Notre Dame will be better than you think
Bleacher report previewed Notre Dame’s 2012 football team with an article featuring one of my photos from last year.
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Children seen as heroes at Sikh temple
Women at the Sikh Temple in Wisconsin were busily preparing lunch in the community kitchen on Sunday when two children burst in and screamed frantically they had seen a man with a gun outside.
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Sikh temple gunman linked to racist group
Yesterday was a very long work day for me in Wisconsin covering the horrible Sikh Temple murders. The assignment was made a lot easier thanks to the kindness of the Sikh community. They all seem very glad were here… which almost never seems to happen in these situations. Covering this assignment has been quite interesting. Last night at a Sikh Temple all of the photographers were having to feel their way, trying not to culturally offend our subjects by making missteps based on our unfamiliarity with the Sikh religion.
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Renting may be bad for your health
A new study demonstrates those who suffer from household allergies are less likely to make indoor changes to improve health if they rent, compared to homeowners.
Read more at http://www.medicaldaily.com/news/20120803/11283/renting-owning-home-health-allergies.htm#ypJ5E7R8kT6oozEg.99
French to raise top tax rate to shocking 75%
Wealthy Frenchmen will soon be taxed 75% on their income if French President Francois Hollande gets his way.
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What do you think? Portfolio worthy?
Recently, when I was transferring old DVDs to my Drobo back-up system, I found this image of a high school basketball player Julian Lott, which I shot in 2004. Do you think it belongs in my corporate and editorial portrait portfolio?
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Flash From The Past: July 29, 2010
10 years ago today I was sucking smoke at the Cache Mountain fire in my native Oregon. I remember it took forever to work with the authorities to get any of the firefighters in action…. I guess it paid off because at the end of the day I ended up with backlit smoke and this gorgeous light.
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Housing Rebounds as Foreclosures Resume
Puffy white clouds are usually a great sight, but not when they dot the sky over these five fore closed homes I found on Chicago’s Southwest side.
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Chicago Lifestyle Photographer: Miller64 launches my new lifestyle ads
My exciting new GLBT lifestyle ads for Miller64 were just released during a party at Roscoe’s Tavern in Chicago, the location where we shot the above image.
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Chicago Food Photography: The Peasantry elevates street classics
I had no idea how much I enjoyed shooting food until I started shooting restaurant reviews for The Daily. It’s a nice challenge to shoot small items, combined with big backgrounds, to create drama and make the viewer long for an early dinner.
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