Favorite Sports Photos: “The Kick” Joliet Catholic vs. Morris 1999
it feels like this game is still being played and in just seconds you’ll hear the roar of the crowd, but you don’t know from which side that roar will come from.
Violence Not Covid, Created Empty Stands in 2021
While 2020 and Covid had made empty stadiums common place, the reason there were no fans allowed at the Simeon vs Phillips game was for a more immediate safety concern.
On assignment for the 1st time in 171 days
I took a photo from the top of the bleachers, little did I know it would be my last assignment for 171 days.
Blue Angels over Chicago for Covid-19 workers
The Blue Angels flight team flew over the city of Chicago and a few surrounding suburbs, specifically over hospitals, to show support for the healthcare professionals. Luckily that flight path was right over the top of my house so with … Continued
Flashback: A Battle Of The Unvictorious
As if the specter of a winless season wasn’t enough, a dreary fog set a somber mood in as two football teams took the field for their last chance at winning.
Best of Photojournalism: 2012
One of the last years I was sent out to cover a lot of community events. High school sports as always has a big showing in my best of the year.
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 getting images to the publications I shoot for easier (not to mention no longer having to drive to office after … Continued
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 taken from the past 10 years. Considering I wasn’t doing as much freelance work in the 2000s (the first 10 … Continued
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 don’t have a single picture from that day. However with the 11th being a Tuesday, that meant Friday night was only 3 days away. So as I headed off to shoot high school football, the events of earlier in the week were heavily on my mind.
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 want. To be honest I hardly consider the number of likes and retweets I received on one of my recent … Continued