in a slightly different square size format (13″ x 15″) which you can see above.  Bill observes that “The Amish are certainly not afraid of color, especially when it comes to…

Win a “Sarah’s Wedding” print from Bill Coleman Photography

We’ll be having some nice giveaways the next few weeks courtesy of Bill Coleman Photography, who have offered prints of some of their most attractive images.  The first is one that regular readers will recognize–“Sarah’s Wedding”, featured in the recent Amish wedding post. This is an 11″ by 14″ matted print which you can see above or on the contest page at Amishphoto.com.  Entering is…

Bill Coleman’s Autumn Amish Photos

Bill Coleman’s Autumn Amish Photos

Autumn used to be my favorite season.  I once pitied the people who lived in areas of the country which don’t really have a legitimate autumn.  Since moving to a place with severe winters, I’ve lost a little enthusiasm for the fall (knowing what’s right around the corner–four months of frigid air, ice and darkness–prevents you from enjoying it as much).  Still, on its own…

Got some growing to do

Beth Russo took the above during an auction at the Bowling Green, Missouri Amish community. Beth says: “This little girl went back to that buggie over and over again and her mom went and brought her back over and over again. Hilarious!” We’ll have more of Beth’s photos later in the week.  In the meantime, comments and captions welcome.