A Good One
I just finished one of the best days I’ve ever had as a photographer. I didn’t shoot anything amazing, but I connected with a stranger and my peers. I want more. This is why I came here. To feel that...
View ArticleSt. James: Wrestling
Hung out with the wrestling team in St. James today trying to make a story. There’s one girl on the team, Britney, who, in my 5 minutes of conversation with her comes off as a total hard-ass. I like...
View ArticleJames
I had my very own “Cynicism Can Suck It” moment this week. A couple of weeks ago, I met the Mugabo family. Immigrants from Rwanda, they’re originally from Congo, but fled the violence there and went to...
View ArticleSole Man
I picked up a really cool business assignment last week at Dawson’s Shoe Repair. The store has been around since 1956, and Bob Wood, the man who runs it now, is the third-generation owner of the store....
View ArticleThe Dream Deferred
Earlier this week, I went out with Greg Harmon, a sales associate with ReMax who’s job is to identify and assess foreclosed properties. It was probably the most interesting story I’ve worked on,...
View ArticleThe Owens’
This past Tuesday, I got an assignment to photograph two families in Sturgeon. Both have small children with severe medical conditions, and one, 6-month-old Averi Owens, has a very rare and incurable...
View ArticleThe Owens’: Saying Thanks
Last Sunday, I decided to drop back by the Owens’ in Sturgeon to bring them a few copies of the paper and a DVD of images I shot of Averi during my assignment. I was also asked if I could come back and...
View ArticleOde to Summer
I hung out at a county fair for a couple of days earlier this week for a small project I wanted to shoot. While I was hanging out with these kids, I made this frame, and thought of Amanda Lucier.
View ArticleJames: An MPW Outtake
I’ve been in Clinton, Mo., all week for the Missouri Photo Workshop. Describing it as intense would be an understatement, but it was an amazing experience and I met and photographed a very gracious...
View ArticleThe Animal Cops
A few weeks ago, a reporter here asked if I’d be interested in working on a story about Metro Animal Control here in Casper. He said they’d let me ride along with them as they caught dogs and cats, so...
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