Photo Gallery #3

I’ve posted another gallery of news photos from my last month in Washington. The photos include travel photos of DC churches, Capitol Hill press conferences, protests, Republican response to the Federal Marriage Amendment vote, and shots of Rumsfeld, Clinton, and the Bushes. Enjoy!

White House Assignment

Today I had a long-awaited opportunity to cover the White House. I had a chance to shoot the Bushes coming back from the ranch in Crawford, TX. My supervisor got my security clearance this afternoon. I was supposed to be to the White House an hour and a half early, so after clearing security I […]

Delicious Diplomacy

Monday I went to the annual meeting of Le Club des Chefs de Chefs. The organization has to have such a fancy name because its members are the personal chefs of world leaders. Last night they gathered at the Willard InterContinental Hotel and prepared their leader’s favorite dishes.

AP Tour

On Thursday (July 14) I took a tour of the Washington Bureau of the Associated Press. I’ve always found AP interesting because it so ubiquitous. You could accuse AP of having monopoly power, although I haven’t seen evidence that they abuse their position in the industry. I learned quite a bit from the tour. One […]

Clinton Book Signing & Protest

Late Wednesday afternoon former President Bill Clinton had a book signing at the Barnes and Noble at 12th and E Street. Individuals had reportedly been waiting in line since the night before to get their books signed. Many fans camped out with lawn chairs, umbrellas, and coolers. As I was leaving work I decided to […]

Chicago Tribune and Boston Globe

Last week I saw my work in print for the first time this summer. My photos ran in the Chicago Tribune and the Boston Globe. A photo of filmmaker Michael Moore ran in the Chicago Tribune on Friday, June 25, on the back of Section A. I don’t have a hard copy of the Boston […]

News Gallery #2

There is now a new gallery with a sampling of my news photos from the past several weeks. Included are my first photos of a head of state, coverage of Bill Clinton’s book release, the Michael Moore press conference, and James Dobson speaking at the National Press Club luncheon. As is the case with my […]

Fahrenheit 9/11

On Thursday (June 24) I attended a press conference with filmmaker Michael Moore outside the Cannon Building. Moore was hyping the release of his highly controversial film ‘Fahrenheit 9/11’. Like a church choir in the deep South, the Congressional Black Caucus flanked Moore to nod and voice support as he made his points. In his […]

Office Move

Friday (June 18) was my last day working in the National Press Building. The KRT Editorial Offices and the Knight Ridder Washington Bureau are combining offices and moving to a newly constructed building a few blocks away. Throughout last week everyone loaded their belongings into orange crates for movers to carry away. After 5:00 Friday […]

Ted Kennedy / Angelina Jolie

Wednesday (June 16) I had two interesting photo assignments. My first shoot was a news conference in one of the Senate office buildings. Ted Kennedy–flanked by two Harvard Law professors–explained why there should be a independent Congressional investigation into human right’s violations in Iraq. Kennedy called for impeachment reaching as high up the chain of […]