From talking about behind-the-scenes stuff, to showing off some of my favorite photos. This is my main blog page.


Best of Photojournalism: 2011

As I go through the archive of images I have, number one I'm grateful for the digital age. Besides making ...

Best of Photojournalism: 2010

As the decade comes to a close I wanted to do a look back on my favorite photojournalism images I've ...

Winter Full Moon over Lake Michigan

The rising full moon over Lake Michigan as seen from Chicago, Illinois on December 11th, 2019. Photo copyright of Vincent ...

Friday Night Lights After 9/11

On September 11th, 2001, I was just 2 years out of photo school, pretty much only shooting sports, and I ...

How The Most Retweets I Ever Got Were On Out-of-focus Photos

When My Most Popular Photos Are Out Of Focus They say you rarely go viral for the the posts you ...

The lost legacy of 9/11; The images we never celebrate each year.

On 9/11 we all gave our own blood. This is not a metaphor, thousands of us physically gave blood beyond ...

What is Facebook Telling Search Engines About Your Photos

Facebook Is Doing More Than Just Recognizing Faces In Photos Alt Tags in image metadata may be telling search engines ...

Shooting High School Sports; Why You’re Not Always Going To See The Best Photos

In High School Sports, The Best Photos Don't Always Make It To The Paper In the world of professional sports ...

Why My First Front Page Photo Was A Letdown

Why My First Front Page For A Major Daily Newspaper Was A Huge Letdown Or, how incredibly awkward the situation created ...

Super Moon Over Chicago

Super Moon over Chicago's Willis Tower Sure it's been awhile since the Super Moon rose up over Chicago, but when ...

A Year After A Murder

Murders in Chicago can easily be overlooked on an individual basis, unless of course its circumstances fill a certain narrative one ...

Ten Years Gone – Stateway Gardens & Robert Taylor Homes – CHA Demolition

Ten years ago this April I took these photo as the last of the Robert Taylor/Stateway Garden housing complexes were ...