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Watching the Wolves and Wildlife in Yellowstone Park

Watching the Wolves and Wildlife in Yellowstone Park

I’ve been settling into my new surroundings quite nicely here in Bozeman. I’ve been surprised how quickly I’ve adapted into this new mountain lifestyle. After my first full week at my new staff photographer job at the Bozeman Daily Chronicle, I decided to take up an offer from a new friend to cross country ski [...]

Steelhead Fly Fishing on the Eel River and Redwood Creek in Northern California

Steelhead Fly Fishing on the Eel River and Redwood Creek in Northern California

My mini vacation/moving road trip has come to an end. Tomorrow I start my new job as a staff photojournalist at the Bozeman Daily Chronicle newspaper in Bozeman, Montana. As I was leaving California, I managed to squeeze in one last steelhead fly fishing trip with my buddies Kara, Allison and Ryan for a two [...]

California Curtain Call

California Curtain Call

Well the final hours of my last day as a Daily Republic staff photographer have come and gone. I’ve had a great 3 1/2 year run covering the Solano County community here near the San Francisco Bay Area. I did a lot of growth here as a shooter and now I look to the horizon [...]

Winter Steelhead Fishing on the Rogue River in Southern Oregon

Winter Steelhead Fishing on the Rogue River in Southern Oregon

It’s never too cold to fish. Back in December I headed up north for another weekend steelhead mission with my friends Ryan and Rich. I am not a morning person but when there is an opportunity to float on the Rogue River, I somehow find the motivation. Coffee helps. We left Ryan’s house early in [...]

Steelhead Fly Fishing on the Trinity River in Northern California

Steelhead Fly Fishing on the Trinity River in Northern California

Back in November the urge to get out on the water over came me. In the last six years of living living here, I’ve come to really love winter steelhead fishing in northern California. Especially on the swing. I feel fortunate that some of my good friends share the same passion. This trip was my [...]

Fly Fishing for Coho Salmon on Kodiak Island, Alaska

Fly Fishing for Coho Salmon on Kodiak Island, Alaska

Holy moly! I’m a bit backed up with my blog posts. I’ve been meaning to post this one for a while now.  A couple months back I got an invite from my friend Allison to join her on a trip up to Alaska for a week of fly fishing for the coho salmon run on [...]

My 2011 Best of Photojournalism photographs

My 2011 Best of Photojournalism photographs

The final hours are counting down for 2011. What a year. For me it was a rebuilding year both professionally and physically. I started out the year with being hit by a car while out on assignment for my newspaper and the result has been an intensive year of doctors visits, pain management and rehabilitation. [...]

A look back on December 2011 in Fairfield California

A look back on December 2011 in Fairfield California

Man where did the year go? To tell the truth I’m glad to be over with it. It has been a long year of doctor visits and general soreness with my injuries from my Christmas 2010 car accident. I’m looking forward to the new year. Looking back on my work for December I feel like [...]

I’ll be Home for Christmas – Military Dad Surprises Daughter on stage at her Holiday Dance Recital

I'll be Home for Christmas - Military Dad Surprises Daughter on stage at her Holiday Dance Recital

Yesterday evening I covered a tear jerker of a story for my newspaper. We found out late in the day that a Travis Air Force Base military dad was going to be surprising his 4-year-old daughter and wife by coming home early and show up at the daughter’s dance recital here in downtown Fairfield. His [...]

Fall Colors around Fairfield California

Fall Colors around Fairfield California

Upon my return to work recently after my bout with pneumonia, I was given a fun, but hasty assignment by my photo editor. Often times planned scheduled stories won’t work out for some reason or another which leaves the management to scramble to fill the void. Such a time came a week or two ago, [...]