When I'm in some urban areas, I have a blast shooting architecture and cityscapes. When I am in the mountains, I am thrilled to capture some beautiful peaks. Now I am in Kansas, which offers cool sunsets. And since my time here is approaching the end, I figured to enjoy them while I'm here. So yeah, another sunset post. Read more
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... Read more
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
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
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
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
