Election night in Waukesha: Walker Wins Again

It’s over. Finally. I think, right? Wisconsin elected Scott Walker to governor for the second time last night, and as I stood in the Waukesha Expo Center waiting for Walker to come on stage for his victory speech, I couldn’t help but think this political in-fighting isn’t over. My fears were confirmed when Tom Barrett’s […]

Gubernatorial Recall Debate

As part of my ongoing coverage of the recall primary for the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism, I covered the debate between Scott Walker and Tom Barrett in Milwaukee last night. I’ve been to a number of debates over the past four years, but this one was by far the most contentious and intense I’ve […]

Mifflin Street Block Party 2012

The Mifflin Street Block Party is a constant loop of Carly Rae Jepson’s “Call Me Maybe” and Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believing” belted out from speakers accompanied by drunk college students. A walk down the street means dodging horse poop, vomit, mud and urine—sometimes all mixed together. It also means a perpetual response of “No. That’s […]

Occupy Movement Within Wisconsin

Today is the release of my first major project for the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism. Since late January I’ve been tracking the Occupy movement’s activity within Wisconsin, specifically looking at Madison’s camp, which is believed to be the last encampment left in the state (see the full story and photos here). When I got […]

Cover for Grow Magazine

Back in October I posted about a wonderful, fog-filled photoshoot for Grow Magazine, with the promise of sharing the photos from the actual shoot when the magazine hit the shelves. Well, that day has finally come. What is more exciting though is the editor decided to run my photo on the cover, since the shoot […]

State of the State Address

To the surprise of no one, Scott Walker’s State of the State address tonight was contentious and high strung. Through “Recall Walker” and “Shame” chants echoing outside the chamber doors, Walker delivered his speech to a starkly divided legislature. A handful of protestors also made their way into the public viewing gallery and briefly interrupted […]

Scott Walker Interview

I’ve had the opportunity to photograph both Governor Walker and former Governor Doyle on a number of occasions, but they were always in a cramped space in the Capitol with four TV cameras and a boring podium blocking the majority of the governor’s body. Today I got to photograph Scott Walker in his “home,” the […]

Surfing in Sheboygan

Sheboygan is the Malibu of the Midwest, at least for surfing. The day of the cover shoot for Curb Magazine, Sheboygan weather was the antithesis of Malibu. Cold, 45mph winds gusted off of Lake Michigan and the water temperature sat just around 40 degrees. The sky was a cloudy bluish gray and sand-sized rain droplets […]

UW Madhatters Winter Concert 2011

Annual Madhatters Winter Concert at the Orpheum. To my appreciative surprise, the Orpheum reconstructed its main stage to be a more photography-friendly 5 feet off the ground, instead of basically 20 feet high on shaky rafters. Also the different orientation of the stage allowed me get some different angles backstage. Here are a few shots […]

Pet Your Thanksgiving Meal

I find it fitting that my last assignment on my last day at the Gazette was to take photos on a turkey farm. Considering I got to spend a lot of time on farms photographing all sorts of things during my six month internship, ending on a farm just felt right. The reason I was […]