My only memory of going to a traveling circus show is from when I was very young. Oddly, I don’t remember the animals, stunts or dancing dogs.
The only vision I have is walking on straw, strewn about outside the enormous tent. That’s it.
This morning I was photographing the opening of a coffee shop in a retirement community in DeKalb. I made the image on the left when I saw these two elderly gentlemen talking over coffee at a table with a clean orange background. It immediately made me think of an image I took almost exactly a [...]
Here is another update of work from the last two weeks. Well, two or three may be older than that, but I still want to share them.
This kid had the most amazing emotions during his reading/writing tutoring session in DeKalb, Ill. This was how he reacted when he correctly wrote the letter “G.”
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Posted 29 July 2010
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Tagged: baseball, basketball, ben bates, blood, buisness, coach, collison, dekalb, fortnight, portraits, sandwich, seniors, sycamore, update, wrestling
I have been on a few ride-alongs before, but this was the most exciting by far. Often during a police ride-along, the officer thinks I want some specific shot. Trying to be nice, they assume I just want to go to a particular location and take a picture of the cop looking through the car [...]
From car fires to summer camp, this has been an interesting two weeks. Here is a summary.
I was on my way to the newsroom from another assignment when I saw the smoke. It was too much to be a controlled burn or just a brush fire, so I headed towards it. The smoke lead me [...]
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Posted 05 July 2010
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Tagged: capture the flag, car, Church, corn, dancing, fire, fortnight, frisbee, kids, outside, racing, relay for life, softball, summer camp, two weeks, welding
