If you are in the United States, I’m sure you’re looking forward to the Thanksgiving holiday tomorrow. You probably also know, and may be participating in, that other distinctly American holiday: Black Friday. For those of you outside the US, Black Friday is one of the biggest shopping days of the y...

As part of the annual Fotoweek/DC festivities, I signed up to have a senior photo editor at National Geographic review my portfolio. While I’ve certainly had a lot of people look at my work informally, this type of formal review is something I’ve never done. In fact, while I have an online portfolio...

There is a shift under way that could change photojournalism. Digital single-lens reflex cameras (DSLR) now capture high-definition video, and top photographers are using them with amazing success.

Demotix is a citizen-journalism website and photo agency. It takes user-generated content (UGC) and photographs from freelance journalists and amateurs, and markets them to the mainstream media.

On 15 June 2008, the children of New Askar Refugee Camp participated in a parade to honor child “martyrs”. This included any child resident of the camp who had died or had been killed within the last few years. This mostly celebratory march took a somber turn when it ended at the grave of Jamil Abdu...

On Monday, 3 November 2008, I drove to Manassas in the hopes of getting some good photos of then-Senator Obama’s last campaign rally. As I stood in the press area for the rally, I debated whether or not to give up the press access in order to get some photos from the crowd. The press area wasn’t rea...

On Wednesday, I had the opportunity to cover a hearing in front of the US House Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights and Oversight.

Over the last couple months, I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about my photography and where I want it to go. I’ve been spending so much time and effort trying to cover all bases with my photography… ...

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"You don't take a photograph. You ask, quietly, to borrow it." ~Author Unknown My Gear: Canon 450D 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 50mm f/1.8 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 Anything I make out of Photography, I put it back into Photography.