Anyone who participates or used to participate in competitive sports can remember the tension before the start. I photographed the Washington State Girl’s Swimming and Diving Championships a couple of weeks ago and in between events I became much more interested in the anxiety, excitement, and adrenaline of the competitors before they swam: the nervous […]
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Keep your Eye on the Bull
“The scandal should start a national conversation—perhaps including congressional hearings—on how the pursuit of athletic glory has created sports subcultures on campuses in which no one is accountable to anyone….there is a common feature: a culture that turns athletes into gods and coaches into high priests. When eyes became so blind as to sweep child […]
Windows to History
“Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other’s eyes for an instant?” Henry David Thoreau WWII Veteran Marvin Kruse’s eyes: witnessed the beaches of Normandy when he landed there in 1944, discerned between comrade and enemy during street fights, kept a careful watch on mortars and artillery in 5 […]
All that Glitters
I heard one of my favorite Bruce Springteen songs on the radio yesterday and it still gives me chills – “The Ghost of Tom Joad” with guest Tom Morello. The video can be seen here and even though I’m not a big screeching guitar fan, the guitar solo at the end is insanely incredible. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-c6GphpAeY&ob=av3e […]
Thomas Jefferson Declares Freedom from Losing
Shot an historic game for the Thomas Jefferson High School football team last Saturday in Federal Way, WA. The Thomas Jefferson Raiders beat the Mt. Rainer Rams 47 – 6 and made the playoffs for the first time…. ever.
Harvest Sunset over the Puget Sound
I think I saw the most beautiful sunset I have ever seen on Friday night. It would be unfair to not share it with everyone.
Happy Birthday Bruce!
A few of my favorite shots the day I thought I died and went to heaven – November 13, 2009 – Detroit Michigan.
Two Weeks Late and a lot of Dollars Short
When I was born, my brother Steve threw the cats up to the ceiling in what my parent’s believe was a sign of protest from their second son. But all I remember is a brother that I grew to adore. Two weeks ago on September 3rd, he celebrated his birthday in Chicagoland and it was […]
From Sea to Shining Sea
September 11, 2011, Alki Beach, Seattle, WA.
Stuck on Stickey
Thanks to the Newman family, this summer I had the honor of meeting the greatest chicken on earth. Born with a crooked beak, Stickey was far from an outcast in the Newman hen house. Even though she had to eat watered down food, she laid the most beautiful little blue eggs. Her antics and funny […]