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Goofy Portraits with my Mom and Dad
2014-12-16 14:53:47 UTC
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My parents were making a roadtrip from Pennsylvania (Yinz-country) to Florida. On their way south, they made a pit-stop and stayed here in D.C. for a couple days to break up their long journey. One night during their visit, I thought it would be fun to set up a couple…
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Jose Antonio Vargas for The Washington Post
2014-12-01 16:18:35 UTC
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I got a call from The Washington Post asking if I was available to photograph a portrait the next morning at the Lincoln Memorial. Luckily, I was able to push back my departure time for a trip I was making the next day and got to shoot the assignment for…
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Senior Portraits with My Sister in Washington D.C.
2014-10-08 19:52:00 UTC
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Late this summer, my family came to visit me in Washington D.C. While visiting, my youngest sister asked if I would be willing to take her senior portraits. I don’t normally do this type of work, but I’ll do just about anything for my family. We, including my pup Fritz,…
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CIA Deputy Director Avril Haines for Washingtonian Magazine
2014-09-22 17:59:48 UTC
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As I was sitting on my couch one night, I got a call from a photographer who I really look up to and admire their work a lot. “What are you doing June 7th?” he asked. Initially, all I could think was, “If anything, I’ll cancel it.” After checking my…
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Battle of Guadalcanal Veteran Glenn Hepler
2014-09-03 15:59:49 UTC
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As I mentioned last week, I was fortunate enough to photograph two WWII veterans while visiting my hometown in western Pennsylvania. Thanks to a good friend from high school, he put in touch with his grandfather, Glenn Hepler, who served in the 260th Ordnance Medium Maintenance Company. While working with…
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Battle of Okinawa Veteran Bob Miller
2014-08-26 16:05:02 UTC
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A couple weeks ago, I traveled to Pennsylvania to visit my family and celebrate my grandfather’s 90th birthday. If time and schedules allowed it, I thought that it would also be a great opportunity to meet and photograph WWII veterans who live in my hometown. Asking around on Facebook, I…
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WWII P-51 Mustang Pilot Captain Robert G. Kurtz
2014-08-19 18:38:00 UTC
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When I first began this project back in April, meeting a veteran pilot from WWII was something that I hoped would eventually happen. I’ve always been fascinated by the aircraft used during the war, especially the P-51 Mustang. By chance, I was telling a new friend at a bachelor party…
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Photographing the 2014 Washington Kastles Season
2014-08-05 16:38:15 UTC
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For the fourth straight year in a row, I’ve had the incredible opportunity of working with the Washington Kastles tennis team here in D.C. I remember sitting on the court during my very first match in 2011, turning to my friend and fellow photographer Rich Kessler, and asking, “Wouldn’t it…
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Bike Messengers for The Washington Post Magazine
2014-06-23 14:26:03 UTC
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This was certainly one of the more physically demanding projects I’ve ever done, not to mention dangerous. It all started with a simple idea to reach out to any bike messenger that I could get in touch with and ask if they would be willing to sit/stand for portrait. As…
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D-Day Veteran Portraits for The Washington Post
2014-06-09 21:41:44 UTC
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You may not know this, but I graduated college with a degree in History. Yes, you read that correctly, History. I knew that I never wanted to teach the subject, and everyone would ask what I planned to do with it if not teach. Frankly, I had no idea. Like…
