I’ve been a long haul trucker, a Porsche mechanic, cowboy, tow truck operator, pump jockey. The list goes on. I am now retired and I spend my time as a musician, photographer, graphic artist and writer.
I live in a little slice of paradise in southern Oregon and I am hopelessly addicted to photography in all it’s wonderful forms!
Peace and good vibes to all!
See more of my work at
Stephen Van Tuyl Galleries
WanderLost Photography
JPG Magazine
Just for fun.
Check out my band JEFFERSON
Featured Member in the group Stream Crossings June 15, 2009.
Featured member in the group All Trucks on March 30, 2009
Featured member in the group Unwanted Abandoned
on Feb. 22, 2009
Featured member in the group All Oregon on Jan. 21, 2009
Featured member in the group Rivers Lakes and Dams Jan. 14, 2009

Here’s lookin’ at ya was featured in JPG Cast Offs
on April 14, 2009

Bail Out was featured in the group JPG Cast Offs
on April 11, 2009

Sca tMan was featured in the group Natural Color and Light
on April 8, 2009

Trail Boss was featured in the group
Retired and Happy on April 2, 2009
and All Oregon on April 5 2009

Trusty Sidekick was featured in the group All Trucks
on March 30, 2009.

Grubb was featured in the group
The Patchwork on March 30, 2009

White Swan was featured in the group
All Countries~Rivers Lakes and Ponds on March 28, 2009

Smoke ‘em if you got ‘em was featured in the group
All Trucks
on March 16, 2009

Misty Morning at the old Swimin Hole was featured in the group
All about Water
on March 12, 2009

Light Music 2 was featured in the group Canon DSLR
on March 8, 2009.

Retrograde Octane was featured in the group JPG Castoffs
on March 2, 2009

Magic Mark was featured in the group
Peace Love & Happiness Hippies on Feb. 23, 2009

Time is fleeting was featured in the group
Old Farts of RedBubble on Feb. 20, 2009 and
the Canon DSLR Group
on Feb. 20, 2009

Into the Light was featured in the group
All Oregon
on Feb. 1, 2009

WINNER of the My favorite Retirement Hide-Away
challenge in the group Retired andHappy on March 21, 2009
Long Walk off a Short Pier was featured in the group
Natural Color and Light
on Jan. 28, 2009
and Your Magic Places on Jan 29, 2009

Insanity was featured in the group Strictly Faces
on Jan. 27, 2009

Wizard Island was featured in the group
Rivers Lakes and Dams on Jan. 27, 2009.

Fire was featured in the group Natural Color and Light
on Jan. 25, 2009.

Winner of the Smiling Faces Challenge
in the group * All Street Portraiture And Photography
on March 31, 2009
*Winner of the Black and white Character Shots Challenge
in the group Who needs color for beauty
on March 14, 2009
Charlie was featured in the group Strictly Faces
on Jan. 23, 2009

Chimney Sweep was featured in the group Canon DSLR
on Jan 23, 2009.

Sunset at Rough and Ready Was featured in the group
Retired and Happy on March 21, 2009
All Countries ~ Wetlands, Ponds, Lakes and Rivers on March 5, 2009.
RB Home page on Jan. 21, 2009.
Winner of the Avatar Challenge in the group All Oregon
Jan. 21, 2009.

Light Music was featured in the group
All Oregon
on Jan. 18, 2009.

Sentinels was featured in the group
Landscape Photography
Jan. 10, 2009.

Sunset at Rough and Ready was featured in the group
All Oregon Jan. 4, 2009.
Stephen Van Tuyl is a member of ! # 1 ARTISTS OF REDBUBBLE !, ! 100% !, ! All Street Portraiture And Photography !, "Mornings & Evenings -- Sunbeams & Storms" 1 a day, "Stream Crossings" 2 posts a day!, ***♂♥♥QUORN♥♥♀, 12 Great Features - Challenge Themes ONLY, 60 and Beyond, Abandoned Dark Creepy, Abstract Realism, Aeronautics & Aviation, All About Water, All Around the Styles, All Countries ~ Wetlands, Ponds, Lakes and Rivers NEED CO-HOST, All Oregon USA, All Pets Great and Small, All Things Poetic, Artistic, Philosophical, All Things Pubs - 3 a day, All Trucks, All Water in Motion (A Camera In The Description Before It Will Be Accepted), Altered by Design, Americas ~ Rural, Urban, Wild, Free, Animal Kingdom, Animal Photography - Limit 1 Photo Submission a Week, Anything Theatrical, Architectural Photography, Art Deco Heaven, B&W - Character - People Shots, BARNS! around the World!, Beach Art, Birds and Creatures of Flight, Black and White Photography, Boredom Competitions on the 24/7, Bridges, Candid Photography, Canon DSLR (One Image Per Day), Cars, Motorbikes and Motorsports, Challenge Café, Classic Cars Worldwide, Color and light, COUNTRY ROADS / around the World, Day Hikes , Dilapidated Buildings, Dream and Fantasy Art, Ebony and Ivory, Everyday Life, Everything Winter, Faded Seaside Glamour, Falling Leaves, Fine Art of Landscape Photography, Food for Thought, Forests NEED CO-HOST, Freedom to Shine, Graphic Editing 101, Green!, Happy Haven Photography Limit 2 images per day, Harbour Life, HDR Photography (3 Photos per 24hr-day), Hummingbirds of the World, I Love Birds, James Bond 007, JPG Cast-Offs, Lakes and Inland Waterways- 1 per day, Landscape Photography, Live, Love, Dream, Made In Digital, Metallic Junktion, Mood & Ambience - Strictly Photos, Mountains and Mountain Light, Nature's Wonders, Old & Rusty, Old farts of redbubble, One Single Flower On Show.. Upload 2 per day, Pacific Northwest , Peace Love & Happiness Hippies, PixElations - The Art of Photoshop, Retired and Happy. 4 a day limit., Ruins, Ancient and Derelict Buildings, Rustic, Rusty, Crusty and Falling to Bits, Safe Haven, Scenery, Shades of Grey, Signs, Skyscapes, Snow! Glorious Snow!! 2 a day, Squirrels & Chipmunks, Street Photography and Photojournalism, Strictly Human Faces , Sweet Tooth, The Addicted Photographer►2 Per Day◄, The Patchwork , The Urban Environment, Timber and Water, Trees , Unwanted , Abandoned & And Saved Through Preservation, Waterfall Photography, Waterfowl, We Rock: Musical Instrument Art, Weekly Theme Challenges, Western United States Artists and Photographers, Who Needs Color For Beauty? - Black & White Art At Its Best, Windows and Doors, You're Accepted and Your Magic Place.
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Blood slowly spreading across the floor before me. / All I can think of is / I’ve taken a life.
What about them / What about the faces / on the evening news / What do I say to them / while I’m putting on my shoes
Pardon me for askin’ / don’t it seem a little odd? / How people keep on killin’ / and dyin’ in the name of God.
old man / haggard / staggers / along the pathway / through the park
He used to stand tall / and the ladies admired him / he was always top hand / for any outfit that hired him