Peace Makers

My first month in Harrisburg, I spent my days off and some down time between assignments working on a personal project about a family that has been teaching their eight children how to resolve conflicts.  The paper will publish a story and some pictures in print, and the Soundslides piece on the internet, probably close to the end of August when they can get a writer on it, which I'm really excited about.  The McClymonts have become my family here, and I have fallen in love with them.  Let me know what you think!!  (And try to ignore the clicking noises, I couldn't get rid of them...and I know the quality isn't the best on this site.)

Weeks 6 and 7

I got to shoot my first PrideFest on Saturday, and I think it was one of my favorite assignments this summer so far.  My boss told me to try to stay away from the typical stereotypical images, and I had a lot of fun trying to do to that.  The environment was so great, and I really enjoyed talking to the people there.  So here are a few from the fest:

And then I shot the trike races, which was also pretty fun.

I was sent to Allison Hill, the worst part of town, to photograph offenders cleaning up the streets...that was quite an experience.

I had to take a portrait of the man below in his garden for a story about him retiring at the end of this year.  After talking to him for a while, I found out that he takes care of his grandchildren a lot because his kids work odd hours in the ER.  He said he's looking forward to spending more time with them.  So I asked if I could hang out with him and his grandkids for a bit, and I came back with this.  (I also took the garden pictures, just in case.)  I know it's a bit cheesy, but for some reason I really like this picture.

And then here's a picture from a story about a church restoring it's 100-year-old stain glass windows.  I was getting ready to leave after shooting the workers and I took one last look inside the church, and I looked up, and one of the workers was standing in the window, and it reminded me of Jesus on the cross.  

Let me know what you think!!

More

I finished my story!!  Here are some more pictures from my story and weekly assignments...Hopefully I'll figure out how to post a Soundslides piece on here and I can get it up soon.

More From My Story

Fourth of July Weekend

Singles from Story

The McClymonts are a family of ten...Jodi and Darlene, plus seven boys and one girl.  I finally started shooting my story on them yesterday, and I absolutely love them!  Here are some singles so far.