Lawrence Harding was my first photo essay. I managed to get it published in the Post Tribune with help from friend and photo editor Andy LaValley. Lawrence Harding (and people like him) is/are the reason I picked up a camera. Shooting famous people can be thrilling but it doesn’t compare to shooting someone like this […]
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Two Reasons (reason number one – a freaking kid’s movie)
There are two reasons I wanted to be a photographer/visual storyteller: the first is cinematographer Caleb Deschanel . Many photographers are influenced by other still photographers. I was definitely influenced by fellow Hoosiers Peter Turnley and David Turnley, but I did not know of them at the age of 10. I fell in love with […]
First Washington State Warrior Dash 2011
Shot a bunch of crazy people in the mud on Saturday during the first Warrior Dash in Washington.
Only 3 Songs
In November 2009 I had my dream assignment. I randomly contacted a then stranger, Alan Chitlik about his work with Backstreets Magazine shooting my favorite musician, Bruce Springsteen. Before I knew it, I was on the phone with editor Chris Phillips and he was asking me to shoot the Detroit show. I absolutely couldn’t believe […]
Porch Parade
Someone once asked me what I did not enjoy shooting. I quickly responded “parades”. When they asked why I said, “Because there is all of this chaos and confusion but nothing really going on.” Parades can also be exhausting in so many ways. For the past several years I’ve worked for papers on the 4th […]
The Sound of the Sounders and the Sight of Kindness
Shot my first MLS game last night – the Seattle Sounders vs the New York Red Bulls. What an experience. The chants, the energy and the stadium packed with fans in green and blue was a completely new experience to me. Shooting a pro game for the first time is thrilling but it is also […]
These Shoes are made for Walkin’
Whenever I shoot graduations, I usually spend most of my time looking for great facial expressions, but then, for some reason I always become focused on what shoes graduates have chosen to wear. Everyone is basically in the same garb, so their only form of self-expression is on their feet. It’s such an important day […]
Happy Father’s Day!
Sunday on Alki
A few shots from my new home on Alki Beach. Needless to say, I love it here.
So many colors, so much confusion
I had my first assignment today in Washington state for The Weekly Herald. I was driving to the Washington High School State Track and Field Championships at Mount Tahoma High School in Tacoma, WA thinking it finally felt like a normal Friday night. I was happy to be shooting and heading to a high school […]