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…

This week I had the incredible opportunity to be a faculty member at the Missouri Photo Workshop in St. James, Missouri. In short, the MPW is the first and oldest documentary storytelling workshop in the country. Each year participants find…

A good picture is a good picture and should be successful and read well whether printed in black and white or color. But sometimes a photo depends on color and today I had one of the photos. Black and white…

Yesterday, while covering the local elections, I made a frame I wanted to share. Whereas I like the frame, it just wasn’t storytelling enough to make print. I sure do love University City resident Marietta Hunsche’s dress.

I met DeAngelo Woods, 20, the night he received his high school diploma from the In-It-2-Win-It program. Being caught with a gun his freshman year of high school led to his dismissal from school and a path of dealing drugs,…

Last night I photographed Christina Machamer, the winner of the reality TV show “Hell’s Kitchen,” as she was publicly announced the winner of the show. It was neat to see how she shared the moment with her friends and family.…

Mark and me on his boat enroute to a breached levee near Winfield.

Covering natural disasters always have a way of teaching me life lessons. During these times I am reminded of the depth of humanity. While photographing the flood…