About nine years ago as a brand new volunteer firefighter I photographed my first ever major fire. It was in Brandon, FL in 2002 at the Charleston Landings apartments, the 3-alarm fire was caused by a candle igniting a bed. I was told the renter did not pay his electric bill and lit his apartment [...]
Read More fire, fire dept photographer, photojournalismI carry at least one camera with me at all times not including my iPhone4 because as we already know news can happen at any time. One night I left my cameras charging at home and went out to eat with my wife at one of our favorite Tampa restaurants. About half way through the [...]
Read MoreSo when I went to sleep last night there was a 60-70% chance of launch tomorrow but during the tank filling process this morning there happened to be a major leak in one of the umbilical cords to the tank. And if that wasn’t bad enough NASA discoved a 8 inch crack in the foam [...]
Read MoreI’ve covered the annual Guavaween party in Ybor City for the past 12 years and this year had to be the weakest one by far! The balcony’s were empty, the crowds were sparse and all of the ladies kept all of their clothes on. It was a far stretch from years past when people let [...]
Read MoreIt started out with the normal parties to cover, starting with the Erotic Exotic Ball at Club Skye in Ybor city on Monday followed by Jackson’s party on Friday. Jackson’s has one of the largest Halloween parties in Tampa with a $4000 costume contest which attracts people in wicked costumes from all over Tampa [...]
Read MoreSpace Shuttle Discovery was scheduled to launch on Monday and I had my Canon 500mm lense ready to go but with a string of bad luck Discovery still sits on pad 39A waiting to blast off. Space Shuttle Discovery has been delayed from everything from fuel leaks, engine problems and now weather Friday [...]
Read MoreThis week I’ve been working on a feature about free yoga classes around the Tampa Bay area and shot a cool one yesterday. I had been busy moving into our new house all day but had to stop to shoot this assignment. It was actually pretty relaxing to watch the participants bend and stretch in [...]
Read MoreSo I’m in Orlando for an event photography gig and the weather is horrible. I am glad that the event is indoors or else we would need boats to get around.
I’m in my hotel watching the news and there are flash flood and tornado warnings for the area! It’s pretty crazy. Tomorrow is supposed to [...]
Thanks for looking at post #1 of the News Photo Blog inside of the News Photo Academy. I will post photos and info from various assignments and spot news incidents that I photograph as a staff photographer for the St. Petersburg Times as well as my freelance assignments. You can view [...]
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