The World in Focus Blog
I am a bit fascinated right now with shooting inanimate objects; I like the idea of shooting them as if they were really living objects. Here’s one I did awhile back that recently re-caught my attention: a wooden angel at First Presbyterian Church in Colorado Springs.
While I was in Los Gatos I had the idea to run over Highway 17 and see some friends and family for the afternoon. After a nice latte at Verve in downtown Santa Cruz, I walked along the coast by Santa Cruz’s famous lighthouse. I couldn’t resist taking a shot of this surfer dude…
In 2012, Mercy Corps sent photographers to cover some of the most remarkable stories in 10 different countries, from Afghanistan to Yemen, Colombia to South Sudan. I had the good fortune to be assigned to Central Africa Republic, which was a fantastic trip. Over 17,000 photos from all these shoots landed on Phil Ottum’s desk at Mercy Corps; here are his top 10 (check out #s 2 and 3!). Below is one that I, being a card player, really liked that did not make it into Phil’s top ten. But that’s cool; cards aren’t for everyone. Be sure to check out Phil’s list–there are some very fine images in there, 8 of which rank way over mine…
So this morning I was messing around under the hood of my web site and got to wondering what post was the most hit-upon since I started this thing. Thanks to the very handy WordPress Site Stats, I noticed that the most-often-visited single posting on my web site is…The Magic Bus.I suppose some people may hit this page looking for The Who or something. Maybe not. But suffice it to say, this series of photos I made has become the most-viewed images in my entire body of work available online. Not what I would have guessed, but there it is…
Last week I did something I had not done in 14 years: run through the Campanile and down the hill at Mt. Oread and around the stadium in Lawrence, Kansas at the University of Kansas. I managed to shoot two rolls of film, and I had an amazing time reconnecting with this place, the people, and the memories of my college years. I also had the privilege of speaking to a class of journalism students at the William Allen White School of Journalism (where I have a bunch of photographs on display).
Being at KU and the J School brought back many memories of where I came from, all of which made be thankful for the journey I have taken to where I am now. And although Old KU lost the football game (barely), the time with friends in that place will be something I won’t soon forget — if ever. I just hope that it doesn’t take another 14 years to make it back there!