Flying Fortress

No question about it, I’ve got a really cool job.Ever since I was a kid, I’ve read about WWII aviation. The planes and their pilots are a source of some really fascinating stories.On Monday I got to fly in the Liberty Belle, a restored B-17 Flying...

Sometimes the gods of feature photos smiles on you just when you aren’t expecting it. In fact, that’s usually how it happens.I was driving to East Brady to photography biologists from the US Department of Wildlife re-stocking endangered northern...

Joe Photographer and the Crystal Skull

The excitement of the newest Indiana Jones movie prompted Ellen James of the Carnegie Museum of Natural History to ask the scientists in the Section of Minerals if they had a crystal skull in the collection. The answer was yes. It’s not one of the rare,...

A day of contrast

One thing about being a news photographer is that you just never know what’s coming next.I spent the first part of the evening photographing a bunch of young girls preparing for a dance recital. The PTA helps out with the cost of lessons for the after school...

Event Planner Slideshow

I recently had the pleasure of interviewing and photographing event planner Allison McGeary.From floral, to tables, to invitations, she produces some amazing designs for weddings and other events.For me it was really cool to get to watch a very talented person do her...

New Website = New Blog

Moving away from the .Mac website that has served me well for the last few years to a flash site means that I no longer can have a blog directly on my site. So I decided to follow the lead of my friends Justin, Andy, Jeff, and Mike at blogspot.I’ll endeavor to...