So I went to my first wedding a couple of weeks ago. I had a moment while I was there and realized that I'm getting older and not a young pup out of college anymore. Nichole, my best friend from college, couldn't have found a sweeter guy and I wish them best of luck. It was also so nice to see judd, monica, and josh...my good buddies from college. Also I just want to note...I wasn't the wedding photographer...these were just some pics I took while not doing bridesmaids activities.
For the last week it's been super duper hot in Lynchburg. People have been reacting to the sun like they do to the rain. Running from an air conditioned car to an air conditioned building to another air conditioned building hoping never to have to be outside for any length of time. Of course when that is the case we photographers must go out and find a picture that represents this weather related misery. I do have to say I like finding an "it's too hot" picture more than an "it's too cold" picture.
This is a photo of Bob Miller a local Lynchburgian photographer who has won some great awards for his nature photography. This picture was taken for a story we did about him. To tell you the truth I can't stand photographing other photographers for stories. Usually they try and take over and make you feel like you don't know what you are doing...which I admit sometimes I don't. So it was quite a bit of shock to me that Bob put up no fight when I asked him to practically lay on the ground to get this shot. He was great to work with and trusted me to make a picture. So Bob...this one is for you and I hope that it lived up to your expectation.
I am a documentary, editorial and commercial photographer based in Salt Lake City, Utah. After receiving a BFA in visual journalism from Rochester Institute ofTechnology in Rochester, NY I went on to a seven-year career in newspapers, which included staff positions with The Salt Lake Tribune and TheNews & Advance.
I specialize in documentary photojournalism, seeing stories in my own backyard and capturing intimate portraits of the human experience. I love to find beauty in the average moments of life and believe photography has the ability to show us the similarities we all share as people. My craft has draw me into people's living rooms, pulled me onto mountain tops, and humbled me at gravesides; from the Deep South to the American West.
In 2008, while working for The News & Advance, my images from “The Rites of Life” project won a Best in Show Award from the Virginia Press Association. My photographs and multimedia have been recognized by the National Press Photographers Association's Best Of Photojournalism competition, Virginia Associated Press Photos of the Year, Utah Society of Professional Journalists and many other competitions and organizations.