Newburgh Free Academy wins Class AA State Championship 62 – 42 over Niagara Falls HS. Glens Falls, NY 03•22•09
“Newwwww-burrrrgh … Newwwww-burrrrgh … Newwwww-burrrrrgh…!”Well, the weekend is finally over for me up in Glens Falls, NY. Two round trip drives covering just over 600 miles for two HS Playoff games just about wiped me out. Shot available light on Saturday in their semi-final game, and decided right then and there that I’d have to […]
"(Really) Big Airplanes…" Feb. 2009.
Friday afternoon, Feb. 20, 2009.It was kind of ironic that I drew two assignments in little more than a week to be out at Stewart Air National Guard Base near my home here in NY. For those that know me, you know already that I’m a former military guy – so that means I dig […]
"Fight Night at the Academy…" 2•24•09
It was good to return to the Arvin Gymnasium at West Point the other night. Photographed a few of the cadet bouts during the Brigade Boxing Open again this year. The ring was lit really well for broadcast on ESPNU, and I tried my best to make good use of the TV lighting, by shooting […]
"The Turk…"
Every since I can remember, I’d always read of “The Turk” coming in the late summer – usually making unannounced appearances at pro football training camps. You see, “The Turk” is the mythical character that makes the cuts on pro teams. Well, our own version of “The Turk” has been eviscerating the newspaper photography staffs, […]
"Back to work…" 12•26•2008
Had Christmas Day off for a change. Friday I was right back on the grind. Out on the mountain of a small ski facility here in the area. Made a few nice images of kids snowboarding and skiing; remembering to keep my feet firmly planted in the softer snow off to the sides of the […]
"Monster Snowstorm #1 (Day 2)…" 12•20•08
This one from Saturday up in Ulster County after covering a college graduation at SUNY New Paltz in the morning. -cg.Ann Beeble of Highland with her horse, “Renegade”, a 25 year old Appaloosa at the Gray Horse Farm in Gardiner, NY on Saturday, December 20, 2008. Friday’s snowstorm dumped nearly a foot of snow in […]
"Monster Snowstorm #1…" 12•19•08
I must be slippin’ here. (no pun). I forget to put a few of these images up last night. Had to ‘be out in it’ yesterday, making images and avoiding accidents for work. Just stayed in the Newburgh / home area, so it wasn’t too bad at least. Today hopefully will prove much easier to […]
*"Overnight repairs on the TZB…" Nov. 13-14, 2008.
2AM – Over the Hudson River:This is from an assignment I shot last month, but had to wait until it was published last week, before writing about it here. (of course I had the HS State Championship and Army vs. Navy football games to cover in Syracuse and Philadelphia during the interim.) It certainly wasn’t […]
"BOP, POYi and WPP…"
“Contest time…”This mere phrase can easily bring head-scratching, queezy stomachs, sleepless nights, nervous late-night phone calls to colleagues, and hurried emails to contest organizers. It’s that time of year again in the photojournalism trades. Contest time. Editing and preparing your year’s best work for entry in the premiere photojournalism contests isn’t an effort taken lightly […]
"Going home…" December 2008.
I made my way down to the NJ Shore a few days ago to see family. Took a few moments to stroll on the boardwalk in Asbury Park, NJ – literally in the same footprints where my career began 20 years ago. I remember hustling to photograph presidential candidate Rev. Jesse Jackson here when he […]
"The Frozen Tundra…" Kingston, NY. November 2008.
HS Football State Semifinal game: Monroe-Woodbury vs. New Rochelle. Game time: 8PM. Temperature: 22ºF. Wind Chill Factor: 12ºF. w/ a slight wind. Visibility: Clear.*(I could almost hear the booming voice of John Facenda of those long ago NFL Films highlight shows. I knew this night was going to be our Lambeau Field, home of the […]
"Fox" Battery. 2nd. Battalion / 12th. Marines. Okinawa, Japan. (circa 1986).
*Yours truly standing @ second row – second from right. M-198 Howitzer F 2/12 Battery, Fire Direction Controlman. (0844) Today is Veteran’s Day. Yesterday was the Marine Corps’ 233rd. birthday. With all the happenings in the world today & in my career, it’s hard to sometimes believe it’s been more than 20 years ago when […]
"OBAMA…" 04 Nov. 08
Tuesday night was historic, no doubt. My assignment for the night was up in Kingston, NY to cover the expected victory celebrations of our Democratic NY Congressman Maurice Hinchey and the first Ulster County Executive, Mike Hein. Kingston is a long way from the main office, and from home, probably 30 – 40 miles up […]
Army – Air Force Football. Nov. 1, 2008.
“Oh Doctor…!” It doesn’t get much better than this on our end. Army vs. Air Force in a battle of the two military academies here at West Point yesterday. Beautiful crisp Fall day. Two remote cameras. A 12 noon kickoff time. Actually I treated this game as more like a prep for the upcoming annual […]
"A Voice for the Voiceless…"
One of my assignments on Wednesday was supposed to be a press conference at a local factory in my area, where 29 workers had previously been fired. I was really troubled to meet some of these immigrant workers demonstrating outside on that chilly afternoon, believing that they “didn’t need union representation” at their factory, so […]
"The more things change, the more they, uh, remain the same…"
Similar stuff, I guess. Working at a small winery last week here in Ulster County, NY reminded me of images I’d made a few years ago while on holiday in California. Made the same detail images of Cabernet-Sauvignon grapes on the vine in Napa Valley. In additional to having the owner of the winery giving […]
*"Pigs, Football & a few Angels…" Sept. 2008
The week that was – September 9 – 13, 2008. Put this one in the books. Just when I thought I was done finding imagery with similar color schemes as last week’s yellows, greens & reds, the very first image here in the slideshow gallery below screams with reds & yellows over the bland tones […]
Labor Day Weekend – (News Side) Aug. 2008.
A young boy speaks with NY State Police Senior Investigator Terrence Mullen, right, at the scene of an early morning shooting on Prince and Montgomery Streets in Middletown, NY on Saturday, August 30, 2008. One individual was killed and another is in critical condition at Westchester Medical Center. Times Herald-Record/CHET GORDON Hustled to the scene […]
Hurricane Katrina. 3 years on.
Today is the 3rd. Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina’s devastating force when it struck the Gulf Coast & specifically New Orleans, LA back in August of 2005. At the time I was working as a night photo-editor at the NY Daily News, and remember sorting through the hundreds, if not thousands of images our team of […]
**New Features Added to Blog Slideshows**
I’ve added a few new features to the slideshows here on the blog. You can now view my slideshows in FULL SCREEN mode on your machine. Follow the directions below each slideshow viewer to either scroll through the slideshow on the blog page itself or enable full screen viewing by clicking the 4-way arrow icon […]
SWAT Drill. Newburgh, NY. August 2008.
You don’t get to see this type of tactical operation everyday. I was particularly leery of these officers pointing automatic weapons at me while advancing on the scene of a mock shooting and hostage situation at a local college on Friday morning.*(CAUTION: Objects photographed with a 300mm AF lens & tele-extender appear closer than they […]
"Dawn…" 10 August 08 6:14AM
“Always look for the good light…”A much needed mini-escape to witness the sunrise here in the Hudson Valley of New York, just blocks from home. (why don’t we just call it the suburbs like everybody else…?) Peaceful and tranquil. When you stand still long enough, listen, and observe, and I mean really listen; you’re privvy […]
"DEWEYCHEATUMNHOWE"
Spent the morning on a horse farm here in Orange County, NY with Ray Schnittker, harness racehorse trainer, driver & part owner of “DEWEYCHEATUMNHOWE” the 3-year old undefeated colt who’s the favorite in Saturday’s $1.5 Million Hambletonian at the Meadowlands Racetrack. Was down there yesterday for the post position selection luncheon and press conference with […]
EMPIRE STATE GAMES in Binghamton, NY. July 24 – 27, 2008.
I am at the EMPIRE STATE GAMES thru the weekend here in Binghamton, NY. Made the 3 hour drive thru summer morning downpours and went right to work at the track, and later at women’s basketball. As you can probably guess by now, I really dig shooting sports, at just about any level of competition. […]
