A METAPHOR FOR ANYTHING

The Photography of Jono Winnel

A METAPHOR FOR ANYTHING
Words: Lisa Machin. Photos: Jono Winnel

The ceiling fan carved fat spirals into the hot classroom air. Jono Winnel’s vivid red head was filled with anything but what the teacher was saying. He was waiting for the school bell so he could put his feet back where they belonged—atop his skateboard.

All Jono ever wanted to do was skate. But his dad had other plans. A lover of the great outdoors, his old man would haul him off on camping and fishing trips. It was a masterstroke. 

Fast forward 20 years and Jono’s red hair has darkened, his skateboard is gathering dust and he splits his time between his two great passions—catching fish and photographing people who catch fish...

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