Jason Wallis

I love the experiences that I have being a photographer. I have met some of the kindest, most interesting people on my journeys. One of the many perks of the job is the opportunity to shoot food and the people that make said food. Shooting this month’s BBQ feature, in Thicket Magazine, certainly did not disappoint, as I am a huge fan of BBQ. The unfortunate side effect is the amount of weight I gain in the process of these stories. Being a Food Network junkie, it was great fun to meet Chris Lilly, champion pit master at Big Bob Gibson’s in Decatur. And it was equally fun going behind the scenes of the other legendary establishments around our state and sampling the southern delicacies that have made them each famous in their own right. We have a great heritage in our southern cuisine, so much that some have said it’s the last real American food left.