Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Memorial Day
Here are some photos from the 22nd Annual Rolling Thunder in Washington, DC last Sunday. I took the train up from Lynchburg last minute and had a good time shooting all the motorcycles and veterans who turned out to support the POW/MIA cause. While visiting Section 60 in Arlington Cemetery, I saw Reuters photojournalist Larry Downing. I wasn't sure it was him at first, but later saw his photos up on the wire. I wish I had said hi, but there were images to be made!
Widow Christine Wilson sits in front of the grave of her late husband, SSgt Jamie D. Wilson, in Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery on the day before Memorial Day 2009. Wilson was killed in combat in Fallujah, Iraq on January 22, 2007.
Rolling Thunder National executive director Artie Muller and singer Nancy Sinatra cross Memorial Bridge into Washington, DC during Rolling Thunder XXII, Sunday May 24, 2009.
Marine SSgt. Tim Chambers stands at attention during Rolling Thunder XXII, Sunday May 24, 2009.
82 year old Air Force veteran Warren Foster (left) holds the American flag after the 2009 Memorial day celebration in Lynchburg, Va.
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Thursday, May 14, 2009
Homecoming
Last Saturday I made a trip out to Fort Campbell, Ky. with fellow photojournalist and good friend Daniel Houghton. We shot the homecoming of a few hundred soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division Special Troops Battalion after their 15 month deployment to Afghanistan. Thanks for looking.
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Monday, May 4, 2009
Derby Eve.
This weekend I was blessed with the opportunity to assist Sports Illustrated photographer Bill Frakes at the 135th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. Here are some images from the Oaks Race on Derby Eve.
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The end is near..
For my final project in new media class I've been working on a story about Louisville's homeless encampments along the Ohio River. The living conditions people endure out there are pretty humbling to say the least.
And some more leftover sports from the last week or two:
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