Shortly after arriving at work on Tuesday, I got sent out to cover a massive fire that mostly consumed a local salvage yard. It seems I usually end up going to a lot of false alarms, but with the thick, dark smoke cloud looming in […]
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State Rodeo
It’s the middle of June, which around here means it’s time again for the annual state high school rodeo finals. Cowboys and cowgirls rode into town looking to record their best scores and qualify for nationals. It’s still a little weird for me to think […]
Hair
A lot of what I do as a photojournalist is visual problem solving. I’m tasked with making photographs that tell a story in an accurate and hopefully creative way. Often, this involves being in situations lacking visually interesting material that require some extra work to […]
Not Settling
Lately I’ve been motivated to make the most of the assignments I shoot. Not that I wasn’t doing so before, but I find sometimes I’m content with shooting a publishable photo from a lame assignment and then moving on to the next thing. I’m trying […]
Do the Math
Though it’s time for a February recap, I’m switching gears as I have to head over to Boise to cover the state basketball tournament this weekend. It’s usually a couple of crazy days, but I always enjoy the intensity and emotion of tournament games. February […]
Season Opener
College football is back! Even if it’s just ISU and indoors, it’s still exciting to be on the sidelines on a Saturday afternoon. ISU kicked off the season last weekend against an opponent, Montana Western, roughly the opposite of their first opponent last season, Arizona […]