Sometimes as photographers it’s difficult to hold our tongue. My full time job is as a public affairs professional for the Army. On the side, my wife and I run a photography business, shooting weddings and family sessions. But when I ...
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Feed SubscriptionDoD Worldwide Workshop: Story telling is powerful no matter the platform
This year, I had the pleasure of traveling to Alaska for the 2016 DoD Worldwide Visual Storytelling Workshop. Just finished the first day of presentation and tonight we go out and start shooting for a story the advanced team is ...
Read More »Portfolio: Submitting to the Eddie Adams Workshop
Note: This is my second year submitting a portfolio for the Eddie Adams Workshop. Last year, unfortunately, I wasn’t accepted, but since then, I’ve had some tremendous opportunities to capture the lives of Soldiers in training. This is the portfolio ...
Read More »No Barbies on the Battlefield: Stepping into women’s combat boots
PLAINFIELD, Ill. – Every time a news article announces a woman’s achievement in the military, the Internet goes ablaze with two main types of responses. The “You go girl” camp cheers on with optimism and support, mostly carried forth by ...
Read More »The method behind the machine: surgeon, shooter, Soldier
SALEM, Ohio – Rifle marksmanship is like performing surgery. There’s a method used to accomplish both. The only difference is when surgery is performed correctly, the person at the other end lives. That’s the world that Lt. Col. J. Cletus ...
Read More »Veterans corral horses to take rein of own lives
MAPLE PARK, Ill., — Three horses trotted, kicking up clouds of dust in the enclosed arena, as men and women took turns directing them into designated “pockets.” They worked in pairs, each time trying a new method. Some clapped. Others ...
Read More »Outside the column
The following is an essay I wrote a few years ago after my experience as a breaking news reporter/intern at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. PITTSBURGH – Pittsburgh police are investigating a body found dead in Bloomfield this morning. The body ...
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