busy busy…and the start of a story

July 18, 2014

Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers patrol Broad Ripple from Friday night through early Saturday morning.

Owners Kari Nickander and Adam Perry, with their children Ava, 7, and Otto, 9, at General American Donut Co., on 827 S. East Street set to open on Thursday, July 10, 2014.

The Queens of Sheeba contortionists from Ethiopia perform in the UniverSoul Circus at the Lafayette Square Mall in Indianapolis on Tuesday, July 15, 2014.

Adele Schluge, 59, of the Holy Cross neighborhood, far right, and other show their support during the funeral processional for IMPD Officer Perry Renn at 2:44 p.m., on the 3700 block of East 38th Street in Indianapolis on Friday, July 11, 2014.

Nate Stone high-kicks Fiji Wildman during a WCWO match in Indianapolis on Friday, July 11, 2014.

Audience members step outside for a smoke break during a WCWO match in Indianapolis on Friday, July 11, 2014.

Pogo bleeds after being hit with a broom during a WCWO match in Indianapolis on Friday, July 11, 2014.

Pogo and Bob Rogers lie in the floor near the ring after being injured during a WCWO match in Indianapolis on Friday, July 11, 2014.

Indianapolis has been busy the past few weeks. A police officer was killed in the line of duty over the Fourth of July weekend. The city has come together since, with numerous peace rallies and vigils, and thousands coming out for his funeral and procession. Security was beefed up in many bar-heavy areas, and the city is still a bit on edge this weekend with the Black Expo happening downtown.

I also am starting a story I hope to explore more in the next few weeks. Pro wrestlers in Indianapolis converge at a run down garage just southwest of downtown on Friday nights. The crowd is small, but loyal every week.

USA!

July 5, 2014

This week I photographed a paralympics event, a World Cup viewing party and the downtown Indianapolis fireworks party and display. My vision may be limited to red, white and blue at this point.

From left, Rachel McCluskey, 17, Teresa Meyer, 16, and her sister Kathleen Meyer, 14, all of Indianapolis, react to a near goal for the U.S. during the Belgium vs. USA World Cup first round tournament game viewing party on Mass Ave., in Indianapolis, on T

Men round the curve in the 200 meter run during the 2014 Indy International wheelchair races at Carroll Stadium at IUPUI in Indianapolis on Saturday, June 28, 2014.

Friends Lisa Tolle, left, and Mandi Hall, both of Fishers, blow bubbles before the start of the 21st annual Navigate Indy This Evening, or N.I.T.E. Ride, at Carroll Stadium at IUPUI in Indianapolis on Saturday, June 28, 2014. Thousands of cyclists rode th

The fireworks display from the top of the Regions Bank Tower during the Donatos Downtown Freedom Blast in Indianapolis on Friday, July 4, 2014.

Medical assistant Melissa Yurack, injects a numbing agent into the underarm of Judy Randall, of Indianapolis, before she is treated with MiraDry, an underarm treatment to remove odor, sweat and hair, at Gillian Plastic Surgery in Indianapolis on Monday, J

Marria Asante-Doyle, of Indianapolis, and her daughter Charlie, 6, watch the fireworks display shooting from the top of the Regions Bank Tower during the Donatos Downtown Freedom Blast in Indianapolis on Friday, July 4, 2014.

First week (or so) at the Indianapolis Star

June 28, 2014

I’ve begun at the Indianapolis as a Pulliam photo fellow, and I really like it so far. All the other photographers are super helpful and fun so far. And the Indianapolis, as a city, is great, though I still have lots of exploring to do.

Here is a bit of what I’ve done in my first(ish) week.

Alexander Bussey, 11, of Indianapolis, does the splits and celebrates with his team after they won a game of waterball at the Firefighter for a Day Camp at the Warren Township Government Center on Tuesday, June 17, 2014.

The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department SWAT team searches for Joshua Curbeaux on the 1600 block of South State Avenue on Wednesday, June 18, 2014.

An Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department SWAT team member takes a drink of water as they search for Joshua Curbeaux on the 1600 block of South State Avenue on Wednesday, June 18, 2014.

Volunteer Morgan Contos, 13, of Indianapolis, takes a dog outside to play at Animal Care and Control in Indianapolis on Friday, June 20, 2014.

Ayumi Olmos, 3, plays in a tunnel on the playground at Bluff Park in Indianapolis on Friday, June 27, 2014.

Ariel Hert, 19, of Shoals, Ind., has her cap adjusted by her mom, Retha, during the fourth annual Riley Hematology/Oncology Graduation Celebration at the Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis on Friday, June 27, 2014. Ariel underwent cancer treatmen

Older stuff

June 28, 2014

It has been an embarrassingly long time since I’ve blogged my work, and I want to get in the habit again. I think it pushes me to analyze my work more. I’m starting this new blog page because it is part of my already established portfolio website, but to see some of my (much) older stuff, head over here.

Thanks so much for bearing with me.