Posts Tagged relationship
Earlier this week, I went on a feature hunt. The Special Olympics had a tournament in town, so I went to the bowling alley and met Craig and his mother, Bonnie. I spent a few hours hanging out and it was a joy to spend the afternoon with them. Craig Wilson celebrates after bowling a [...]
I love the county fair. It stinks, it’s hot and the carnival rides always rip you off. It’s summer. This year, I decided to bust out an old Zenza Bronica and shoot portraits of the kids competing in the 4-H and FFA competitions. Not entirely sure why I decided to pursue this subject, but I [...]
Last Friday, I had my last shift at the Columbia Daily Tribune. I’ll admit, it was bittersweet and hard to finally drive out out of Columbia Sunday morning. I lived there just over four years, made amazing friends, and saw most of them move on. On the long drive to Wyoming (where I live now, [...]
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 genetic disorder. I called Amber, Averi’s mom, the day before and asked if I could come over and hang out a little bit [...]
Caption: Eight-year-old Loren Gilland dances with her father, Christopher, during the 12th annual Father-Daughter Dance Night at the Activities and Recreation Center. The pair attended the dance last year and came back this year. “We’re trying to make a tradition out of it,” Christopher said. On a related note, this image generated a little bit [...]
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 a refugee camp in Rwanda. Eventually, they made it to Columbia. About a month ago, the father, Jean-Marie, [...]
Fast lens + clean background + newborn grandson = photo
Grape & Fall Festival :: St. James, Mo.
A little tighter edit of my story about Megan, a St. James high schooler who lost her best friend, Ksenia, in a car accident a couple of weeks ago.
