Diana Hendricks | Trivial Pursuits

Strike A Pose...

    Some of our most cherished memories are captured on these pages through the magic of digital photography. 
   Sometimes I wish we could go back and relive those memories one more time. Then I hold these photos in my hands and do.
   Trekking across dunes and through sandbars, holding camera equipment up when waves crash into the shore, capturing peach harvests and wine festivals, celebrations of life and final resting spots are all wishes come true.
   I’ve been privileged to have a front row/ back stage seat for a lot of great music so far in my life, and am ever grateful for that experience. Along the way, I have worked with some of the most talented writers, artists, musicians  and photographers in the business, some of whom are mentioned on these pages.
   I hope you enjoy them as much as I do. Thanks for allowing us to share them with you.

It's (not exactly) like riding a bike...

Pirate's Alley off Jackson Square, NOLA

I went back to college to earn a  Master's Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies with an emphasis in Texas Music and Texas Culture. It is one of the most rewarding things I have ever done. I got to take classes like "Popular Music and Social Movements in the 20th Century," and spend hours to the Southwestern Writers Collection in the Wittliff Gallery poking through the archives,  reading the personal papers and scraps and doodles of writers I have admired for decades.  So it's not exactly like riding a bike. But has been fun. I pedaled through the classes I loved,
and had to get off and push my way up a hill or two along the way. Elsewhere in this website, I have posted
papers that have been or will be published -
and maybe even a few that I just wish would be published.
 
If you want info about the Interdisciplinary Studies program,
the Wittliff Collection or the Center
for Texas Music History,  give me a shout.
I love to tell people about Texas State. Go Bobcats!

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Lift up your wings and fly. ((HalleyAnna's Gibson)

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Connecting the dots...

   I have been blessed with some really great jobs. Some have felt more like play than work.  Yeah, some days were longer than others, and some deadlines snuck up on me,  but some stories touched my heart, and some projects have hung on like an old song that
rattles around the corners of my mind. 

Photography • Words • Ideas  • Design
Diana Finlay Hendricks
Imagineer-in-Chief
   Description: Creative resource services specializing in
Photography • Words • Ideas • Design
Travel and fine art photography, portrait, studio and live photos,
artist publicity packages,  project management,
  gallery shows, feature stories,
web design and content, and marketing pieces and more. 
Email: dianahendricks@me.com or call 512. 618. 3373

Texas State University - San Marcos
Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training
Director of  Communications/Govt. Relations
  Location: San Marcos, TX
Description: Communications director for nationally recognized active
shooter response law enforcement training program at Texas State University.

Cheatham Street Warehouse
Co-owner, publicist - "Jill of All Trades"
July 1977 - July 2003
Location: San Marcos, TX
Description: Historic Texas music hall 

The Chautauquan - Barton Publications
Managing Editor
  Location: San Marcos, TX
Description: Entertainment/Politics/Features newsmagazine -
a Barton Publication - one of the greatest jobs ever.
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And I could go on and on .... but in the interest of cutting
this down to reasonable reading, just add a couple of decades of
writing and shooting:  journalism, editing,  design, photography and music and event promotion.

Mark and me. Lydgate Park, Kaua'i, Hawaii.

Much Ado About...

I am a lifelong Texan who has been lucky
enough to find that some dreams do come true.
I am married to the great love of my life,
Mark Hendricks,
and we are living happily ever after,
absolutely in spite of ourselves.
Who would have thought that
this could be so easy?
Together we have five
pretty fabulous children:
Jenni Finlay
Sterling Finlay
DeLynn Hendricks Mitchell
HalleyAnna Finlay
Patrick Hendricks;
a couple of great kids-in-law,
and three beautiful grands!
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A Shot In The Dark
Favorite Camera:
Nikon D750 - Just thinking about shooting with this makes me smile. And when I don't want to do "heavy lifting" - literally, I grab the new little Nikon D7200.  Lots of power for the weight - and price!

Favorite Subjects:
Photography, literature, politics, art,
words, food and music.

Favorite Author:
This is subject to change  depending on which way the wind blows - My reach-for/go-tos are those great Texas writers who cut their teeth at Texas Monthly - Gary Cartwright,  Billy Porterfield, Jan Reid,  Joe Nick Patoski, and more -  but I do love a good story by Pat Conroy or Larry McMurtry.  Elizabeth Crook's Monday Monday was a memorable Summer of '14 read.

Favorite Vacation Spot:
Kaua’i, Hawaii,
San Miguel de Allende, Mexico,
South Padre Island, Texas
The Gulf of Mexico all the way to Florida
... and any place the sun shines and I can feel sand between my toes.
Southern Backroads
The San Antonio River Walk
The Texas Hill Country
Louisiana Cajun Country
The Mississippi Delta
...and any place with good food, friends, and great music.

Favorite Quotes
“There is nothing worse than a
brilliant image of a fuzzy concept.”
- Ansel Adams

“Looking back I have this to regret -
that too often when I loved, I did
not say so.” - Harper Lee

“In three words I can sum up
everything I know about life:
It goes on.” - Robert Frost

The old dreams were good dreams.
They didn’t all work out but I’m
glad I had them.” - Robert James Waller
 
“It’s seamless, baby. Trust me.”
- Mark Hendricks
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Brothers Hardy and Buddy Douglas have time on their hands and treasures galore in their antique shop in Northwest Mississippi. And I had the pleasure of stopping by for a way-too-short visit. (Hernando, Mississippi)