Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Friday, February 26, 2010
Fight Night
My friend, Drew's little brother participated in a charity boxing match. Three rounds just over a minute each. Not an amazing shot, but it was the best I got out of three minutes of shooting, at a no photo event...
Mom, don't tell Dad I wrecked the car...
Story Time!
So today I went to the grocery store with my roommate and he was picking on me because, even to the grocery store, I bring my camera every where.
It was a sunny, warm (for February) day and I figured after the grocery store I would take our recyclables to the drop off center at Kroger. After that I got gas, and then turned out of the gas station to go home. Well Kroger is directly between my old house and my new house in Knoxville and I happened to turn to go to my old house! *slaps hand on forehead* Thinking what an idiot I was, I turned down a street to turn around when I noticed water rushing down the hill. I drove up the hill to see what was going on and came to this scene.
What had happened was an officer was responding to a call, with lights and sirens on. A woman, accidentally pulled out in front of the officer and he had to make a choice to either hit her, or to knock out a fire hydrant and run into a tree. Comically the woman stopped to ask if he was ok, when the officer said yes, and to hang on so they could file a report, the woman responded "I have a doctor's appointment." And left the scene. The police are waiting to check the car's camera to find the woman's license number.
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Monday, January 25, 2010
California
Photo by Kevin Benedict
As I was going Northwest, Kevin was coming south in California. We managed to meet up in Stockton. Mexican food, coffee, photos, conversation, a long escorted walk to McDonalds and playing on the playground were just a few of the adventures we had that evening. We both crashed in our cars outside of a rest stop, but before we parted ways Kevin took advantage of the great California morning light. Thanks so much for the picture, and thanks so much for that extra blanket... I would have froze!!
Utterly Terrific Tots and Teens
This is the personal project I worked on at the Knoxville News Sentinel. I was unsure how to upload it directly, so here it is linked to the KNS. I would love some feedback!
New Year Old Photo
Retail.
I was on the West Coast hanging out in Portland when I got a phone call from my old boss. (I used to manage a retail store for several years, saving money to help pay for my PJ degree.) My old boss needed help with a store for the holidays, so the next day I packed my things back into my car and drove straight east in three days. I had a few days in Kentucky and Tennessee to unpack, repack, see some friends and family and then start at this store the week of Thanksgiving. Working 42 hours a week... well 70 hours for a few weeks, I couldn't find time or energy for photo. Hence why my blog has been neglected the past few months, and the only photos that have made it were all after hours shots.
Photo.
I missed photo like crazy. Getting out, meeting people, listening to people's stories, learning new ways of life, and just, well, living. Photo is definitely my passion.
Waiting.
For the past year I have been joyfully jumping through the hoops of the Peace Corps application process. Nominated to do Community Development in Sub-Sahara Africa in April (a nomination is just a nomination folks, don't get excited yet. I will let you know if/when I get an official assignment.) I have been patiently waiting to hear something, and for the past few months its been silence.
Decision.
Right now I am free. I have so many paths I could take. I feel like I am just getting to the juicy part of a choose your own adventure book. I applied for an amazing position with the retail company I was working for, but so did 150+ other qualified people. And retail is just one of those things I am good at.... The company is great, my boss is amazing and I enjoy it. But its not my passion. Photo on the other hand, I live for... I am not great at it, but I love it. And then at the same time I don't want to apply for photo jobs yet. Considering they are few and far between, I would hate to take an opportunity away from another fellow photographer to finally hear from the Peace Corps a few months later. And then there is Haiti... which I feel my heart stings calling me to do some volunteer work there to hold me over for a while. So who knows what the future will bring: retail, photo, volunteer work? I just know today I have a lot to think about and several opportunities to be excited about.
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