Category: General Photojournalism

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The Magic Bus

The evening of July 2, 2009 Greg Urquhart and I were driving downtown in Colorado Springs and came across a broken down bus. It caught my attention and we went back the next day with a bag of bagels and hung out with these guys for an hour. They graciously allowed me inside to photograph a slice of their lives. Six of them were on the bus waiting to get it fixed, while the rest of their group of 16 were making their way down to New Mexico for a music festival. I shot only two frames of color and wished I had shot more of it, but I love the black and white as well. Good luck on your journey guys!

The Magic Bus
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Nepal

Select trip photographs from the now-infamous Asia Trip 2009 with Kyle Jackson and Kristian Anderson.

Doughnut shop, Kathmandu
Kathmandu valley, far below the prayer flags of Swayambhu Monastery
A man makes a copper bowl ‘hum” in front of his shop at Swayambhu Monastery, Kathmandu, Nepal
Below Swayambhu Monastery in Kathmandu, a woman fans the coals while cooking corn
A group of taxi drivers play Ludo, a game of chance, while waiting for their next fare. The men enter the game by wagering 50 rupees (a little less than a dollar).
Kathmandu
A lone dog rests on top of Swayambhu Monastery in Kathmandu
A one-day general strike called by the Newar community, an ethnic group predominantly living in Kathmandu Valley, disrupts normal life in Kathmandu and surrounding areas. The Newar were demanding an autonomous state.
Strike
Strike
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India

As promised, I have posted a few photographs from the India trip. You can get the full meal deal on my web site. Just don’t let the curry foul up your stomach.

Chennai, India. This area was struck by the tsunami, washing boats away and wrecking the coastal beaches.
A group of women walk home after food distribution at Sangita Charitable Trust. Monthly, each will receive two packets of sugar, rice, and lentils, plus a vitamin fortified drink.
Three Indian women pause in the shade before walking home after food distribution at Sangita Charitable Trust. Monthly, each will receive two packets of sugar, rice, and lentils, plus a vitamin fortified drink.
A group of kids fight to hold a soccer ball at the K.M. Garden Community, home to 60,000 people living in close proximity in Chennai, India.
A group of boys play soccer on a field adjacent to the K.M. Garden Community, home to 60,000 people living in close proximity in Chennai, India.
A woman poses for her portrait in the K.M. Garden Community, home to 60,000 people living in close proximity in Chennai, India.
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Praying for Lunch

In May of this year I was asked to shoot for a few hours at the Colorado Prayer Luncheon at the Colorado Events Center in Denver. Aside from shooting at the DNC before Obama was elected (I will post some of that stuff later) it was fun to a.) shoot indoors, and b.) shoot photojournalist stuff of political and other figures. Good times.

Whitney Whyte leaves the stage after singing a song at the 2009 Colorado Prayer Luncheon
Colorado Governor Bill Ritter address the Colorado Prayer Luncheon
Colorado Governor Bill Ritter address the Colorado Prayer Luncheon
Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper bows his head in prayer at the 2009 Colorado Prayer Luncheon
Speaker Carl Medearis addresses the 2009 Colorado Prayer Luncheon
Speaker Carl Medearis addresses the 2009 Colorado Prayer Luncheon
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Testimony:Africa

Testimony:Africa
HOW SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IS TRANSFORMING AIDS, GENOCIDE, AND HUNGER IN SUB-SAHARA AFRICA

The world has never seen a “trifecta” of ongoing disease, political upheaval and famine concentrated on one continent in such extremity as it has in Sub-Saharan Africa over the last generation. Despite billions of dollars of aid and development poured into the continent, a compelling case can be made that Africa is no better off, perhaps even worse. Or is it, really? Through the power of compelling pictures and gripping first-person narrative, Testimony Africa shows the full truth of Africa’s most severe poverty through the first person stories of three young Africans and the hope that is surfacing in their lives to change the world around them — and Africa herself.This is the remarkable story of three ordinary Africans struggling against AIDS, genocide, and hunger, all while portraying the hope they have for their lives and the world around them through the miracle of transformational development. For the last year, I have been writing this book and am in Taos the rest of this week working on it. I will post regular updates on how the work is coming, when and by whom it will be published, and how you can get it. Stay tuned, and visit the Testimony:Africa web site for more information.