What does it take to be the mascot for the York Revolution? A lot more than I’d thought. As Jacob — who’s been the Wildcat mascot at his high school, Dallastown, since August — explained, people who play mascots need to make very exaggerated motions. People who are bad dancers are more likely to be [...]
Archive for the ‘Pennsylvania’ Category
In search of DownTown
Posted in Journalism, Pennsylvania, Photography, The York Daily Record/Sunday News, York on February 19, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Best of 2011
Posted in Journalism, Pennsylvania, Photography, Photojournalism, The York Daily Record/Sunday News, The York Dispatch, York on February 17, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
After some agony, a nearly two-month delay and a lot of hemming and hawwing, I’ve finally edited together what I think are the best of my photos from 2011. 2011 was good: It was the first full year in which I shot on assignment, full-time, every week. In January, I left my home in Texas [...]
Up in the air
Posted in Journalism, Pennsylvania, Photography, Photojournalism, The York Daily Record/Sunday News, York on February 15, 2012 | 2 Comments »
“If you want to get really good photos out of the airplane,” the pilot told me over the phone, “you’ll have to ride up front and open the door while we’re flying, because that window is glued shut to the door. “You’d be strapped in, of course,” she added. I did ride up front (and [...]
Chasing down the man in red
Posted in Journalism, Pennsylvania, Photography, Photojournalism, The York Daily Record/Sunday News, York on February 9, 2012 | 2 Comments »
I could probably use one hand to count how many times it’s snowed this winter since the freak snow-dump in October. Because of this fairly mild, fairly snow-less winter, it’s all the more important that, every time it does snow, we get snow features. At least, that’s the way I see it. And that’s why, [...]
Lost license? Free booze!
Posted in Journalism, Pennsylvania, Photography, Photojournalism, The York Daily Record/Sunday News, York on February 8, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
A local club recently lost its alcohol license after the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board decided not to renew it, citing fights that have happened outside the club. The club’s solution? Free alcohol. Full disclosure: I actually made these pictures for an article that ran shortly before the club lost its license. And fortunately, we’d just [...]
Portrait: Her husband’s quilts
Posted in Journalism, Pennsylvania, Photography, Photojournalism, The York Daily Record/Sunday News, York on February 4, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Be sure to read this really lovely column that Mike wrote about this widow’s husband.
High school ice hockey: Central York defeats Hempfield 7-2
Posted in Journalism, Pennsylvania, Photography, Photojournalism, Sports, The York Daily Record/Sunday News, York on February 2, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Every time I shoot a new sport, I a) overshoot, b) just follow the ball, c) keep faces in focus and d) also try not to get overwhelmed. Then again, and again, and again, through the next few games until I start to better understand the sport. This has been my method with baseball, football, [...]
Portrait: Rising waters
Posted in Journalism, Pennsylvania, Photography, Photojournalism, The York Daily Record/Sunday News, York on February 1, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Thanks to the summer floods and township/state policy, Bill Metz is up a creek without a shovel. When I asked Metz to crouch down on his feet for me at the site of his former bridge, I told him, “This will be a portrait, but you don’t have to smile.” “I don’t have anything to [...]
“A Memorial for Joe”
Posted in Journalism, Pennsylvania, Photography, Photojournalism, The York Daily Record/Sunday News on January 27, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday, I went to State College with photographer Jason and reporters Frank and Mike for the last chapter of the three-day whirlwind of events honoring and memorializing former Penn State head football coach Joe Paterno. After we parked the car outside the Bryce Jordan Center, where the public memorial for Paterno would begin at 2 [...]
Vaping
Posted in Journalism, Pennsylvania, Photography, Photojournalism, The York Daily Record/Sunday News, York on January 14, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
“Come back with a portrait of her using her electronic cigarette,” my editor said. “I want to see… not smoky…” “Hazy?” I suggested. “Yes. Hazy.” The hazy portrait that ran on A1:
