Deborah Hardee Photography

Deborah Hardee Photography www.deborahhardee.com Deborah Hardee is a Lifestyle, Portrait and Travel Photographer and Director. Advertising and Editorial.

Alfred de Varona at the Boise River
02/14/2023

Alfred de Varona at the Boise River

Yogi and The Rocker didn't know I captured this sequence in the middle, but it expresses Steve’s love, care and attentio...
03/17/2022

Yogi and The Rocker didn't know I captured this sequence in the middle, but it expresses Steve’s love, care and attention toward the people in his life so beautifully.

Steve Theisen’s 2006 Harley-Davidson Softail Deluxe
03/14/2022

Steve Theisen’s 2006 Harley-Davidson Softail Deluxe

Yogi Mikayla Latta with The Rocker’s 2006 Harley-Davidson Softail Deluxe on the outskirts of Mayfield, Idaho.
03/12/2022

Yogi Mikayla Latta with The Rocker’s 2006 Harley-Davidson Softail Deluxe on the outskirts of Mayfield, Idaho.

Near Mayfield Idaho with Steve Theisen and his 2006 Harley-Davidson Softail Deluxe
03/02/2022

Near Mayfield Idaho with Steve Theisen and his 2006 Harley-Davidson Softail Deluxe

The Rocker Steve Theisen with his 2006 Harley-Davidson Softail Deluxe at Oakley Moody Auto Repair Shop in Boise, Idaho.
02/27/2022

The Rocker Steve Theisen with his 2006 Harley-Davidson Softail Deluxe at Oakley Moody Auto Repair Shop in Boise, Idaho.

The Rocker Steve Theisen on his 2006 Harley-Davidson Softail Deluxe
02/24/2022

The Rocker Steve Theisen on his 2006 Harley-Davidson Softail Deluxe

I knocked on Thelma’s door in 1978 for the first time, wanting to photograph her colorful front yard. Being from the Sou...
05/22/2020

I knocked on Thelma’s door in 1978 for the first time, wanting to photograph her colorful front yard. Being from the South, she answered, "Why sure, Sugar! And when you're done, come on in, because I have so many beautiful things inside". I took a couple of photos outside, then entered her home and discovered a pink, purple and blue wonderland. Everything in the house was pink, purple or blue, including Thelma herself.

Over the next three years, I photographed her several more times. For each occasion she would wear formal attire and tell me stories about her life. She was 80 years old at the time, and had been born very poor in Alabama. Thelma still had her southern accent and would say things like, “I LUUVV Ray Price! I think he’s the most handsome man on earth.” She was a very positive person and loved the attention I showered on her.

Thelma was a big BSU football fan. Once while I was working at the Idaho Statesman she asked me to rush over to her house because the “Four Horsemen” were coming to visit. Stuffing four burly BSU football players into her purple loveseat, she proceeded to pose on top of them, asking if I could arrange to run the shot on the paper’s front page. She was a showgirl at heart!

When I’d sit with her, she would tell me about the beautiful things in her house. “Do you know how much that chandelier cost me?” she’d ask. “Five hundred dollars?” I’d guess.

“FIVE DOLLARS! That’s it. FIVE DOLLARS! I got the base from a yard sale and then painted it. Then I found 4 crystals at Deseret Industries and 9 crystals at 3 yard sales, so I never paid more than a few cents anywhere. Deloris asked if she could buy it from me but I told her I wouldn’t take even $500 for it.”

She was a good friend. Whenever I went to visit, I knew I’d never have to come up with anything clever to say because she had her way of filling the silence with intriguing stories and wild tales.

We developed a deep friendship that I’ll cherish in my heart always.

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Deborah Hardee is a Lifestyle, Portrait and Travel Photographer. Advertising and Editorial.