A Baltimore Trauma Center Shift for the Wall Street Journal
I shoot a pretty wide variety of subjects, mostly features or portraits. I love to shoot features, and portraits pay the bills- but it’s rare I get commissioned to shoot anything in the hard news category let alone investigative journalism. When one of my editors at the Wall Street Journal called me up to ask [...]
Paul Ryan and Dick Durbin for the Wall Street Journal
I’ve been photographing these breakfasts lately for the Wall Street Journal. Two prominent editors (Jerry Seib & David Wessel) invite national politicians to discuss matters of import with selected members of the DC political press corps. The first of these breakfasts featured Congressman and former Vice Presidential candidate Paul Ryan. It’s part of my [...]
Love Hacker Amy Webb for the Wall Street Journal
Author Amy Webb met her husband Brian through the internet. Lots of people are doing that these days, but she took it to the next level, leveraging her background as a journalist and data analyst to deconstruct the system and reconstruct her profile. She even wrote a book about the proccess, “Data, A Love Story“, [...]
John Judge for the Wall Street Journal
JFK assassination researcher John Judge is photographed at his home in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, December 19, 2012. The city of Dallas, TX is denying him and other conspiracy theorists a permit to gather at the assassination site during the event’s 50th anniversary. Mr. Judge had mountains of research materials in his home. We did [...]
Chef Patrick O’Connell for the Wall Street Journal
One of my very favorite assignments of all-time took place last summer when I was asked to go to the Inn at Little Washington to photograph proprietor and chef Patrick O’Connell. The storied hotel and restaurant serves as a brilliant example of how to do it right. Classic and elegant, yet dotted with eclectic touches, [...]
Refugee Chihuahuas for the Wall Street Journal
I got a call from the WSJ asking if I was free last-minute to shoot a two-day story on chihuahuas that were being flown from California to Virginia. Apparently, there is a glut of unwanted chihuahuas out there and a bit of a shortage and demand out here. I have exactly two soft spots on [...]
The Crawford Family for the Wall Street Journal
[Wayne and Judy Crawford are photographed at their home in Cumberland, MD. They lost their son, Scott Crawford, after a lengthy and costly hospital stay which was covered by Medicare. Scott Crawford represented a small percentage of high-cost patients which account for a significant amount of the Medicare budget.] The Crawfords were very gracious in [...]
Wall Street Journal Shoots – A Mixtape
In addition to some fantastic larger projects, the Wall Street Journal has been keeping me busy this year with a number of quick and fun little shoots this year. Here’s a sampling. Holly Shimizu, Executive Director of the U.S. Botanic Garden, works with her sturdy, handy and indispensable gardening fork by English company Clarington Forge. [...]
Saudi Graduates for the Wall Street Journal
I had the great pleasure to photograph a graduation celebration for Saudi Arabian nationals. They participated in the nation’s American foreign study program, earning advanced degrees with the idea being they take their skills and knowledge back to their homeland to become the next generation of Saudi Arabia’s leaders. I lived in Bahrain- Saudi Arabia’s [...]
Solicitor General Donald Verrilli Jr. for the Wall Street Journal
I photographed Solicitor General Donald Verrilli Jr. for the Wall Street Journal in February. As I write this blog post, he is arguing the Obama Administration’s case for health care reform before the Supreme Court. It’s kind of a big deal historically speaking. We met on the steps of the Supreme Court for the shoot. [...]
Lawrence Lewis for the Wall Street Journal
In 2007, Lawrence Lewis pled guilty in federal court to violating the Clean Water Act after diverting a backed-up sewage system which threatened to overwhelm the facilities at his then place of employment. After losing several family members to crime and other related issues, Lewis made it a point to lead an honest, crime-free life. [...]
Paul Equale for the Wall Street Journal
One of my favorite shoots this year started off rocky. It went from my editor telling me “you’ll have very little time to make a few portraits” to “wow, I just spent four hours with my subject and we had fun.” Paul Equale is a true Washington Insider. He makes a living as a consultant [...]
Dr. Novin for the Wall Street Journal
I photographed Dr. Neil Novin for a disturbing story on the state of the Social Security Administration. The agency has a stable of doctors that review cases of the people who apply for federal disability benefits. This year, they told those doctors that the number of applicants was too great and in response, the Administration [...]
Julia Ingham for the Wall Street Journal
Julia Ingham got sucked into a bad real estate deal in Florida in the hopes of making some good money for her retirement. She invested in four properties which were all foreclosed upon and six years on, she finds herself on the receiving end of a deficiency judgement. Read the article here to learn more [...]
Lori Singleton-Clarke for the Wall Street Journal
Miss Singleton-Clarke fought the man and won. What makes her case exceptional is that she fought the IRS without a lawyer. She got her papers in order, prepared her case, and won a victory that sets a precedent for thousands of other Americans in her shoes. She’s seen here clasping the paperwork that she so [...]
CEO Severance for the Wall Street Journal
Last month, I shadowed Paul Joegriner for a story that ran on the front page of yesterday’s Wall Street Journal. Once again, they did a nice job with both the article and slideshow. It’s becoming slightly redundant for me to say that I enjoyed my day following so and so around, because I always enjoy [...]
Funeral Plot Real Estate for the Wall Street Journal
This was a pretty interesting story. The gentleman pictured above, Mr. John Dotson, purchased a double plot in a Maryland cemetery from a traveling salesman in the early 90s. He planned to spend the hereafter with his wife in the quiet memorial park near his home. However life (or death) is what happens when you’re [...]
Car Columnist Joseph White for the Wall Street Journal
I came back early from a marvelous weekend at the PDN Expo in New York (where I picked up a few new secret weapons) to shoot a job for the Wall Street Journal. I woke up extra early to drive into DC to follow WSJ senior editor, automotive industry reporter and columnist Joseph White as [...]