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Work. Progress.

Published on December 13, 2009 in Photojournalism. 0 Comments Tags: Boston Herald, News, photography, Portraits, Recession.

Here’s a quick portrait from a Boston Herald assignment yesterday. I was sent to Dorchester to get a photo of Lewis Finfer, whose father helped build a wall down by the Neponset River near the Milton-Dorchester border as part of the Works Progress Administration of the Great Depression.

Well, with this recession and job loss continuing, you get the idea… Lew is headed to Washington next week to talk jobs with President Obama.

12.12.2009 — BOSTON — Massachusetts Communities Action Network director Lew Finfer's father worked on the wall along Medway and Ventura Streets in Dorchester as part of a Work Progress Administration project from 1939 to 1940. Finfer will be meeting with President Barack Obama next week to discuss the potential for another WPA-like program, among other solutions, to spur job creation.

Miami at Boston College Hoops

Published on December 7, 2009 in Photojournalism. 0 Comments Tags: Basketball, Boston Herald, College, photography, Sports.

Basketball is easily my second favorite sport to shoot, behind baseball of course. I got back into the swing of things today, covering the ACC opener between undefeated Miami and Boston College. It was a pretty active game on the floor, with a lot of steal attempts and loose balls. Not a whole lot happening in the lane, though, at least on my end.

Here’s some photos from the game:

12.6.2009 — CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. — BC guard Biko Paris tries for the steal against Miami guard James Dews at the Conte Forum on Dec. 6, 2009. Paris was called for the foul as BC won, 61-60.

12.6.2009 — CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. — BC forward Tyler Roche fights for a loose ball with Miami guard James Dews at the Conte Forum on Dec. 6, 2009.

12.6.2009 — CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. — Miami guard Garrius Adams drives past BC forward Tyler Roche at the Conte Forum on Dec. 6, 2009.

12.6.2009 — CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. — BC forward Joe Trapani shields the ball from a diving Miami forward Cyrus McGowan at the Conte Forum on Dec. 6, 2009.

12.6.2009 — CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. — BC guard Reggie Jackson goes up for a dunk near the end of regulation against Miami, but ended up with a charge call on Miami center Reggie Johnson at the Conte Forum on Dec. 6, 2009. The charge call did not end up costing BC any points as they went on to win, 61-60.

Turkey Day

Published on December 1, 2009 in Photojournalism. 1 Comment Tags: Boston Herald, Football, photography, Photojournalism, Sports.

I’ve been doing this journalism thing long enough to know that if I’m working on Thanksgiving, I’ll probably be photographing some football or people helping the less fortunate. For me, I hit the jackpot and got assigned to do both for the Boston Herald.

First stop was Boston’s Pine Street Inn, a homeless shelter and resource center in the South End. I stopped by as they were preparing their annual Thanksgiving Feast and met some of the best people.

11.26.2009 — BOSTON — From left, Kasey, 19, Joe, and Anthony, 15, Iannone of Whitman, prepare sandwiches for the Pine Street Inn's Thanksgiving lunch on Nov. 26, 2009. The Iannone's have been volunteering every Thanksgiving for the past 12 years.

I couldn’t stick around for very long, though, as I had to book it cross-town to shoot the second half of the Boston English-Boston Latin football game at Harvard Stadium (VERY thankful traffic is light in Boston on Thanksgiving) . The English-Latin rivalry is the oldest continuous high school football rivalry in the nation, beginning in 1887. It’s been dominated by Latin, and this year was no different, with Latin pulling off the win with neither team bringing any type of passing game whatsoever (read: this game went by FAST).

11.2.6.2009 — BOSTON — Latin fullback Tyler Hallinan breaks a tackle from English linebacker Melvin Booker at the schools' annual Thanksgiving rivalry game at Harvard Stadium on Nov. 26, 2009.

11.26.2009 — BOSTON — English running back Melvin Booker can't break a tackle against Latin in the schools' annual Thanksgiving rivalry game at Harvard Stadium on Nov. 26, 2009. Latin won, 27-16.

11.26.2009 — BOSTON — Latin running back Noel Haines gets stopped short of the goal line by English linebacker Hassan Ingram at the schools' annual Thanksgiving rivalry game at Harvard Stadium on Nov. 26, 2009. Latin won, 27-16.

11.26.2009 — BOSTON — English seniors, from left, Unique Bridges, 18, Viviana Gonzalez, 17, Maryanne Luu, 17, and Moanna Nietto, 17, cheer on their team against Latin at the schools' annual rivalry game at Harvard Stadium on Nov. 26, 2009. Latin won, 27-16.

11.26.2009 — BOSTON — Latin alumnus Juan Rivas of the Class of 97 dances with his dog, Tyson, outside Harvard Stadium as Latin beat English, 27-16, at their annual Thanksgiving rivalry game on Nov. 26, 2009.

Here’s to being thankful I still get paid to do this!

More Volleyball

Published on November 22, 2009 in Photojournalism. 0 Comments Tags: Boston Herald, High School, photography, Sports, Volleyball.

I had the pleasure of getting to photograph the MIAA Division II state volleyball championships for the Boston Herald at my alma mater yesterday. I was pleasantly surprised — Algonquin Regional High School turned out to be easily the most photo-friendly high school venue I’ve ever been to. Thanks to all the new construction that happened after I graduated, the gym is now a brightly lit palace with windows all around and nice clean backgrounds throughout.

But that’s hardly important, because the real action happened on the volleyball court between Bourne and Medfield. Thanks to the decent light (at least while the sun was up), I got plenty of great action as Medfield dominated on their way to a 3-0 win for their second straight DII championship.

11.21.2009 — NORTHBORO, Mass. — Medfield's Kathleen Krah goes for the spike past Bourne's Alanah Durr at the MIAA Division II state final at Algonquin Regional High School on Nov. 21, 2009. Medfield won, 3-0.

11.21.2009 — NORTHBORO, Mass. — Medfield's Kathleen Krah goes for the tip past Bourne's Alanah Durr (18) and Kristie Ciampa (4) at the MIAA Division II state final at Algonquin Regional High School on Nov. 21, 2009.

11.21.2009 — NORTHBORO, Mass. — Bourne's Kristie Ciampa (4) tries to get a tip spike past Medfield's Julia Basiliere (6) and Natalie Dickinson (7) at the MIAA Division II state final at Algonquin Regional High School on Nov. 21, 2009.

11.21.2009 — NORTHBORO, Mass. — Bourne's Kristie Ciampa (4) gets her shot blocked by Medfield's Morganne Gagne (1) and Natalie Dickinson (7) at the MIAA Division II state final at Algonquin Regional High School on Nov. 21, 2009.

11.21.2009 — NORTHBORO, Mass. — Medfield celebrates its 3-0 win over Bourne to take the MIAA Division II state championship at Algonquin Regional High School on Nov. 21, 2009.

Volleyball Shots

Published on November 15, 2009 in Photojournalism. 0 Comments Tags: Boston Herald, High School, photography, Sports, Volleyball.

In what seems to be a recurring theme lately, I shot another sport today that I haven’t shot in quite a long time — volleyball. Of all the sports, volleyball is one of the hardest to photograph. The ball moves wicked fast, and you really have no idea where the hell it’s going. It’s a lot of guesswork, for sure, but you can sometimes get into a rhythm and make some nice shots, provided you’re not shooting in a dimly lit high school gym… like I was.

Anyway, here are some photos from the MIAA Division 3 North volleyball final between Lynnfield and the Academy of Notre Dame. Notre Dame won, 3-2.

11.14.2009 — ANDOVER, Mass. — Academy of Notre Dame senior Jillian Gariepy goes for the spike against Lynnfiled at the Division III Finals at Andover High School on Nov. 14, 2009.

11.14.2009 — ANDOVER, Mass. — Academy of Notre Dame sophomore Jennifer Rigby, center, celebrates a point against Lynnfield with her teammates at the Division III Finals at Andover High School on Nov. 14, 2009.

Pale White Guys of America, rejoice!

Published on November 13, 2009 in Photojournalism. 0 Comments Tags: Celebrity, Movies, photography, Twilight.

I guess it was only a matter of time before I got caught up in all this Twilight hoopla. One of the agencies that represents some of my work called me last night to check out a publicity appearance at the Natick Collection Mall from actor Kellen Lutz, who plays one of the vampire dudes in the Twilight movies. To say the least, for all you pale white guys of America, your time has come!

Thousands of tween girls screaming at the tops of their lungs, crying after getting a high five from some pale white guy — all the hysteria you’d expect from the latest fad, I guess.

To see all of the images from my complete take, which are available for licensing, check out my archive site. Here’s an abbreviated take:

11.12.2009 — NATICK, Mass. — Ecstatic Twilight fans cheer for actor Kellen Lutz, who plays Emmett Cullen in the Twilight Trilogy movies, at the Natick Collection Mall during the 2009 Twilight: New Moon Tour on Nov. 12, 2009.

11.12.2009 — NATICK, Mass. — Actor Kellen Lutz, who plays Emmett Cullen in the Twilight Trilogy movies, thanks an audience member for a Bible he received from her at the Natick Collection Mall as part of the 2009 Twilight: New Moon Tour on Nov. 12, 2009.

11.12.2009 — NATICK, Mass. — Actor Kellen Lutz, who plays Emmett Cullen in the Twilight Trilogy movies, speaks to his fans at the Natick Collection Mall as part of the 2009 Twilight: New Moon Tour on Nov. 12, 2009.

11.12.2009 — NATICK, Mass. — Actor Kellen Lutz, who plays Emmett Cullen in the Twilight Trilogy movies, fields questions from fans at the Natick Collection Mall as part of the 2009 Twilight: New Moon Tour on Nov. 12, 2009.

No shoes in November!?

Published on November 8, 2009 in Photojournalism. 0 Comments Tags: Boston Common, Boston Herald, photography, Weather.

Sometimes, the weather just makes my job way too easy, and downright unfair. It hit 68 degrees today in Boston — the average is 43.

As expected, the task of the day was to go out and get some weather features and show people enjoying the warm temperatures. In this first one, I didn’t even notice that the young woman, Sara, was barefoot until my edit!

11.8.2009 — BOSTON — Emerson College sophomores Michael Bello and Sara DeViney take a lunch break on the swan boat pier in the Boston Public Gardens on an unseasonably warm fall day, with temperatures in the 60s, on Nov. 8, 2009.

And of course, I wasn’t the only one out there trying to make some art on this gorgeous fall day. This Mass Art student decided to set up shop right in the middle of a pristine patch of leaves, in the good light, of course.

11.8.2009 — BOSTON — Mass Art student Sara Davis gets some work done in her sketch book during an unseasonably warm fall day, with temperatures in the 60s, in the Boston Public Gardens on Nov. 8, 2009.

A Prep Portrait

Published on November 1, 2009 in Photojournalism. 0 Comments Tags: Boston Herald, Football, High School, photography, Portraits.

Had a pretty busy week for the Herald, with two days packed with assignments. Here’s a few portraits I made Wednesday, when the downpours kept the profiled high school football player, Jared Gauthier of Dracut High, inside for film sessions instead of live action. Here’s a link to the story

This is what I came away with after a few minutes in a stanky locker room and some malfunctioning equipment!

10.28.2009 — DRACUT, Mass. — Jared Gauthier plays wide receiver and safety for Dracut High School.

Beach weather

Published on October 27, 2009 in Personal Projects. 0 Comments Tags: Beach, Florida, photography, Weather, Weddings.

As I alluded to in my last post, I was in Pensacola, Fla., a few weeks ago for the wedding of two of my best friends, the new Mr. and Mrs. PJ Cheng!

Anyway, thanks to another friend of ours, we were all set up in some awesome suites along Pensacola Beach, which allowed for some pretty cool quasi-aerial photos of the beach from our balconies. It’s too bad the weather was so cold — it was warmer in Boston when I got back — otherwise, it would have been perfect for such a beautiful location.

Here’s a shot I got after waking up the morning after the wedding.