Rodeo timelapse video
Nearly every photographer can relate a story about the magic they felt they were witnessing when they first waved a piece of photo paper in a tray of chemicals and watched as an image slowly emerged...
View Articlerodeo at the fair
This rodeo had everything I was looking for: great light, dirt and danger, and a relaxed attitude about where I could go to shoot photos. It was the first time the Monterey County Fair had ever...
View ArticleBest of 2010
Babies, crime scenes, rodeos, weddings, landscapes, portraits, skateboarding, a courtroom and a board room … my best photos of 2010 cover a pretty broad spectrum of subject matter. Maybe that’s why it...
View ArticleA cycling paradise
The lands of the former Fort Ord in Monterey County are laced with trails and roads, perfect spots for riding bicycles. I recently spent a couple days photographing races put on by the Central Coast...
View ArticleContest winner
I’m happy to announce that the above image won a first place in the San Francisco Bay Area Press Photographers’ Association’s 37th annual News Photography Competition. The photo came from the scene of...
View Article100th birthday party
Eileen is a wonderful lady who I met when she was just 99 years old. A reporter and I interviewed her at her home, where she smiled huge smiles and laughed as she recalled stories from her past. As we...
View ArticleGoodbye, newspaper career
Today I quit the best job I’ve ever had. There are a lot of people who will call me crazy for doing this. As a full-time newspaper staff photographer, I was among a declining number of people to...
View ArticleTen years, ten best photos
Not to split hairs, but my nine-year career at The Salinas Californian covered eight full years and two half years, which leads me to this top ten list. I chose one favorite photo that I shot for the...
View ArticleLast days by iPhone
Coffee, commute, paper, burrito, shooting, gas, meet with the boss, pack my stuff, beers with friends, bagel, coffee, morning in the office, more coffee, going away lunch, quitting tie, empty my desk,...
View ArticleThe loose bull
This blog post is a look back at one of my favorite stories from my newspaper career. It happened in July, 2004. The call came from the news editor on a routine Sunday afternoon : “There is a bull...
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