I was recently hired to document the happenings at the Nova Cafe, a popular breakfast restaurant in downtown Bozeman, Montana. Between documenting the culture and atmosphere of the diner, I also made professional business portraits of the awesome Nova boss lady Serena Rundberg and her partners. The Nova Cafe has become the breakfast staple that it is due to their commitment to serving the highest quality, most sustainable ingredients sourced as close to Bozeman as possible and making everything from scratch here in their kitchen. This shoot was a lot of fun. Here are some of my favorites. -M
- Montana State University mascot "Champ" gets a hug as he makes his way through the crowd of the MSU vs Sacramento State University Men's basketball game Thursday evening.
- Kelly Roberti and Yae Inoue were married Leap Day 2012 but she was forced to leave the country a month later on March 7th 2012. Ever since, the couple have petitioning immigration and recently were able to be reunited.
- Wilson Bianchini, 12, shares a laugh between bites of jambalaya with his Big Brothers mentor Wilson Raska, right, as they hung out Wednesday afternoon at Cafe Zydeco in Bozeman.
- Bozeman High School swimmer Quinn Powell competes in the Boys Open 200m I.M. race during his team's only home swim meet Saturday afternoon at the Bozeman Swim Center.
- Wraparound facilitators Mecklen Davis and K.C. McLaughlin work with local kids and families on behavorial issues throughout Gallatin County.
- Catherine Savery shows off her 8-month-old son Adam to her fellow Bozeman School District music teachers before the start of their rehearsal Tuesday evening in the high school band room.
- Packed tight into a yurt for a lesson on how to jig, dozens of kids and their families flocked to Hebgen Lake in West Yellowstone Saturday afternoon for a day of ice fishing.
- Debra Bonkoski, right, of Idaho Falls, grins after hitting her target as volunteer instructor Mark Petroni, center, gives instruction on breathing during a biathlon demo day at the Rendezvous Ski Trail in West Yellowstone Saturday afternoon.
- Montana State University student Gavin Lommatsch president of the MSU Logging Sports Club.
Well, the changing tides of the media world reached us here yet again in Bozeman, Montana. For the past 2 1/2 years, I’ve been a staff photographer at the Bozeman Daily Chronicle. Last Friday morning, I was called at home by my editor and told that I and a few other employees throughout the newspaper had been laid off. Budget cuts by our parent company that was effective immediately. Ugh. Not easy news to hear. It’s been a great run documenting the people of Bozeman and surrounding communities through pictures for the newspaper. A ten year run as a newspaper photojournalist. Not bad. Crazy how all that time flies. It was a good run. I had a lot of fun telling stories, meeting people and taking candid photos. I won’t be putting the camera down anytime soon. I look to the future and I’m optimistic. Now I can focus other photographic endeavors. Plans are in the works. For a while now I’ve been growing my Greener Visuals Photography business and I plan to continue developing that as one of many creative outlets. Here are my favorite photos from my last couple of weeks with the Bozeman Daily Chronicle. Here I go. Onward to new horizons. More to come on that front. Stay tuned. -Mike Greener

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