Texas Monthly – August 2019

PORCH

PERFECT

THE DUDDY-SMITHS

DRIPPING SPRINGS

When they’re not on the

road, fashion photogra-

pher Harper Smith and

her musician husband,

Cameron Duddy—whose

country band, Midland,

releases its second

album in August—can be

found at their Dripping

Springs farm, prefera-

bly on the front porch.

The couple bought the

property on a whim, in

2014, during their first

trip to Austin from Los

Angeles. They now have

a three-year-old son,

Kitt Cassidy, as well as

three dogs, four cats,

one rabbit, three pigs,

two donkeys, three

goats, two chickens, and

one rooster. Smith, a

Midwestern transplant,

loves her Texas home:

“It’s a melting pot of all

the things that bring me

joy—lightning bugs, hot

summer nights, country

life, strong community

ties, and, of course, que-

so blanco.” T

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SPACES by Lauren Smith Ford (^) • photographs by Jeff Wilson
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