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First Time Doing New York City Street Photography
art | travel

First Time Doing New York City Street Photography

March 19, 2025March 26, 2025

New York City is one of the best places in the world for street photography. There are million interesting things happening at any given moment…

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Colors, Excitement, and Moments of the 2024 Indiana State Fair
events | fairs & festivals

Colors, Excitement, and Moments of the 2024 Indiana State Fair

August 14, 2024August 14, 2024

The Indiana State Fair is one of my favorite places to take photos. I go each year and there’s always so much to see and…

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Taking the Familiar and Making it New & Exciting: Cars & Coffee Photography
events

Taking the Familiar and Making it New & Exciting: Cars & Coffee Photography

July 17, 2024July 17, 2024

Cars & Coffee photography is something I’ve done regularly this year. When engaging with a familiar subject, it’s important to me to keep it feeling…

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Documenting Work Truck Week in Indianapolis
business

Documenting Work Truck Week in Indianapolis

March 13, 2023March 13, 2023

Work Truck Week in Indianapolis is always a joy to photograph. This year was my fourth time documenting these big big trucks inside the Indiana…

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Taking an Artistic Approach as an Event Street Photographer
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Taking an Artistic Approach as an Event Street Photographer

October 6, 2022October 6, 2022

Recently I decided to take some photos as a sort of “event street photographer.” Here I’ll talk about the process and show the results! What…

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From the Archive: A Day Documenting Life in Bloomington, Indiana
documentary

From the Archive: A Day Documenting Life in Bloomington, Indiana

September 10, 2021September 10, 2021

Bloomington, Indiana is the home of Indiana University, my alma mater. I found these photos from a visit 5 years ago that I never put…

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Finding Fine Art in Sports Photography
sports

Finding Fine Art in Sports Photography

March 31, 2021March 31, 2021

In addition to focusing on action and emotion, I like to find the art in sports photography. Here are some methods I employ to get…

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6o Minute Photo Shoot & Blog Post
documentary

6o Minute Photo Shoot & Blog Post

January 25, 2021January 25, 2021

This morning I decided to try an experiment. I would see if I could shoot, edit and make a blog post in 60 minutes or…

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indy 500 race party memorial day weekend cousins
documentary

Celebrity Cousins

May 28, 2019May 28, 2019

A documentary photographer never rests, even on Memorial Day weekend. Indy 500 race day in Indianapolis means family get-togethers and visits with celebrity cousins. Here’s…

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US Senator Richard Lugar
documentary

Senator Richard Lugar

May 5, 2019May 17, 2019

Richard Lugar served as United States Senator from Indiana from 1977-2013. He passed away on April 28 at the age of 87. Lugar is known…

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Indianapolis Public Schools
advertising | documentary | education

Indianapolis Public Schools

April 26, 2019April 26, 2019

This time last year I worked on a project documenting Indianapolis Public Schools. I went to 10 different schools over the course of four days…

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Personal Legend Project: Intro
personal legend project

Personal Legend Project: Intro

April 1, 2016April 2, 2016

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

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RIOTLA 2016
comedy | events

RIOTLA 2016

January 31, 2016

RIOT LA 2016 is currently underway in downtown Los Angeles and this is my 3rd time documenting the festival.  It’s always one of my favorite events…

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