A Giant Mushroom and Community Journalism
These types of stories are why I entered into this career in the first place. When John called me last Thursday and asked me if I would rather go on a story about a giant mushroom or cover a press conference happening at the same time my response was a very quick "yes". Mushrooms always trump press conferences. Dwight and I headed to the home of C.W. "Cam" Choate to see what was up with this giant mushroom he had found near his Florence home. Sometimes these types of stories don't make the best photos yet there is something I like about this one. I have been told by a few people that its a "nothing" photo, however to me it was more about the opportunity I had to hang out with Mr. Choate and learn a little about his life. My favorite part of this job is getting to meet the different people in our community, it never stops amazing me how willing people are to allow me into their lives, tell me their stories and allow me to make their photograph. Some photos are good, some are great, and some just become favorites because of the people and stories they are associated with. This is the case here, I love this photo, "nothing" or not and I love what I do for a living everyday.
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on 02/06 at 10:46 AM
Great picture, Rebecca! We know Jerry Long, the biology professor who checked out Mr. Choate’s mushroom. Jerry sent us a link to the article, and the first thing I did after reading it was look for a picture! I figured there had to be photograph of something that sounds that outlandish, and thanks to you I wasn’t disappointed.