farwell texas...

... and the Dallas Morning News. It was a memorable spring, a splendid final internship in a first-class photo department. I laughed, learned, grew. I’ll miss all my friends in Dallas and at the DMN. Thanks so much for everything!

goodbye rangers...

I covered my last Rangers game the other day. I'm not the biggest baseball photography fan, but I really dug shooting them. Rangers Ballpark in Arlington is a beautiful stadium. I covered a few day games -- nice light, good weather, relaxed deadlines...it was a pleasure.

bike and baby fohawk.

From an event outside the Grapevine Mills Mall.

children of war

This was a portrait for an upcoming piece at the DMN focused on the Children of War. Various photographers are doing portraits for the piece, this was one of mine. The project explores the affect of war on the young in various circumstances, such as siblings and children of those serving or deceased, those planning to enlist and those who have experienced war first hand, such as these two...



Hamsa, 11, and her brother Maher, 13, pose for a portrait in their family home. They were originally from Basara, Iraq, and fled to Syria with their family in 2006 and recently arrived in the United States as refugees. Both siblings experienced the chaos of Iraq first hand, with nightmarish recollections of bombings, kidnappings, murders and fear.

em·ploy·ment

noun
1. an act or instance of employing someone or something.
2. the state of being employed; employ; service: to begin employment.
3. an occupation by which a person earns a living; work; business.



I'll be heading to Fredericksburg, Va., in a few weeks to be a staff photographer at The Free Lance-Star. I'm thrilled to be heading to a newspaper with such a great reputation for photographic excellence. It's a fine newspaper with a talented staff, entering a new era...

onwards and upwards...

errol

Errol Morris, American Academy Award winning documentary film director. Director of such films as The Fog of War, The Thin Blue Line and the soon to be released Standard Operating Procedure.

take a break, little man.

With a sombrero and outfit hoisted over his shoulder, Jorge Fierro, 9, leaves the backstage area after performing during Cinco de Mayo festivities in the Texas Stadium parking lot in Irving on Sunday. Jorge is part of Siempre Ir Mas Alto, a Mexican folk dance group.

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may day march

grindin...

rangers
pitch



managing the troops


solo homerun


frisco roughriders


fencer


on a plane