Category: General Photojournalism

July 7-21 I shot video for World Vision in Mozambique, Africa. This assignment was with WV’s 30 Hour Famine for their annual Study Tour, a trip I’ve now done five years in a row. This was a great trip, great kids, and great stories. Below are six images from the collection of stills I took, which you can see in full online. All film, some color, some black and white.

Morrumbala, Mozambique. Civil war hit this area hard, leaving total destruction and shells of buildings in its wake.

A woman in Camacho Village in Morrumbala, Mozambique, sweeps up after she has sifted millet.

Women wash clothes in the river near Camacho Village outside of Morrumbala, Mozambique.

A woman and her sleeping child walk down a hill on a trip to get water near Camacho Village, Mozambique.

The Zambezia landscape in Mozambique, July 2009.

Death walks down the road near Morrumbala, Mozambique.

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

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

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.

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