This week we delve a little more deeply into a five stories of everyday people in and around Our Fair City. You can read further about them on the newspaper’s website through the links provided below: 1) Ex-felons baptized in sunset ceremony at Forgiveness House http://www.commercialappeal.com/photos/2010/aug/24/183639/ http://www.commercialappeal.com/photos/2010/aug/24/183555/ 2) Elvis Tribute Artists take the stage during [...]

Here’s a video from our pre-baby past. More photos to come once we get our lives settled into some semblance of normalcy again. While traveling around Europe, my Charming Southern Bride and I spent three working on an Irish cattle farm. We thought it was going to be a romantic pastoral escape in delightful scenery. [...]

An abbreviated telling of Miss Eliza Clementine’s appearance on the scene.

Same as last week. My camera should be fixed (or replaced) by next week, or else I’ll just suck it up and shoot like I used to. Also, please brace yourselves for the torrent of baby photos that are sure to come after my charming Southern bride pops out a new human in our living [...]

My camera and best lens were destroyed this weekend by a renegade sprinkler. While I try to calm down and fix the situation, I’m dipping into the archives a bit. Normally I photograph stuff that’s happening. I’m much better at finding things to photograph than I am at creating things to photograph. However, some publication [...]

Still at it. This week we’ve got hot jobs and cold jobs, odd jobs, political action, produce and sports. Such a beautiful variety of people right around my house. Gratuitous copyright announcement: All images copyright their respective owners/publishers and may not be copied or reproduced in any way

“He works hard for the money…” And once again…Ladies and gentlemen, the breadth of the human experience. Gratuitous copyright announcement: All images copyright their respective owners/publishers and may not be copied or reproduced in any way

It’s a living.

…with a little Utah, Idaho and Wyoming for flavor.

Lately I’ve been fortunate to photograph lots of happy times in the life of Our Fair City.

Poor pouty pooch.

All I do everyday is drive around and shove my camera in strangers’ faces. It’s a living.

All I do everyday is drive around and shove my camera in strangers’ faces. It’s a living.

Our Hero the Traveler feels discouraged for the first time. However, he feels certain he’s further from where he started than to wherever he’s going, so Our Hero the Traveler trudges on.

Our Hero is still missing. Until he turns up, enjoy this video medley, edited together in the order they were shot.

…thinks to himself, “Slow down.”

…gets down in it, goes right up the middle, in between and through it walking a straight line all the way.

…can’t say for sure where it is he’s supposed to be going. He’s in no hurry to get there though, and he’s not too worried about it.

Ahhh! Breathe deep, feel the sun and smell the rain. Here are just a few of the things I found after coming out of hibernation last week from what seemed like the longest, darkest, most bitter winter I can remember.

Question: “Why are you hangin’ around the women’s dressing room, Brandon?”

113,000 tires were brought in to Mac’s Tire Recyclers on Elvis Presley Blvd. during the latest round of the city-sponsored recycling campaign. The effort has the dual benefits of cleaning up illegal tire dumps and putting cash in citizens’ pockets.

A look at a two day fashion photo session from behind the camera.

Had a bit of a nervous tick with my shutter finger this week.

I’ve had assignments for the paper nearly everyday lately, so here’s some of the things I’ve been pointing my camera at while on the clock.

Nephew of Lightning Hopkins, this legendary Delta blues man is still at it after more than 80 years making music.