I've been a staff photographer at the Lawrence Journal-World since the summer of 2005. My love for photojournalism was cultivated in college with long hours spent at the University Daily Kansan. Fresh out of school I spent a year as a contract photographer for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch before taking a job as a staffer for the Topeka Capital Journal where I spent the next three years.
Although I primarily work with still photography, my duties at the JW include covering news, features and sports with the use of still images, video and audio clips. A few highlights from the last few years have been covering the 2008 NCAA championship run as well as the Orange Bowl victory.
I feel fortunate to work with such a knowledgeable and hard-working staff.
Recent Stories
Behind the Lens: Along came a spider
It's the season for creepy crawlies. Here's how to shoot them before you squish them.
Behind the Lens: A few tips on rephotographing
We're getting reader submissions for the Dear Lawrence project. Here are some tips to make your submitted photos even better.
Behind the Lens: The curse of the shadow(er)
Whenever I get news that I will have a job shadower for the day, a little part of me sighs with uneasiness.
Behind the lens: Nature livened up with the passage of time
Photographing nature, in the traditional sense of the word, isn’t my strong suit, nor is it something I set out to do specifically. Whenever I make it the focus of an image, it’s usually because I have nothing better to do while waiting for some other person or thing to happen upon that natural setting.
Behind the Lens: New photograph not altered
Every once in a while, a photographer will shoot an image that raises more questions than it answers.
Behind the lens: Dejection difficult to photograph
Shooting basketball is easy. More correctly, it’s pretty easy when compared to photographing a heartbroken student-athlete with his face buried in a towel, still crying 20 minutes after a loss to a less-established opponent.
Behind the Lens: Time-lapse photography captures Fieldhouse atmosphere
I'm always going to put a premium on quality over quantity. However, there are days when it would be really beneficial to be paid by the image...
Behind the Lens: The uses of rim light
Nothing highlights a side spike or a mullet, or even a mullet and side spike combo better than a perfectly placed rim light.
Behind the Lens: Create your own home studio
If I were asked to make a guess on the total cost of equipment used in a sufficiently outfitted photo studio, minus the cameras, lenses and rent, I’d pin it down somewhere around $3,000.
