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June 25, 2015

The Haunted Bridge

Southeast of the Kansas town of Emporia, a one-lane metal bridge from 1907 connects the shores of Cottonwood River. Its official name is Rocky Ford Bridge; however, locals refer to it more as Bird Bridge, after a Lutheran minister Thomas Bird allegedly murdered his wife here in July of 1983. He was later convicted for it, as well as for killing his lover's husband. A story about the case ran on the front page of the LA Times and inspired the 1987 CBS film "Murder Ordained." Since then, myths about ghosts of the dead appearing around the bridge at night have wreathed the place. So, I went to investigate...
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June 23, 2015

Weekend shootout

My weekends are filled with a wide range of assignments. Some are busier than others, but it is almost a rule that something interesting to photograph. Last weekend was a good example of that. Read more

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June 11, 2015

Saturated Sunday

For once, I didn't work last Sunday. Instead, I went to join a pilgrims' celebration in Pilsen. That was cool itself, but as it happened, I took a side adventure to experience more.
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June 8, 2015

Rodeo Surprise

The last weekend I went to photograph the oldest consecutive rodeo in Kansas. Unexpectedly, it was one of those events where I smiled all the way through. Read more

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May 12, 2015

Same place, new scenery

Chase County State Lake, just west of Cottonwood Falls, became one of my favorite places in Kansas. I visited it a couple of times, but I never thought that there should be any waterfalls. Well, there are some. Read more

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April 16, 2015

El Dorado

I saw El Dorado Lake for the first time on my way to Chicago in the fall of 2012. About 25 miles northeast of Wichita, KS, the interstate cut through the north side of the lake, and one can see dead trees coming out of the water. "It would be cool to photograph it," I thought. Read more

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April 14, 2015

Turkey Hunting

In 2007, an 18-year-old man was goose hunting in a blind when a poacher shot at one of his decoys, killing the young hunter.  This tragic event resulted in a foundation that teaches children about safe and ethical hunting. One of their events is an annual Youth Guided Turkey Hunt, which I got to photograph this year. Read more

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March 29, 2015

Eastwood Lake on Fire

It's been one of those nights I couldn't sleep. Suddenly, just after 3:30 a.m., a fire call came to 911, so I went to cover it. Little did I know that it will be one of the biggest structure fires I photographed to date, leaving an apartment building destroyed. Read more