Black & White Spider Awards: 12th Annual Edition

I am honored to have four of my photographs included in this year's Black & White Spider Awards, in four different categories.

Honorable Mention

Photojournalism

""Breathe, just Breathe"" 

portrait of a patient awaiting a double lung transplant. She fights for every breath.

Nominee
People"Maine Ocean" 
A very quick dip in the cold waters of the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Maine.

Nominee
Portrait
"Tremaine, in Dorcester" 

Nominee
Architectural

"The Wharf" 
The Shacks down by the wharf in Maine

Little League

If it is spring, then there are tons of little kids swinging bats, catching baseballs and looking up to the MLB players.  The first Little League game was played in 1939.  The basic goals of Little League then were to provide the basic fundamental principals of good sportsmanship, teamwork and fairplay, all skills that can be used later in life.  

Support your local little league.  If you have a player, help out.   The organization is run by volunteers, and you can never have enough volunteers.

Sea Breeze

...trying to make more of an effort to post a picture on the blog, just  because someone might decide to look. 
This photo is from Sea Breeze Amusement Park in Rochester, New York.  The park is quaint and overlooks  Lake Ontario.  The whole park can be done in 2 hours.    The swings over look the great lake. It is quite a view when you are up in the air.

Thank you Pro Photo Daily!

A big thank you to Pro Photo Daily for helping to raise awareness for the people of Haiti and The Rasin Foundation!

http://www.ai-ap.com/publications/pro-photo-daily/

Going through files.....

www.cleggphoto.com

Do you go back and see what you might have missed during your first edit?  

Recent portrait of youth......

Happy July 4!

Happy July 4th!

A day on the farm

This shot is from a catalog shoot for Smartpak.  It was a great day to be on the farm.

Found Forward Collection, "Strange Portraits"

This photo of Abbie eating watermelon is featured on Found Folios, Found Forward Collection,"Strange Portraits". Take a look at some of the other fun photos that were chosen.

http://www.foundfolios.com/FoundForward/Strange-Portraits

7th inning stretch

The invention of roll film helped to bring photography in to the mainstream.

George Eastman, the inventor of roll film, helped to bring photography into the mainstream. What would George think today? The digital world has enabled everyone to be a photographer. Has digital photography devalued photographers?

How about some new artwork this holiday?

Looking for a unique gift this holiday season. Allposters.com is having a 20% off sale until December 11. Your gift will arrive ready for hanging.