Half marathon runner Emily Dalton of Chicago, Ill., warms up with jumping jacks prior to the first annual Dawn of the Dunes Marathon held at Marquette Park in Gary, Ind., Sunday, October 27, 2013. The marathon, the first in the city’s history, began at Marquette Park Pavilion and took runners through the park and surrounding Miller neighborhood.

In an era of steadily declining freelance news photography work, it’s nice to end up with an assignment that covers something of a historic nature

The Aurora Borealis luminesce in the sky over Lake Michigan near the lighthouse at St. Joseph, Mich., Tuesday, October 8, 2013. Aircraft and boats traveling through the frame during this 20 second exposure are seen as streaks of light. (Other tech specs: ISO 2000 @