When I get an assignment that is essentially another public figure schmoozing or speaking at a podium (or both) I usually get pretty scared. It’s hard to make something different out of that. I guess this time I got lucky, and figured everyone already knows what Denny Hastert looks like, so I tried to make [...]
Sometimes I’m drawn to simple things where nothing is happening. These are both from different churches I was in yesterday. Not sure about all the jackets as the weather’s getting nicer. This Methodist church was sorta out in the prairies though … The wind does pick up a bit stronger out there. I guess [...]
This week was a bit of a continuation in reaffirmations that maybe I’m slowly getting a little better even if I don’t always feel like it. I got an award in Illinois’ biggest annual photojournalism contest, and got accepted into my top 2 choices for grad school, and arguably one of the best programs in [...]
There are a few local issues where folks seem to be getting riled up as of late. A lot of assignments I cover lack much emotion. It’s a bit different for me to see a few speakers nearly move audience members (and myself included) to tears with the way they speak. I don’t think the [...]
It’s 10:51 a.m. and I have already done more today than I would most days by the end I think. I was up at 5:30 for a hot air balloon ride, which took off (after a few weather delays in previous days) and finished about a 6 mile run. I still have to work an [...]
I meet weird people pretty often, and I love it. Today I was running on little sleep and came across perhaps a few too many weirdos. One of which was named Ogre, a 40 year old man with a bit too many toys who was selling beanie babies at a g.i. joe collector’s convention. Sadly [...]
Most people that know me well right now know that I am waiting to hear from grad schools for photography/photojournalism, and offer me a lot of consolation and optimism that I’ll get in to xyz program, cuz I seem to work hard and am obsessed with taking photos etc. etc. etc.. I tell them thank [...]
