Columbia resident Justin Butts smokes a cigar prior to the True/False Film Festival's annual March March parade.
It’s not every day a clown will tap you on the shoulder and ask for help buttoning his collar, but that’s what this guy did. I gladly helped, chatted for a minute, then snapped a couple photos.
I wanted to shoot something today, so I planned my evening to make sure I’d be able to catch part of the annual parade/street romp/bizzarro-fest that happens every year during Columbia’s True/False Film Festival. Film Festivals aren’t exactly my thing, and in three years I’ve never made it to a show or ventured to check out the parade. I’m glad I finally did. Clowns, dancing gorillas, brass bands, Teletubbies, and general weirdness are the perfect recipe for awesome photos. It’s almost cheating. » Continue Reading…
Matt and Emily make their grand exit down a sparkler-lined aisle outside the Richmond House in Richmond, Texas.
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Mudcat, of the Music Maker Revue, sprawls out on a blanket while on a foray into the crowd during his performance Friday.
Since I’m not currently working for any publication or newspaper and was thus unable to get credentialed for the festival, I set out with a camera and two lenses to see how much access I could get. While I couldn’t break through the barricades around the stage like the “real” media, I did the best I could from the fringes.
Best part about not working/being on deadline? Being able to relax and completely enjoy the shows without worrying about rushing back to the office to punch out captions (although I did that anyway on my own time). I got to meet a lot of awesome people, from musicians, fans, fellow photographers and even the production crew. A special shout out to everyone with the Music Maker Revue — y’all seriously rock and keep the music alive. It was great to get to know some of you personally this weekend!
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Flags representing each victim of the Sept. 11 attacks stand erected on Carnahan Quadrangle at the University of Missouri
A woman makes a charcoal imprint of fallen firefighter Michael Weinberg's name on the FDNY Memorial Wall.
On June 10, 2006, the four-year anniversary of the end of recovery operations at Ground Zero, I had the privilege of attending the unveiling of the FDNY Memorial Wall outside of the Engine Company 10/Ladder Company 10 house on Liberty Street in Lower Manhattan, just yards away from the World Trade Center site. The engraved bronze wall stretches 56 feet long and 6 feet high, and was built with donations collected by the Holland & Knight Charitable Foundation to honor firefighters and H&K partner and volunteer firefighter Glenn Winuk who died on Sept. 11.
Members of 10 House were literally the first responders on the scene at Ground Zero. Five firefighters from the house were among the 343 FDNY members who perished during rescue and recovery operations. This post is dedicated to the “343 Bravest” and all the victims of the Sept. 11 attacks.
“May we never forget.”
To view a panorama of the entire wall, click here.
To read more about the wall and the Engine Company 10/Ladder Company 10 station, click here.
Fireworks over Washington, D.C.
Seen from a rooftop at the corner of Pennsylvania Ave. and I Street NW, looking towards the Mall about a mile south.
As usual, I went to the Takoma Park Independence Day parade, but I wasn’t shooting it for The Washington Post like Chris was today. Lots of weird and bizarre scenes as always. The whole community spirit and interaction reminded me why I always love to come check the parade out. Will be going to the roof of my dad’s office building downtown to watch the fireworks show on the National Mall in a few hours. For more photos of the parade, check out my Flickr set here.
Planet Roo at the 2009 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival on June 11, 2009. Taken on a Nokia 5310 cell phone.
The amateur drag show in Memorial Union on Saturday night wasn’t nearly as technically elaborate and polished as last year’s, but was still entertaining and flashy with just the right amount of irreverence. I only took about five or six photos and didn’t play with flash like Chris did, but I liked this one and the wide crop.
