Stampede 2011

For my coverage of Stampede I basically focused on the headliners, we had another photographer, Logan Jones who covered the people side. This is Brad Paisley, the main headliner of the festival.


Brad Paisley.


Man there are some interesting people at this thing.


Blake Shelton.


Jarrod Niemann.

Juneteenth 2011

This is the shot that ran in the Sunday Manhattan Mercury with a story on Juneteenth. Juneteenth is a festival that celebrates black independence marking the day the South discovered slavery had been made illegal. Every year there is a Gospel fest, a parade, and several booths of vendors and phenomenal BBQ. This shot is of the Kansas City Marching Falcons during the parade on 11th St, the guy in the foreground, Charles Sanders, is doing a backflip.

What a Gusher

I go cruising for news for the paper most days, and in a town the size of Manhattan you start to know the hot spots for action. I had checked this area out by the dam a week before after some heavy rainfall and the outlet tubes were closed because relief area waters had risen too high. I came back the other day and they had one tube open which was letting out the most OUTRAGEOUS amount of water! This was what I turned out from it.

Phoenix Flair

I'm pretty sure these are vultures, they were circling around the sky by the lake so I stopped my car to catch a few frames and was happy how they turned out. I really like the color from the sun flare in the top one.

Mechanic Mommy

I covered this lady, Nicole Moore, for a profile about her for the paper. She is a graduate from the local technical college and got hired at an auto shop in Junction City after graduating. This tattooed lady mechanic is also a mother of a four year old girl. These two were great to photograph because the mom didn't mind me being around and did a great job keeping her daughter busy with some intense tickling so I could capture some great smiles. It always works out best when your subjects are comfortable around you.

Tennis for fun and exercise

These guys were playing tennis one morning at the main park in town. I was looking for a feature photo anyway, and this just really spoke to me, I'm always thinking about the future and as a retired old man I hope to enjoy life as much as these guys seem to enjoy themselves.