Kevin & Kim's wedding slideshow

D.C. train crash. A tragedy in my backyard

Nine people died today--nine.
70 injured.
2 metro commuter train cars collided.
5 p.m. during rush hour--it happened on the red line.

I was there--I think. Capturing video of the rescue efforts as people were being pulled from the wreckage and wheeled into ambulances after being trapped for hours before fire fighters and the jaws-of-life rescued them. I was there--or was I? I was doing my job. I was meeting people, getting their reactions, trying to get access to see the wreckage, backpedaling down a hill as Mayor Fenty made his way to the scene. I was hiding behind my camera. Alas, I have no camera. Now I sit in my home-studio in my quiet suburb in my quieter neighborhood. A world away from the low-income area of northeast D.C. where a collision killed, where rescue crews are still working, and where some D.C. residents are still wondering if their loved ones were on that train. I was there--or was I hiding behind my camera the whole time? As if I could use my camera as a shield. As if it could somehow protect me from the reality that nine lost their lives on an ordinary Monday afternoon. Well, the camera is down--what will protect me from reality now?

Nothing--which will be a good thing. Some of my story below, in video form.

Refocussing the American Dream

Have a taste of Little India in Chicago! See my slide show movie here. This story I worked on about how the American Dream affects immigrants ran in today's paper--on the front page actually--right on the fold. I got to tell a story of two business owners who are struggling in this recession. I found their life stories quite inspiring and interesting. Maybe you will too. One an immigrant from Mexico, and the other a daughter of Immigrants.

When the storm approaches

God is big. We are small.

We have had a lot of rain lately and some pretty serious storms. This is a photograph I took outside of my house at 5:00 p.m. and 39 seconds eastern. Putting up a video of the fast-moving clouds on my facebook right now.

Kevin & Kim's Naval wedding preview

Here are a few of my preliminary favorites form the wedding story I told for Kevin & Kim today at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. What a fun day!

Golden Age Games

I've spent the past four days covering a really rewarding story down in Birmingham, Alabama. Veterans from all over the country are competing at the annual National Veterans Golden Age Games. Staying active and games like these have helped many aging veterans enjoy a higher quality of life and health. Kudos to our Department of Veterans Affairs for doing this for the past 23 years.

Brandon and Michelle slideshow

I just put together a slideshow on my website for Brandon & Michelle's wedding. You can view it below, or see it a little bit bigger on my webiste. Just add your own sound track, sit back, and enjoy! For all you guests out there and anyone else who just wants to see more, all of their photographs can be viewed here on Pictage.

Frontline Silver Spring campus launch

Last night our church launched a new campus location in Silver Spring, MD. Here are some photographs I took from the celebration. Enjoy!

Brandon and Michelle Buckner. Wedding first picks

I just got home a few hours ago after photographing Brandon & Michelle's wedding story. Wow that was fun and I want to share some of the fun with you all. Enjoy a few of my initial favorites from their wedding in a cute little chapel and a really cool farm in Maryland.

Brandon and Michelle

It is high time I shared some of Brandon and Michelle's engagement photographs. Especially since they are getting married tomorrow. We're going to have a lot of fun and I'm eager to tell their wedding story.

Brandon, Michelle, and the cherry blossoms during their engagement session in Washington, D.C., April 2009.