Saturday, June 28, 2008

Sankofa ‘08


Nershell Davis dances during the 8th annual Sankofa Festival held Saturday June 28, 2008 at Timrod Park in Florence. Sankofa, a Akan word from the African country of Ghana, meaning "go back and fetch it" celebrates the lessons of the past while planning for the future.


Jasmine Hughs leads a team of dancers as the group performs at the 8th annual Sankofa Festival.

Thursday, June 19, 2008

In case you were wondering



Ever since I moved to Florence in August last year I have driven past the farm on Cashua Drive with the funky twisted chimney. I have always wondered why the chimney had the strange twist in it. Yesterday, by chance I went to the farm for an upcoming story on owner George Harrington who was born in the front room of the house which once stood around the chimney. He said he wasn't sure but thinks it was build this way to heat all four rooms of the house. Anybody out there know anything else about these twisted chimneys? It’s so interesting to me and I'd love to learn more.

Tuesday, June 03, 2008

Florence Debate








A few photos from tonight's Florence Mayoral Debate at FMU. Considering I am still kind of new here in Florence, it was quite an education for me.

Saturday, May 31, 2008

Baseball



I love baseball, working or not. Last summer while I interned with The Salisbury Post in Salisbury N.C. I spent most of my summer nights working on the ball field. This week I was lucky enough to shoot 2 Redwolves games, a rare treat for me as I generally work day shift. I hope to have many more nights on the ball field this summer, working or not.

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

A fly on my lunch..


I was shooting an illustration on picnic safety today when I had a visitor to my sandwich. See Saturday's Morning News for the final photo.

Saturday, May 24, 2008

I love my job


An aerial view of the infield from the helicopter.


Me on the DC-3 yesterday.
I say it all the time, I truly love my job. I get to do some really amazing things everyday and this year's May Fly, my first, was no exception. On Friday I rode in a Biplane and a DC-3 transporter, today I rode in a helicopter with the door off. Totally cool.

May Fly


Robert Elliott of Lake City watches the MX-2 perform as part of the May Fly Air Show on May 24, 2008.

Saturday, May 10, 2008

Track Details












Sometimes its just about the details

OK I admit it .. I’m a fan of












Kasey Kahne...

Driver Portraits
I spent the better part of Friday working on driver portraits, these are some of my favorites




Coors Light Pole Winner Greg Biffle




Clint Bowyer




Jimmie Johnson




Jamie McMurray




Martin Truex Jr.




Kurt and Eva Busch




And everybody's favorite Kyle Busch

Friday, May 09, 2008

That time of year

One of the things I was most excited about when I took my job with the Morning News was the opportunity to cover NASCAR at Darlington. So far the experience has been everything I hope it would be, exciting, loud, and yes a bit overwhelming too. I am loving being here this weekend and will try to post more photos later today.

Saturday, April 26, 2008

Sleeping



I was working on a story today and saw this beautiful baby girl sleeping in the corner, I thought she was a doll at first, then saw her breath and watched her for a long time.

Thursday, April 24, 2008

In the grass



I sat down in the grass this morning while I drank my coffee and noticed the sparkle

Saturday, April 19, 2008

Amusements



Sisters Isis and Aijah Commander of Andrews, S.C. search for a way out of the Hall of Mirrors during the 20th Annual Hemingway BBQ-Shag Festival helpd April 17-19th in downtown Hemingway.

Friday, April 18, 2008

Oh the places I get to go



This morning I was 200 feet above the ground to take photos of the new sign at the McDonalds next to I95.