A Monumental Run
Gary Mayor Rudy Clay (left) rehearses with his dance partner Toni Simpson at the Glen Theater in Gary, Tuesday, June 2, 2009. Clay and other local dignitaries were preparing for the theater’s live take on the popular
Through An Antique Eye
Crew members of IndyCar Series driver Will Power push their car through Gasoline Alley prior to the 2013 Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. This image was created using a vintage Crown Graphic 4×5 camera loaded with Kodak Tri-X 320 film.
No matter which one of my disciplines I’m working within on a given day, I’m always looking for new ways of challenging myself creatively. Whether I’m using parts I’ve removed from theatrical spotlights to cast sharp shadows of dancers on a wall, or building a view camera from scratch out of foam core and toy magnifying glasses, using components and materials for things they were never intended for
Posted in Experimental, Large Format Film, Photography, Photojournalism on May 29th, 2013. 2 Comments.
USA Today Basketball Stars
Girls varsity basketball team member Linnae Harper poses outside Whitney M. Young Magnet High School in Chicago. Harper, a 5 foot 7 inch senior who plays the point guard position, is set to attend the University of Kentucky in the fall.
When I received my requests to shoot portraits of members of the USA Today All-USA High School Basketball Team, I was given little more than each player’s contact information and a deadline date. With everything up to me (including scheduling the shoots themselves) and no specific look to follow, the creative wheels in my brain started turning on how I could make each portrait unique and polished without necessitating a grip truck in the process.
Using All Senses
A fireball rises from an explosion at the scene of a structure fire at 526 W. Chicago Ave. in East Chicago, Ind., Saturday, March 9, 2013. The initial fire call came in at 4:33 pm. The fire eventually spread to a neighboring building to the east.
Just as I was leaving home last Saturday afternoon en route to the Alvin Ailey Dance Theater concert in Chicago (for a rare evening out as a spectator only), I stepped outside to smell the unmistakably heavy odor of a burning building. Anyone who’s ever experienced a structure fire in person knows exactly what I’m referring to. It’s a smell that immediately latches onto your hair, your skin, your clothes, and anything else you might have on you if you’re unfortunate enough to get caught in the smoke plume.