ERIC DOGGETT

Unlike other photographers, Eric Doggett didn’t start shooting when he was three years old. In fact, it was at the age of 33 when he first picked up a camera and began learning everything he could about photography. After a few years of shooting weddings and families, Eric moved into commercial photography where he now looks for ways to combine ideas, lighting and processing to create fun, high-impact images (with a little bit of humor thrown in).

When he’s not shooting for clients, Eric enjoys spending time with his wife Lisa and his two sons Brandon and Trevor. You can see more of his work at doggettstudios.com.

JOHN T. DAVIS

by Mary Keating Bruton

has lived in Austin for over three decades, writing about the music, personalities and culture of Texas and the Southwest for a variety of regional, state and national publications. His byline has appeared in the Austin American-Statesman, the Austin Chronicle, Texas Monthly, Texas Highways, San Antonio magazine, Billboard and Newsday. He is also a frequent contributor to Austin Monthly. He has been interviewed by VH-1, CMT and NPR and has appeared in the documentary film, Lubbock Lights. He is the author of the book Austin City Limits: 25 Years of American Music and has assisted in the preparation and editing of several other volumes, including biographies of musicians Jerry Jeff Walker and Johnny Bush, and a travel guide to Texas. In 2008, he was a featured panelist at the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists national convention. In 2009, he was awarded a Lone Star Award (Third Place) in the “Magazine/Features” category in a statewide contest sponsored by the Houston Press Club. In 2010, his files, notes and archives were acquired by the prestigious Southwestern Writers Collection. This is his first article for Austin Man.