Included in Crosscut and De Los (LA Times) Best Photos of 2023
Crosscut's 2023 Photos of the Year
Two of my photos from a story about the use of federal pandemic relief money being used at the Emerald Downs horserace track in Auburn, WA, were included in Crosscut’s 2023 Photos of the Year. You can see other photos from the assignment here. Thanks to Genna for the original assignment and for including me among all the other great work last year at Crosscut!
The best De Los photos of 2023
One of my photos, of Los Hernandez’s asparagus and pepperjack tamales, was selected for the Los Angeles Times’ Best De Los Photos of 2023. De Los is a special section at the LA Times focusing on the Latino experience in the United States. You can see other photos of the assignment, about food in the Yakima Valley, in the recent work section of my website. Thanks to Rachel, Raul, and the rest of the LAT and De Los photo teams for the assignment and including me in the year-end list!
Now based in Seattle, Washington
After twelve years in Boston, my family and I have moved back to Seattle. We last lived there almost twenty years ago and have been wanting to return for a long time. With our five-year-old about to start kindergarten, we decided that now was the time to move closer to family and old friends, and back to a region of the US we hold close to our hearts.
My daughter and I spent June 2023 driving slowly across the country with stops to visit friends, family, and roadside attractions.
We’re now settling into our new house in Seattle and I’m especially keen to explore with fresh eyes a region I’ve known all my life.
↑ Seattle Center, July 2023
Image SELECTED for American-Photography 39 book
One of my photos, of a group of protesters gather in Boston after the fall of Roe v. Wade has been SELECTED for inclusion in the American Photography 39 book. It’s always an honor to have work recognized in the book, and I’ve been lucky to be awarded by American Photography for the past 8 years (My work has previously been recognized by the organization in American Photography 38, 37, 36, 35, 34, 33, 32, and 30.)
The jury, who selected 443 images to represent the best pictures of 2022, included Maïa Booker, The Wall Street Journal; David Cooper, Freelance Photo Editor; Maura Friedman, National Geographic; Lauryn Hill, WIRED; Amy Kellner, The New York Times Magazine; Robert Miller, The Washington Post; Laura Oliverio, CNN; Amy Silverman, Airbnb; Allyson Torrisi, People; Karen Williams, Freelance Photo Director and Producer; Andrea Wise, ProPublica; and Cengiz Yar, Rest of World.
In Bulgaria April 19 to 30, 2023
Lecturers at the MadePro.bg conference April 21-23, 2023.
I’m very excited to be returning to Bulgaria this week to participate in the MadePro.bg photo conference in Pomorie and then travel to Sofia to exhibit work from the Baltics and talk with local photojournalists.
I last visited Bulgaria in 2016 to exhibit my work on the 2016 election with BG Press Photo and had such a wonderful time. I’m looking forward to reconnecting with the photo community there.
