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Preseason Countdown: High School

This is my final preseason countdown post (see the others here here, here and here).  Today’s football photos are all high school level.  They are all copyright The Anniston Star, the Gwinnett Daily Post and OurVarsity.com Central Gwinnett High School’s Malcom Moulton got decked during a play against Birkmar High School in 2007.

2nd Place Sports, NPPA – Region 6

Just found out I won 2nd Place for my photo of Carl Edwards running from his car after an accident on the final lap of the Aarons 499 at Talladega back in April.

Dega II

Today at Talladega was the big race, the Aarons 499.  My vantage point was somewhat boring again, but then as the last lap was coming to a close, the below happened.  It happened really fast and I wasn’t sure what had even happened because the car basically bounced into my point-of-view and I just happened [...]

Ain’t no Talladega Nights

I’ve never really watched Nascar, but for some reason I decided to come shoot it this weekend for the paper I interned at over the summer (The Anniston Star). Today was my first day of shooting, shooting the big race tomorrow as well, buht I think I did alright.  I’ve shot one other race before [...]

Photos of the Year 2008: Features

Welcome to the conclusion of my series of posts for my photos of the year.  Today is features. Honorable Mention: Ricky Harrell stands outside of his barbershop on MLK Jr. Blvd in Macon as he waits for his nephew to return for a game of chess.

Photos of the Year 2008: News

Day 8: News.  One more day! Honorable Mention: Sept. 11 ceremony at the Gwinnett Fallen Heroes Memorial in Lawrenceville, Ga.

Photos of the Year 2008: Sports Action

This is the 7th post of my Photos of the Year Series, there are two more to go after today.  The countdown today turns to Sports Action. Honorable Mention: A Parkview High School cross country runner passes by the crowd during regionals back in early November.

Photos of the Year 2008: Portraits

Part 5 of the Best of 2008.  Today is portraits, like sportraits but without sports. Honorable Mention: Ed Butchart is a professional Santa at Stone Mountain Park. He wrote a book titled, “The Red Suit Diaries,” and will soon be releasing a sequel.  Would have made the list had he been wearing a Santa suit, [...]

Photos of the Year 2008: Music

Welcome to the third installment of my year in review.  The theme today is music.  Below are what I feel represents my best concert photos of the past year. Honorable Mention: Asian Rap Summit in Anniston, Alabama.  Would have made the cut if the ghost image had been clear and the clear part was ghosted.

Photos of the Year 2008: Pictorials

This is the second installment of my yearly retrospective of the photos I’ve taken.  Yesterday I featured illustrations I’ve shot and today I am featuring pictorials. A pictorial is a photo that emphasizes graphics.  Think shape, color, form, lines, repetition. Honorable Mention: Taken during a full moon in early June.  Photo would have made the [...]