On Assignment: Arrests in Terror Case for the New York Times

The home of Daniel Patrick Boyd, the alleged ringleader of the group.

Khalilah Sabra, right, answered questions after reading a statement from Sabrina Boyd. Sabra is the Executive Director of the Muslim American Society Freedom, a advocacy group not associated with the Boyd’s, but wishing to ask for calm [...]

The Ladybug Transistor

As part of the Merge Records 20th Anniversary bonanza, Brooklyn based band, The Ladybug Transistor, played an off site show at the Holiday Inn in Chapel Hill, NC. They played and recorded 2 songs, one in the room and one in the hallway outside. Fun, great [...]

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New Work: Merge Records Turns 20

Merge Records, a leader and innovator in the indy rock scene, think Arcade Fire, Pipe (find it), Polvo, Spoon, Conor Oberst, Superchunk, etc, etc turns 20 this week. They are having the Merge Fest in Chapel Hill and Carrboro, sold out long ago, and in anticipation of the event, I [...]

Worth A Look: David Burnett at Lens

Image copyright David Burnett/ Contact Press Images

Awesome set of photos over at Lens (the NYT photojournalism blog) by David Burnett of the 1969 Apollo 11 launch that put men on the moon. He photographed the crowds that turned out to watch the launch as opposed to the actual launch and [...]

Polaroid?

Waiting for the services to begin for NC National Guardsman Sgt. Robert L. Bittiker to start, Jacksonville, NC.

It has been interesting shooting photos on the phone, like everyone else theses days, but occasionally I get something I never thought I had, a surprise of [...]

Just a Few….

Coastal Carolina State Veterans Cemetery, Jacksonville, NC.

Michael Jackson Memorial, Raleigh, NC.

Been a busy couple of days, I am exhausted. Funny, the contrasts in where this job will take you from day to day.

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New Work:The Death of a Same-Sex Spouse

I worked on a story about a same sex couple, Juneann and Pam, a few months ago. They were married (NC does not recognize same sex unions so it was not technically legal) and very much in love when Pam died suddenly leaving June alone and with no legal rights [...]