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NBA Playoffs Game 1

I shot last night's Bulls-Pacers game in Chicago. For this game I decided to mount a remote camera on the basket so I could...

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Photojournalism

Flash From The Past: April 16, 2006

Five years ago today I met reporter James Kelleher. He had come up with a story to feature a truck stop preacher in rural...

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Photojournalism

Flash From The Past: April 15, 2007

On April 15 2007, I began a two day project photographing illegal immigrant Elvira Arellano who has spent eight whole months inside the Adalberto...

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Photojournalism

President Obama

I just got done photographing US President Barack Obama during a campaign rally in Chicago.

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Glad To Be Home

I just got home from the NCAA Women’s Final 4 in Indianapolis. Texas AM won the title last night, beating Norte Dame 76-70. I...

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My First Music Video

My first music video, "Fallen Leaves" by Marshall Titus, was just released. Check it out and let me know what you think!

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Fitness-photography

Compete Cover

I just scored the March cover of Compete Magazine with cover model Quentin T.

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Photojournalism

It’s Rahm

Last night I covered the election of Rahm Emmanuel to the Chicago Mayors office for Getty Images. This city has had one mayor, Richard...

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Fitness-photography

Matthew Enrique

The best way to get over hump day is to jump with model Matthew Enrique!

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Photojournalism

Snomageddon or Snowpocalypse?

I have one word to describe how I feel right now: exhausted. For the third day in a row I spent most of my...

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Photojournalism

Blizzard 2011

After Chicago got hit with its third-biggest snowstorm on record, 51.3cm (20.2in) of snow according to the national weather service, I headed out into...

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Photojournalism

Building Blizzard

I went out today and took photos of Chicagoans weathering the beginning of what could be one of the top five worst winter storms...

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