10am Update: Chimney Sweep
Quddus Snyder sweeps chimneys to pay his way through graduate school, exploiting the trade he learned from his father to persue a Ph.D in International Relations and Constitutional Law at the University of Maryland. I shot this as an intern with the Patuxent Publishing Co. This was one of my first major attempts at location [...]
10am Update: The 2005 Presidential Inauguration
I guess you could say this was my first “important” assignment. The Howard County Times, being hyper-local, wasn’t interested in covering George W. Bush’s inauguration unless there was a local hook. So, I found some. …and what kind of photographer would I be if I didn’t look for non-assignment images? So, there are a few [...]
10am Update: The Lizard Guy
“This house is like Jerassic Park North,” kids Gordon Hyssong, a 65 year old self-proclaimed herpetologist who shares his Parkville home with almost 40 reptiles, a fish tank full of hissing cockroaches and an ornery parrot names Caesar. This guy was intense! I met him back in November, 2004, while I was an intern at [...]
10am Update: Fashion Battle
Reigning Fashion Battle Champs, Laurel High School, hand over the crown during the 2nd annual contest held at the University of Maryland College Park’s Tawes Theatre Saturday January 15, 2005. These photos are from way back when… 2005. This was one of my first assignments as a STAFFER for The Patuxent Publishing Co. As always, [...]
Three Dunks!
River Hill senior forward Davis Ancona drill his third dunk on Hammond of the night over Hammond’s James Turner (24). River Hill snapped guest Hammond’s 14-game winning streak Thursday, February 18, 2010, beating them 43-37. Both teams are now tied for first. Here are a few shots from the River Hill vs. Hammond high school [...]
10am Update: A mother’s comfort.
Keirsten (she didn’t want to give me her last name) comforts her son Isaiah Moon after he “ran over” another concert goer’s foot with his toy truck — the incident startled the two year-old. Both of them, along with Keirsten’s husband/Isaiah Moon’s father, are “touring” or following Widespread Panic.
10am Update: Calvin Gholston, Jr
Nineteen year old Calvin Gholston Jr, just received his 25th and last leg lengthening surgery at Sinai Hospital Monday February 20th, 2006. The four-year anniversary of his life-changing surgery is coming up on the 20th. So, lets all collectively wish him well! Here is a link to the Catonsville Times article. We also did a [...]
Cliff McCormick
Officially, Cliff McCormick won his match by forfeit. New Town was unable to match him with a 103 weight varsity wrestler. The Towson High School senior with cerebral palsy, maneuvers about The General’s bench section during the Generals’ match against New Town Thursday, January 21, 2010. His spirits are a little low. He had three [...]
10am Update: Juggling Club
Maddy Hall, age 17, from Washington DC, foreground, and Russ Kaufman, from Owings Mills, practice juggling routines during the Wednesday juggling club meet up January 16, 2008 Chatsworth Elementary School. The club, a division of part of the Baltimore Jugglers Association, was founded by Michael Rosman, a professional juggler who lives in Reisterstown. I’d actually [...]
How many of you read the newspaper?
…to which the response was one person who rose their hand halfway, slowly waving it in a way suggesting they kinda sorta read the paper. Then former Maryland Governer Robert Ehrlich’s communications consultant Greg Massoni asked who gets their new news online. Maybe a third of the mostly freshmen populace rose their hands. Who watches [...]
“…more like an Anti-Colts Bar.”
The Hon Bar crowd erupts while watching a 4th quarter Saints interception during the Super Bowl Sunday, February 7, 2010. “It’s not really a Saints Bar …more like an anti-Colts bar,” says Gary Eptsteitn, wearing glasses. He is accompanied by Lisa Caughey, immediate foreground, and Becky Littlefield, far right, all from Hampden.
Hampden plays in the snow
Scout DeBartolo’s Chihuahua-terrier mix Walter Stanley Garcia, appropriately clad for the snow storm, is taken on a walk down the
10am Update: Green Cleaners
Shawn Goldfaden, from Sparks, right, owns Sparks Cleaners, a Green Earth Cleaning Affiliate, where the dry cleaning chemicals are better for the environment. Josh McMillan, center, from Hereford, has worked the garment press at the cleaners for approximately 2 weeks. As always, the 10am Update is a regular update of some of my best archived [...]
Snow essay at Lake Kittylitter
Branches protrude form the frozen waters of Lake Kittamaqundi during the preliminary snowfall Friday, February 5, 2010. Lake Kittylitter is what my old boss Tenney Mason would call Columbia, MD’s Lake Kittamaqundi. …because, lets be honest, it’s a
10am Update: Paine Street Fire.
A small child watches fire fighters extinguish a house fire on Paine Street Monday, October 26, 2009. This is part of my regularly updated blog post from the archives.
“We’re trying to hit that blue building over there.”
Dewayne Evans hits golf balls with his dad William Evans, and uncle William Evans, both out of frame, at Central City Park under an ominous sky mid afternoon Wednesday November 19, 2003. When asked what they were doing, Dewayne responded, “We’re trying to hit that blue building over there.” Up to that point, none of [...]
In Training.
Boxing trainer of 8 years Flex Stephens, left, demonstrates to Jamual Devero, 13, right, the motions of an uppercut during mirror exercises at the Middle Georgia Boxing Club Tuesday night November 25, 2003.
Pipe Dreams…
The twinkle of a dream fades as reality settles in. Playing ball in the Major Leagues is a pipe dream. Most high school players never play on a college diamond. But what if your dad did? What if your dad was the starting second baseman for the Twins and held the highest batting average, .487, [...]
Lil’ Graduates
C.J. Mosley, 6, takes a sniff of his graduation balloons during a Forbush Therapeutic Preschool graduation ceremony Friday, August 14, 2009 where only he and his classmate Nikiea Moore, 5, featured below, are the only
Sports Up, part 3.
Rounding third, Hawks pitcher Jeff Crosswhite points to his friend and classmate Mike Campenaro — a River Hill football standout — in the seats after crushing a
Guinea Pigs
The United Artist Snowden Square 14 movie theater hosted Disney’s G-Force Fun Day Saturday, July 25, 2009, complete with two live guinea pigs, Chip and Brownie owned by theater manager Danny Calianno, from Glen Burnie. Ellen Holden, 4 and her father Tony, get a look at Brownie inside the theater’s lobby.
Family Fun Day
Children make their way down an inflatable slide during the Sykesville annual Family Fun Day at Cooper Park, Saturday, July 18, 2009.