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Personal Legend Project: Kurt Braunohler

Posted on September 16, 2016 Zach Dobson

Kurt Braunohler, Comedian The first time I photographed comedian Kurt Braunohler was at RIOT Comedy Festival in Los Angeles in 2014.

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Personal Legend Project: First Impressions

Posted on May 9, 2016 Zach Dobson

“GO BIG!!!” was at the top of my to-do list in March.  I was determined to make something happen.  I

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Personal Legend Project: Daniel Elsener

Posted on April 30, 2016 Zach Dobson

Daniel Elsener, President, Marian University My in-laws, Jan & Steve McCracken, are Marian alumni.  As a part of their efforts fundraising

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Personal Legend Project: Bill Browne

Posted on April 29, 2016 Zach Dobson

Bill Browne, Principal/President, Ratio Architects Bill founded Ratio in 1982 and the firm has gone on to create many iconic Indianapolis buildings

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Personal Legend Project: Lobyn Hamilton

Posted on April 27, 2016October 22, 2021 Zach Dobson

Lobyn Hamilton, Vinyl Artist Lobyn is a local artist whose primary medium at the moment is vinyl.  He smashes and

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Personal Legend Project: Tiffany Benedict Browne

Posted on April 24, 2016March 8, 2018 Zach Dobson

Tiffany Benedict Browne, Author & Historian On the day I photographed Tiffany, I had the opportunity to witness her enthusiasm

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Personal Legend Project: Broxton Bird

Posted on April 23, 2016April 23, 2016 Zach Dobson

Broxton Bird Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Earth Sciences, IUPUI Many people dream of traveling to remote mountains of Tibet or Peru.

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Personal Legend Project: Sareh Azizi

Posted on April 22, 2016 Zach Dobson

Sareh Azizi, 15, Violinist & Student Sareh lived her first 13 years in Iran.  She began to play violin at

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Personal Legend Project: Chris Elam

Posted on April 21, 2016October 22, 2019 Zach Dobson

Chris Elam, Mosaic Artist Chris Elam, a Bloomington artist, was introduced to me by Kirby Melick when I was in

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Personal Legend Project: Kirby Melick

Posted on April 20, 2016October 22, 2019 Zach Dobson

Kirby Melick, Kirby Custom, Inc. Kirby Melick makes furniture and cabinetry on his 13-acre property in Bloomington, Indiana.  His business

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Personal Legend Project: Annie Eakin

Posted on April 19, 2016March 8, 2018 Zach Dobson

Annie Eakin, Annie’s Clothesline Annie and her mother Dede founded Annie’s Clothesline in 2008, working together to design and produce

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Personal Legend Project: Tatum Perez

Posted on April 18, 2016May 31, 2019 Zach Dobson

Tatum Perez, Training By Tatum Two of my sisters-in-law train with Tatum and always talk about how much they love

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Personal Legend Project: Rachael Heger

Posted on April 17, 2016April 25, 2019 Zach Dobson

Rachael Heger, Support the Girls, Indianapolis Rachael Heger began collecting bras at the beginning of this year to donate to local

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Personal Legend Project: Alex Jackiw

Posted on April 16, 2016 Zach Dobson

Alexandra Jackiw, President, Milhaus Management Alex was referred for this project by GK Rowe, calling her a “national Icon in

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Personal Legend Project: Malkah Bird, Indianapolis Cooperative Kindergarten Teacher

Posted on April 15, 2016May 18, 2018 Zach Dobson

PERSONAL LEGEND PROJECT Malkah Bird, Cooperative kindergarten teacher Entering this project, I knew that Malkah would have to be a

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Personal Legend Project: Kevin Morse

Posted on April 14, 2016 Zach Dobson

Kevin Morse, Chemistry Teacher, Westfield High School A couple weeks before the idea for this project came up, I was

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Personal Legend Project: Tim Ayers

Posted on April 13, 2016July 25, 2019 Zach Dobson

Tim Ayers, Grace Church When my wife Courtney and I started discussing people for this project, one of the first that

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Personal Legend Project: Andy Hassler

Posted on April 12, 2016April 12, 2016 Zach Dobson

Andy Hassler, Blue Mind Roasting Andy Hassler and his wife Sarah own Blue Mind Roasting in Indianapolis.  Together they run the business while seeking a

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Personal Legend Project: Adam Germany

Posted on April 11, 2016April 11, 2016 Zach Dobson

Adam Germany, Fu5ion Personal Chef & Catering Services I first met Adam over the holidays and immediately realized we share

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Personal Legend Project: Betsy Callahan

Posted on April 10, 2016 Zach Dobson

Betsy Callahan, Ballroom Dancer When I first started taking Betsy’s photos for this project, I sensed she was a little nervous.

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Personal Legend Project: Sarah Moshe

Posted on April 9, 2016 Zach Dobson

Sarah Moshe, Immigration Law, Lewis & Kappes My wife has been close friends with Sarah for over 25 years.  In

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Personal Legend Project: Eric Holcomb

Posted on April 8, 2016May 6, 2019 Zach Dobson

Eric Holcomb, Lieutenant Governor of Indiana I’ve had the pleasure of working with Indiana Lt. Governor Eric Holcomb a number of

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Personal Legend Project: Deacon Bill Reid

Posted on April 7, 2016 Zach Dobson

Deacon Bill Reid, St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church Deacon Bill spent 31 years working at Eli Lilly.  As retirement approached,

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Personal Legend Project: GK Rowe

Posted on April 6, 2016October 22, 2019 Zach Dobson

GK Rowe, Business Design Principal, Q7 Associates GK has a uniquely creative mind, and I’ve regularly called him up over

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Personal Legend Project: Fritz Albright

Posted on April 5, 2016 Zach Dobson

Fritz Albright, Wright Road Stables I first met Fritz about 10 years ago when I moved to Carmel and began frequenting

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Personal Legend Project: Tommy Baldwin

Posted on April 4, 2016May 1, 2019 Zach Dobson

Tommy Baldwin, Musician I met Tommy in a very serendipitous manner.  I stopped by my office on Saturday after another shoot

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Personal Legend Project: Penelope Dullaghan

Posted on April 3, 2016October 22, 2019 Zach Dobson

Penelope Dullaghan, Illustrator & Designer Penelope’s work is primarily influenced by nature, and she takes daily walks along the river behind

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Personal Legend Project: Frank Basile

Posted on April 2, 2016April 26, 2019 Zach Dobson

Frank Basile, Heartland Film Festival, Interim President I first met Frank and his wife Katrina in 2010 when Frank was in

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Personal Legend Project: Intro

Posted on April 1, 2016April 2, 2016 Zach Dobson

Project Statement A couple years ago, the book The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho kept showing up on my radar.  After hearing about

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