Covering a rehearal of "The Little Foxes" at the Bodley-Bullock House, I happened upon Paul Thomas going over his lines in the dining room, simultaneously detached from the history around him and reaching back to that world.

The Lexington Singers have always been a passionate group of musicians, which I thought really came through as Virginia Adams, Janet Corum and Lynn Mitchell rehearsed Handel's "Messiah."

Ryan A. Harr is Dr. Finache and Alex Maddox is Victor Emmanuel Chandebise in the University of Kentucky Theatre's production of Georges Feydeau's "A Flea in Her Ear." Comedy can give you the most wonderful expressions, and though we weren't doing a story on this show, it was a blast to get some of the shots the cast's acting provided.

There has always been a social aspect to the summer outdoor arts scene in Lexington, which we set out to capture in images such as this at Actors Guild of Lexington's production of "The Merry Wives of Windsor" at Shakespeare at Equus Run.

I guess we would call this interactive art at the Woodland Art Fair.

Being there for the moment of creation is a fun part of this job, like this songwriting session in Nashville with Lexington's Amber Rhodes and songwriter Josh Rush.

Having interviewed "Constant Star" author Tazwell Thompson before going to shoot a rehearsal of Actors Guild's production of the show, I knew Shakespeare was one of Ida B. Wells favorite writers. So, when Cathy Rawlings, playing Wells, stepped in front of the Bard's visage, this shot became a must.

I didn't know Christopher Conley, Andrea Trusty and Amanda Balltrip were longtime friends until after shooting this picture of them when they won at the Kentucky District round of the Met Auditions. But in retrospect, you can see that bond in their expressions.

On the Verge Productions' presentation of "The Little Foxes" at the Bodley-Bullock House was a unique show. Here, we see the confrontation between siblings played by Roger Leasor, Janet Scott and Paul Thomas looking like a scene out of the past.

Looking at this image of Jeremy Cady rehearsing UK Opera Theatre's production of "La Boheme," I thought, "Pavarotti." The next day, in an interview, Jeremy went on about how listening to Pavarotti inspired him to get into opera.

Cameron Perry was one brave guy belting out "Sodomy" in the middle of the Arboretum during SummerFest's production of "Hair."

I didn't think much of this image from a rehearsal for SummerFest's production of "Antony and Cleopatra" when I turned it in. But later on, I saw in (L-R) actors Walter Tunis and Adam Luckey and director Joe Ferrell, the sense of fun and camaraderie that marks the rehearsals for most of Ferrell's shows.

I had followed Ichthus Festival director Jeff James (left) through an entire day of the Wilmore Festival. This moment during the festival's last worship service, with his dad, Henry James, testified to how Jeff leans on personal connections to get through trying situations the fest inevitably presents.

Is Ichthus a good place to confess? I used to smuggle a camera and 200 mm lens into concerts to take pictures of Sting, R.E.M, etc. I always dreamed of being in the photo pit to get pics like this one of Casting Crowns frontman Mark Hall at Ichthus. Writing or shooting, this is a great gig.