Well, it sure has been a bad week in the stock market, hasn’t it? You’ve got to feel for these poor folks who work the world’s stock markets. Judging from their expressions and body language, it seems like an awfully…
Sometimes the speed and convenience of digital photography isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. This image of political consultant David Axelrod brought the day to a screeching halt at the end of the vice presidential debate last week at…
Today I was at Lambert St. Louis International Airport making pictures for an upcoming business story. As I sat in the hallway shooting the tarmac through the window, two nuns walked by. One of them commented on the niceness of…
When I got to work this morning it was pouring. I thought, “Hmm, maybe a good day for a weather feature.” I have a mental list in my brain of places to go for features. I happened to have an…
Dawn Harper, the 2008 Olympic gold medal winner of the 100 meter hurdles, is one neat lady. Yesterday the City of East St. Louis honored her with a parade through the city, showering this gifted athlete with well-deserved accolades including…
As newspaper staff photojournalists we get to cover some pretty cool events at times, including the President of the United States when he comes to town as he did last week. Our access is usually rather limited depending on the…
Erik M. Lunsford and I had the opportunity to photograph the arrival of Sarah Palin and Joe Biden at Lambert St. Louis International Airport today. Any time you cover politics, especially related to the presidential campaigns, there is a lot…
Starting this week, hundreds of hungry photographers invade a small Kentucky town, as they gather for the annual Mountain Workshops, also commonly referred to as a bootcamp for photojournalists. It’s organized by the good folks of Western Kentucky University’s photojournalism…
In the hustle and bustle of Friday night’s deliberation of the $700 billion bail-out plan in the United States Senate, another bill passed through without much knowledge of the Senators themselves. The S. 2913 Shawn Bentley Orphan Works Bill looks to…









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