The Photo Dude

I’m an athlete (cough, cough). Well, let’s say I was an athlete and, now, I am someone who plays a game that requires some coordination,…

This wasn’t the strangest day I’ve ever had in 20 years of working as a newspaper photographer. But it was a roller coaster. It had…

The signs that summertime is coming are really beginning to show. “One lane road ahead” “Expect delays” “Detour” “Be prepared to stop” All signs that…

I don’t want to preach. It will come off self-serving. I work for a community newspaper who pays me a wage to make photographs and…

One of the running gags I have in the newsroom comes from the amount of assignments given to me to cover stories in churches or…

Cambridge Springs was born out of the notion that the water from the springs in the area contained healing properties. The folks there now, and…

I put on a pair of 4 Inch silver heels that sparked in the sunlight just so I could know what it is like to…

There is a great book called “The Great Picture Hunt” by Dave LaBelle, a terrific feature photographer. I saw a copy years ago and finally…

“On a hill far away, stood an old rugged Cross” Things that you cling to over time through memory and sensation are amazing. For instance,…

“You’re working out what?” asked Cranberry Phys ed teacher Ernest Keller. “HEART!” yelled back the gym full of fourth graders. “Our heart muscle, EXACTLY!” he…

Today, I was in Franklin photographing an assignment in front of the courthouse. It was raining and I was getting soaked. I don’t notice this…