Photos from my trip to Anniston.

Trina out front of the local grocer.

Last night I was contacted by someone I met through the Anniston Star during Talladega in April.  They needed a ride from the Atlanta airport to Anniston to visit their ailing father and offered to pay me for the ride.  Always looking for a good reason to cross the state line, I accepted and around [...]

Last night after the races I came back to my friend Kevin’s, where I’m staying, and then went to meet up with some of the other friends I made last summer while I was interning.  They were all hanging out at Brothers in Jacksonville which was only about a 15 minute drive so I head [...]

I’m in Anniston, Al., for the weekend to help shoot Talladega for The Anniston Star.

Colonel Jack lays on the desk of Kevin Qualls in Anniston, Al.

I suppose one of the advantages of leaving  photojournalism is that the realm of post-processing creativeness opens up.  After wondering around the internet for a bit I came across some threads about this thing called the “Dave Hill Effect.”  Dave Hill is a portrait photographer who has a very specific style, no one is quite [...]

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.

Day 8: News.  One more day!

Honorable Mention: Sept. 11 ceremony at the Gwinnett Fallen Heroes Memorial in Lawrenceville, Ga.

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, but [...]

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.

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 cut if [...]