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10.20.2009 2:22 pm

Missouri Rustic

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Dancing Rabbit is an ecovillage that has about 50 people located in rural northeastern Missouri. Their goal is to live ecologically sustainable and socially rewarding lives.

My editor called me and asked if I wanted to go. “I think this will…

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10.12.2009 5:14 pm

Columbus Day

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

I walked the Columbus Day Parade located in “The Hill” Neighborhood on Sunday. As I worked I noticed Joel Moss, 7, of Lemay tossing candy from the back of an antique police car. People in parades are generally all smiles…

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08.31.2009 4:12 pm

Disposable Yellowstone

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Dawn in Yellowstone National Park.

Artist Point, Yellowstone National Park.

American Bison, Yellowstone National Park

American Bison, Yellowstone National Park.

Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone National Park.

No need to adjust your monitors!  Yes, ladies and gentlemen, that is a disposable film camera. Fuji 400 in fact. They were on sale just outside…

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08.04.2009 3:20 pm

Village of Washington Park finds Serenity

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
James Madkins, 59, of Washington Park, Ill. stretches before he begins his fifty-nine laps around "Serenity Park." Madkins cleaned up the empty lot across from his home and uses the space for exercise, yoga and meditation. Madkins began practicing yoga in 2000.

James Madkins, 59, of Washington Park, Ill. stretches before he begins his fifty-nine laps.

Photography in the Village of Washington Park, Illinois was a challenge for me. It is a community that in some respects seems as if the world…

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07.31.2009 11:28 pm

A Fishing Tale

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

I photographed Caleb Brooks, 7, of High Ridge catching his fourth fish of the day. He was having a stroke of beginners luck. The beauty of this story was as the afternoon went on he turned into a classic fisherman.…

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07.10.2009 1:13 pm

I HATE BASEBALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

I HATE BASEBALL!!!!!!!!!!!

Albert Pujols first homer during the June 27th game.

Albert Pujols first homer during the June 27th game.

Ok now that I have your attention……..

My mother always told me that “hate” was a strong word—dismissive, full of ignorance and negativity. She believed that what you should say…

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06.30.2009 8:22 pm

Hope despite the heat

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Last week  I stopped to photograph Ronald Gardner, 60, of St. Louis sweeping grass cuttings from in front of the home of Alice Bryant a childhood friend. Gardner had cut the grass the day before, but the temperatures had been…

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05.13.2009 4:28 pm

In the hot seat

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Sweet Pooch and me

Sweet Pooch and me

As a photojournalist I’m always asking those who I’ve been assigned to photograph to act natural, pay no attention to the lady behind the camera.

We all have our insecurities about having our pictures taken.

Just recently I had…

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04.30.2009 9:49 pm

Staging Old Masters: Former Prisoners Perform at the Pulitzer.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Former Prisoners Perform at the Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts.
Former Prisoners Perform at the Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts.

Staging Old Masters: Former Prisoners Perform at the Pulitzer.

If you have not seen this show, you should before the run ends.

The foundation has added additional performances.

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04.30.2009 9:17 pm

Crime on a quiet St. Louis street

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
South City shooting.

South City shooting.

I was awakened from a sound sleep Monday night. What I heard sounded like a gun shot. No– I thought not on my street. Tires screeched and a car drove away. A car horn blew three sharp blows. …

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