I recently completed a shoot at a soup kitchen in Waynesville, NC. I was amazed at how many of the guests had and were actively using cell phones. On a recent trip to Atlanta, my wife and I were panhandled on the way to the local Einstein Bagelry at Woodruff Park on south Peachtree Street. We ordered in and 30 minutes later while we were finishing our breakfast and the Sunday morning edition of the…
K.B Medford framed by the West Fork metal truss bridge on the race course of the Lake Logan International Triathlon.
[portfolio_slideshow] The fifth annual Running of the Lights at Forsyth County's (NC) Tanglewood Park. This event occurs every year on New Years Eve. The Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina was the event charity.
Each autumn, the Dixie Classic Fair returns to Winston-Salem (NC); 2012 was it's 130th year. The fair began in the former town of Salem as a grain exposition in 1882. There are competitions for everything imaginable, one of the longest standing is the Dairy Cattle competition populated by young competitors who spend a year grooming their cows for show. There is a lot of "down-time", some of which is waiting for your place in line to…
The inaugural Asheville (NC) Marathon is making history by having the association of a nationally recognized running coach, ultra marathoner, and entrepreneur as its official training coach, Danny Dreyer. Danny with his wife, Katherine, founded the instructional running curriculum, Chi Running, now based in Asheville. Worldwide testimonies impresses one that Chi Running and Walking can be a life game changer for new and seasoned runners and walkers alike. For those lucky enough to live near Asheville and be a…
An unfortunate couple who lost both of their mattresses off of the roof of the parked car in front of the visible truck -- on westbound I-40 Business in Winston-Salem, NC.
I receive personal pleasure by creating occasions which bring constellations of memories and relationships into view at one time. An intent on a recent clear evening around 11:00 pm was to execute a test exposure for a motion time-lapse project that I will be doing for Grandfather Mountain this winter. I chose the Waterrock Knob Overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway, looking west towards the Smokies. The foreground incidentally included an old fir snag which was the subject material of…
I was fortunate to have attended the "Documentary Summit" in Raleigh this past weekend with seminars led by experts in the documentary arts. The experience will help me do a better job of celebrating others. The workshop sponsored by Trailblazers Studios offered a unique opportunity to connect, share, learn and collaborate. This is the scene that I encountered after returning from lunch. It could not have been more set up for a rapid fire iPhone photo.
For what began as a "controlled burn" two days ago is now categorized as "uncontrolled" and "uncontained."
