• The Moore American: Moore will receive energy efficiency grant as part of stimulus package
• The Norman Transcript: City Council hears complaints from Universe City residents
• NewsOK: Judge rejects poultry industry requests to dismiss three state claims
• Urban Tulsa Weekly: Winter doesn’t put a stop to local, farm-fresh produce, thanks to Green Country entrepreneur
• Tulsa World: Thousands of teacher bonuses in doubt
• Tulsa World: EPA moves against Bokoshe coal-ash site RELATED: Bokoshe, OK and the true cost of electricity
• Tulsa World: Union blasts effort to recall Stillwater mayor
• A Downtown on the Range: Is planned lifestyle center at County Line / Memorial Rd a case of sprawl run amok?
• OETA: Cuts to Oklahoma D.O.C Budget Threaten Public Safety

• NewsOK: Dying Oklahoma town’s last wish is to preserve history
• The Norman Transcript: Veteran’s legal battle to return to Norman continues
• The Journal Record: Community Literacy Centers to honor teacher, volunteer who help teach adults to read
• The Apache House: Esteban Pulido interview

I’m not sure why I had never seen Esteban’s work until recently, because he has some of the freshest photography around. His portfolio site has several wonderful projects that definitely deserve a look. I added a few photos from his People and Where They Live project at the end of the post.

Where are you from?
I was born in Caracas, Venezuela. When my family moved to the US, we started in New York, where I went to preschool with a famous actress, then Los Angeles. We left after an earthquake for Miami, then DC and Hawaii. I moved back to New York where I was living before I moved to Norman.

What do you do?
I photograph people in moments when they are being honest, not altering themselves or posing. I try to make the camera invisible and allow the viewer to create a direct relationship with the subject.

Who or what do you use for inspiration?
Seeing a person who shows an honesty about them , a stranger who I see and think about afterwards. I know that I relate to that person somehow, but am not sure how. In some ways, that is the thing I am trying to find when I photograph, even when I am not photographing people.

What artists do you respect right now?
Reineke Djastra, Ira Glass, Todd Stewart, Andy Anderegg, Michael Wolf, Nigel Shafran, Thomas Struth.

What are you sick of?
Wedding photography.

What music are you listening to recently?
Chuck Berry, Ratatat.

What is your first creative memory?
Finger painting Batman.

What is your favorite food/drank spot in Norman?
La Luna, Blu, J-Pats.

Anything else?
Cops reruns.

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• The Norman Transcript: Ezzell announces for mayor’s race
• A Downtown on the Range: Convention center search: Incorporating Amtrak
• okiecreative: Collecting Oklahoma art and design blogs
• Tulsa World: State Treasurer says Oklahoma budget will decrease by 20 percent next year

• Associated Content: Oklahoma’s Invasive Abortion Law to Be Decided in State Court
• The Norman Transcript: ‘Temporary solution’ to courthouse overcrowding costs Norman $330K
• NewsOK: Oklahoma education officials deride new budget cuts, say schools in dire straits
• NewsOK: Ten Commandments monument to go on north side of Oklahoma Capitol
• NewsOK: Oklahoma company gets grant to provide broadband

• OK Policy Blog: Learning from the Crisis: Capping and suspending tax breaks
• Capitol Bureau: Oklahoma has worst budget gap in the US
• Stillwater NewsPress: Student faces felony over test notes