Thousands Protest Walker…And Other Thoughts

Over the weekend while people were still reeling from Governor Walker’s proposed budget cuts, some media outlets announced maybe a few hundred UW students, faculty members and residents were planning on protesting on the steps of the capitol. As the weekend went on and Monday approached, numerous Facebook events planning the protest grew to the […]

Hipstamatic and Photojournalism

Concentrating in class has been hard today. My mind is in a tizzy trying to sort out the arguments for and against the POYi’s (Pictures of the Year International) award to Damon Winters for his feature story on soldier life in Afghanistan…which was shot with an iPhone and Hipstamatic app. Obviously this created an uproar […]

Battle for Bascom

For the second time in two years, UW-Madison cancelled classes for a snow day. And for the second year in a row, thousands of UW students trudged up Bascom Hill carrying food trays full of snow, flags, sling-shots, hockey masks and wearing any sort of protective gear they can get their hands on. It’s the […]

Rockin’ the Overture

Last night was my first Ben Folds concert. Unfortunately I was only allowed to photograph during the first three songs of the night before all the photographers were awkwardly ushered away by security. Luckily though, the gods of the Overture Center were on my side and provided photo credentials AND a ticket for the rest […]

The Future of Documentary Photography

This past Wednesday a panel of analysts involved in different aspects of photojournalism and documentary photography gathered in New York to discuss the future of documentary photography. Finally Photoshelter put up the video of the discussion so I could watch it (albeit, a lengthy discussion). Basically I took away two huge things from the panelists’ […]

“Dueling Divas”

Did a little photoshoot today for Our Lives Magazine at the surprisingly photogenic Ford’s Gym on Winnebago Street in Madison. Why is this woman wearing a gown and boxing gloves? Good question. The photo is for an upcoming production called “Dueling Divas” and my editor and I thought it might be a cool play on […]

Mayor Dave Photo Essay

After months of waiting and failed attempts at contacting the right people, I finally got to sit down with Mayor Dave Cieslewicz’s campaign manager, Jamie Gutkowski, to discuss photographing his re-election campaign. I haven’t decided whether or not to post photo updates as I shoot the campaign or to just publish it all at once […]

Just a city boy

I went out on Monona Bay the other day to take pictures of ice fisherman. The photos are part of a photo essay I’m working on for Madison Magazine, to be published sometime during the summer. I’ve decided that Wisconsin fisherman are probably the nicest people on the planet. Each guy I approached not only […]

From Madison to LA

As many of my Twitter followers already know, I took a daring (read: stupid) trans-national trip via Greyhound bus from Madison to LA for the Rose Bowl game. Since being back I’ve been bombarded by a number of people asking, “how’d it go?” To save myself some time, I’ve decided to construct a comprehensive recap […]

A New Years Resolution

In high school, I used to have a blog — and a pretty awful one at that. However, after shutting it down before going to college, I’ve found myself wanting to share my images, thoughts and musings with others. Or at least, with myself. I love journaling, but it’s just more fun when other people […]