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Totem Poles are sometimes used for public ridicule created to shame individuals or groups for unpaid debts are usually called "shame poles" and were often placed in prominent locations. Shame poles are rarely used today, and their meanings have been forgotten for the most part. During their time of use, they formed an important subset of poles carved throughout the 19th century.

One famous shame pole is the Seward Pole in Saxman, Alaska. This Pole was apparently created to shame the former U.S. Secretary of State for not repaying a potlatch to the Tlingit people. The intent of the shame pole was indicated by the figure's nose and ears being painted red, to indicate his stinginess.
Another example of the shame pole is the Three Frogs Pole in Wrangell, Alaska. This pole was erected by Chief Shakes to shame a local clan into repaying a debt incurred by three of their slaves, who impregnated some young women in Shakes clan. When the rival clan leaders refused to pay sup...

Photography is all about using light to capture the emotion and beauty of a fleeting moment. For me, this adventure began with a single spring image using a small Kodak film camera of a freshly watered central Kansas ditch and has come full circle using modern digital techniques. My first camera was acquired by trading an ancient Royal typewriter to a fellow college student who was desperate to finish a term paper. It was a long time ago and that camera was my passport to an art that has fascinated me ever since. I owned and operated a professional studio in central Kansas for 20 years and moved to Colorado in 1994. Part of the studio's early success came from creating outdoor portraiture using controlled lighting...