10am Update: Trees n’ feelings.
Jean Tansey stands amid a canopy of trees lining Sycamore Lane she maintains for the Cedacroft community. Her work has impressed the Baltimore Rec and Parks so much that they are using her program as a model.
When I was an intern I was a more anit-portrait than I am today. In fact I’m decidedly pro-portrait [...]
10am Update: Cute ol’ Man
An ensemble of french horns and bassoons will be competing with jet engines at BWI and last minute shoppers at the Westminster Mall in the coming weeks. Phil Hooks, instructor for the french horns, peers over sheet music and excitedly conducts his pupils at Westminster Baptist Church Sunday December 12, 2004.
I love this image. But [...]
10am Update: The 7-Eleven Foxes
A fox family member sits by the Owings Mills 7-Eleven it frequents on a regular basis
I made these images back in 2004, when I was an intern at the Patuxent Publishing Co. I was filling up my car with gas after an assignment, and I looked over and saw a fox. I looked around to [...]
Under the light

Reservoir’s David Kuper, bottom, lost to River Hill’s Evan Shebel 11-2 during the 140 weight match. Reservoir defeated guest River Hill 42-16 Tuesday, January 5, 2010.
Here’s the Howard County Times story.
Lesson learned: when the winning team is depicted by one of the kids who lost their match, there’s a good chance the sports editor will [...]
10am Update: Inclusion. …sorta.
CAPTION: Tri-legged “capture the pumpkin” teammates Nick Schoch, middle , 13, and Ben Stevick, 15, right, mingle with other classmate who wound up in “jail.” Ben, who has Downs Syndrome is able to play PE games and attend class with his peers because he has been included into normal 8th grade classroom settings at St. [...]
10am Update: Curtsy
The Catonsville Historical Society celebrated this year’s Founder’s Day by historically re-enacting Catonsville during the Civil War at the Townsend House Saturday September 25, 2004.
Back in September, 2004, when I shot this, I remember getting peeved at the little girl in the middle for breaking the third wall. All these perfect active layers were unfolding [...]
From the 2010 Timonium Motorcycle Show
Keith Kluge, 11, from Forest Hill eyes a
2010 State Duals Meet
Reservoir 103 wrestler Brian Clinton looks like he’s in a pickle against La Plata’s John Paparicolas, but he goes on to dominate the match, winning 4-0. Reservior High School beat La Plata 32-31 to win the 3A/4A State Duals Championships held at North County High School Tuesday, February 23, 2010. Glenelg defeated defeated South Carroll [...]
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 the [...]
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, the 10am [...]
10am Update: Compassion for an Opponent

I love this photo. To this day I kick myself for not getting their names. The Milford Mills wrestler, foreground, is all tore up after losing the 160 weight match against the Hereford wrestler in the background. This is all taking place during the Baltimore County championship meet Saturday February 23, 2008 at Parkville High [...]
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 boys [...]
Spro Down!

Espresso drips from Spro’s espresso press.
Closing out the day-long Barista Jam at the soon-to-be-opened
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 follow up [...]
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 love [...]
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 the [...]
“…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
Holy Smokes! I’m in 2nd place.

I know this sounds like I’m bragging — and well, I guess I am a little, but not in a cocky way. It’s more like a “super excited” kind of bragging.
I did really well in the recently judged September clip contest. The monthly clip contest doesn’t really go in order. December’s already been judged, for [...]
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 photos.


