On Assignment: Tony Avent for the New York Times

Gardening is not my usual cup of tea. I love tomatoes and all the veggies, but my thumb is quite black when it comes to growing things. That being said, I spent the day wandering the Juniper Level Botanic Gardens with owner Tony Avent for the Home section of the New York Times [...]

On Assignment: WTU’s for the New York Times

I spent a few hours in the western mountains of Virginia a couple of weeks ago working on some portraits of James Agee, a two tour veteran of the war in Iraq who on his return was diagnosed with TBI and PTSD. Agee was set to be medically discharged from the [...]

Photo for the Day: Great Scots

It was recently brought to my attention that an image that I shot for the NYT years ago ran on A1 a couple of weeks ago.

I always loved this photo from the Tartan Day Parade so I am glad it saw the light of day again.

Get out [...]

On Assignment: Vollis Simpson for the New York Times Art and Design

Had the pleasure of making portraits of Vollis Simpson, a 91 year old former farm equipment salesman who is now considered one of the masters of the whirligig. His work graces the yard of the American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore and works every day at his shop in Lucama, NC.

Mr [...]

On Assignment: Toxic Substances for the New York Times

After 14 years of using Poligrip denture cream to keep his teeth in place, Johnny Howell became disabled due to nerve damage from high zinc levels that may have been caused by the cream. His nerve damage is so severe that Mr. Howell had to quit his job as a mechanic [...]

On Assignment: Charlotte for the New York Times Sunday Travel

Spent a day wandering the uptown area of Charlotte, NC taking in a the new museum boom and other additions to the neighborhood.

A few of my favorites:

New York Times slideshow here and article here

On Assignment: School Suspensions Lead to Legal Challenge for the New York Times

A few weeks ago I spent some time driving around the Washington/ Chocowinity, NC area working on a story about how “zero tolerance” school discipline policies are being called into question as a case makes its way to the NC Supreme Court this week. These policies are intended to restore order to schools [...]

On Assignment: Back to Work after Months of Unemployment for the New York Times

I spent the day with the Newby family in Raleigh a couple of weeks ago. Antje and Tom had recently moved to NC from Detroit with their 3 kids after they both lost their jobs and were unable to find work. This resulted in the loss of their home and after [...]

On Assignment: Eric K. Shinseki for the New York Times

I recently spent the day Jim Dao from the New York Times as he profiled  Secretary of Veteran’s Affairs, Eric K. Shinseki, while he was in North Carolina visiting the VA Hospital in Durham, as well as dedicating a [...]

On Assignment: Faces of the Uncounted Unemployed for the New York Times

Tanja works on a  piece commissioned over the internet to fix a victorian chair

One of the mirrors she made to try and sell at crafts fairs but found guessing what would sell frustrating

I photographed Tatjana Jovanovic-Grove, a Serbian immigrant who now [...]