Back in Action

I've been wrestling for a while now with my old web hosting provider, and after my regular email address went down almost completely (after being skittish for months), I decided it was time to jump ship. Moving everything hasn't gone as smoothly as I hoped, and depending on when you read this, you may notice some images are missing. I'm working on that.

In the meantime, over the weekend I did a different edit of the photos from my trip down to the border, and I dare say I like it even more than the original. It's an entirely new set of images, in black & white and cropped square. See it here.

Potomac/Chesapeake/DMV/Beltway/Crabcake Primaries

I would have posted earlier in the week, but after a very, very long day Monday, and a rather busy Tuesday, I got sick on Wednesday. I'm still sniffling and feeling generally wiped out, but on the mend I think.

So Monday I followed Mike Huckabee all over Virginia for the New York Times. I was in Richmond for an event at 8am, Virginia Beach at noon, and completely across the state in Roanoke at 7:15. It would have been great to be on the press bus, but I was unable to reach anyone with the campaign in time to set that up. Still, it was great to be shooting for the Times, which can make you something of a minor celebrity at these events. One woman (below in pink) said, "The New York Times! All the way down here [in Virginia Beach]! I'm going to shake your hand!" - which she did. She sounded more excited I was there than Mike Huckabee was, though she was pretty excited about him too.

Another group of high schoolers were doing cheerleader-style leaps on stage after the event in Roanoke was wrapped up, complete with Huckabee signs. I took some frames, got their names, and when they found out I was shooting for the Times, they insisted I pose for a photo with them.



I would have continued covering Huckabee on Tuesday but he high-tailed it to Little Rock.

Border Story Posted

I just posted my edit from the recent trip I took down to the border between the United States and Mexico with my good friend Peter Maybarduk. Take a look and let me know what you think. Hopefully I'll have a chance to return and flesh out some of these stories.

New York Times A1 Today

Below the fold, but still the front page. In case it's hard to tell from the image below, mine is the small one, over on the right.



Also, I apparently had at least one other picture on the front of the Times' website yesterday. Thanks to my buddy Conrad Erb for the screen capture.

nytimes.com

I got lucky. I did my first assignment for the New York Times today, covering the Conservative Political Action Conference. It turned out to be the event at which Mitt Romney announced the end of his presidential campaign.

Back from the Border

I'm back from my trip along the border between the United States and Mexico. The trip was incredible and enlightening in a number of ways. Stay tuned for an edit, though it's not really a finished product. This was more of a reconnaissance mission than anything else, with several stories I hope to return to down the line.