ZUMA Picture of the Day
The last photo I shot while covering the historic Health Care vote in the House of Representatives over the weekend was also the first photo I shot on Monday, March 22, 2010. This photo was a happy accident. It was 1 a.m. and after covering the healthcare vote for 16 hours, I was looking for [...]
Me, Jenny and Smokin’ Joe
One of the best things about being a photojournalist is having the opportunity to meet people from all walks of life. From the everyday working stiff to the rich and famous. Back in October 2006 I was planning on attending the NPPA’s Flying Short Course in Philadelphia. A few days before I was to leave [...]
Youthful Curiosity
Photographing kids can be as challenging as it can be fun. Fun because it is usually easy photographs and lets be honest, what can be more fun than hanging out with children when you are supposed to be working? The challenge is getting them to forget you are there. Not every child likes to be [...]
BURNED
BURNED In 2008 U.S. fire departments responded to an estimated 1,451,500 fires. These fires resulted in 3,320 civilian fire fatalities, 16,705 civilian fire injuries and an estimated $15,478,000,000 in direct property loss. (The direct property loss includes the California Wildfires 2008 with an estimated property loss of $1,400,000,000.) There was a civilian fire death every 158 minutes and a [...]
About the Burned Essay
I got the idea to photograph items from fires while covering the Harrisonburg Fire Department’s fire safety education display exhibited at the Valley Mall in the city each year. I was struck by how many of the items look like some sort of modern art, even thought I know a tragedy was responsible for the weirdly [...]
