Photography Clips
All photos shown below were taken with a low-quality point-and-shoot camera and accompanied articles I wrote.
Taken to accompany my coverage of an annual Evanston bicycling event (and the larger topic of cycling in the city), this photo shows the Glaser family, led by 8-year-old Natalie, biking down the busiest street in the city.
Read the article here.
I arrived early to Grant Park on Nov. 4, 2008, to save a good spot to see the Barack Obama's speech, which I was sent to cover. But with my spot saved, I went to find another story. This man, 42-year-old Eric Terpstra, and others who traveled from other countries became the story.
Read the article here.
After covering a hearing for a former Northwestern student accused of providing alcohol to an underage student who died of alcohol poisoning, I raced outside to retrieve my camera from where I left it in the snow. While the former student and his father tried to avoid me, I managed to get this photo of them as they left the courthouse.
Read the article here.
One night while working in the Washington bureau of the Orange County Register, my editor sent me to cover a military awards ceremony in which David Vogt, a Marine stationed in Orange County, was being honored. It took me a few minutes of fighting through the crowd to find Vogt. I finally got to the Marine just as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi approached him. I quickly snapped this photo.
Read the article here.
A few hours after a massive fire destroyed 22 vacant apartment buildings, my editor dispatched me to the scene to get a "color story" on the reaction from neighboring residents and businesses. After interviewing some people in a neighboring trailer park, I found myself way closer to the remains of the fire then I think officials wanted me to be. I quickly snapped some photos of the wreckage and firefighters cleaning up.
See a couple more photos here. Read the article here.
Taken during a campaign event in West Lafayette, Ind.
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This group of students, all illegal immigrants, came to the Hart Senate Office Building to demonstrate in favor of the DREAM Act. A few minutes after I snapped this photo, Capitol police arrived and arrested all of the demonstrators, including one from Orange County. I was the only reporter on the scene.
Read the article here.
I snapped this photo at 2009's Northwestern Dance Marathon (an annual 30-hour charity dance), which raised $576,000 for Project Kindle - a foundation which holds camps for youth affected by HIV/AIDS. As the event ended and celebratory balloons rained upon the dancers, this 15-year-old camper held up the ceremonial check. His expression was certainly less gleeful than many of the other campers and dancers, but reflected the importance of the charity.
Read the article on the event (which I co-authored) here.