I've been photographing the Occupy Boston demonstrations on and off over the past few weeks, and Michael over BagNewsNotes was interested enough in my images to feature and discuss one such picture, of a protester holding the "Don't Tread on Me" Gadsden flag while protesting outside one of downtown Boston's high-rises. The discussion hinges on what initially drew me to make the picture: the protester is using a flag most recently associated with the Tea Party movement and in so doing conflates big banks with oppressive government. You can see more images of the Occupy Boston protests at my archive: Coverage of Occupy Boston

Virtual Education Targets Rise of Autism About a month after visiting DC for portfolio meetings, I got an email from Charlie at Education Week with my first assignment for the publication. For a story in a package on the use of technology in education for students with special needs, I photographed Jack Ursitti, a seven-year-old with autism who uses an iPad for language learning and leisure activities. I spent a couple of hours with Jack as he worked with a therapist and teacher at his home outside of Boston. The story is behind Education Week's paywall, though you can see an excerpt here: Virtual Education Targets Rise of Autism You can see more pictures from the shoot at my archive: Education Week - Jack Ursitti - Virtual Education Targets Rise of Autism or at the recent work section of this website: Outtakes: Education Week – Virtual Education Targets Rise of Autism

I was happy to get a phone call a few weeks ago from Nicole at Education Week for an assignment in Rhode Island as part of the publication's September 11th coverage this year. You can read the story online at Education Week's website: For Muslim Students, Life Changed After Sept. 11 More pictures from the shoot can be seen in my archive: Education Week - Shayreen Izoli - For Muslim Students, Life Changed After Sept. 11 or in the recent work section of my website: Outtakes: Education Week – For Muslim Students, Life Changed After Sept. 11

Right before my recent travel across the US, I got a call from Erica at The Chronicle of Higher Education for a couple of assignments in New Hampshire for a story on the increasing role of online degrees at traditional universities. In the past few years, Southern New Hampshire University has increased its online offerings, and it has been a boon for the school. Now the school has students worldwide, earning fully-accredited degrees primarily online. For the shoot, I spent an evening at home with the Fiore family, two full-time-working parents and their young child, as Dan and Jennifer finished coursework for a mathematics course at SNHU. The next day, I met up with SNHU president Paul LeBlanc for portraits at the university's College of Online and Continuing Education offices in downtown Manchester, New Hampshire. It was a fun shoot, and you can see the photos used by the publication and the story online at the Chronicle's website: Online Venture Energizes Vulnerable College You can see more images from the shoots at my archive: Chronicle of Higher Education - Online Venture Energizes Vulnerable College - Study at home and Chronicle of Higher Education - Online Education - SNHU President Paul LeBlanc

I'll be traveling between Seattle and Boston, taking a couple of weeks starting about August 24th, and periodically available for assignment. The route isn't set in stone; still haven't decided which Dakota to go through (though the South's roadside attractions are beckoning), don't know if it'll be Illinois or the Upper Peninsula. Editors, let me know if you need any pictures from the northern half of the US; readers, let me know if you want to meet up.

I've just added a new story to my website, coverage of the New Hampshire presidential campaign. Thus far, I've photographed a parade in New Hampshire attended by thousands of people and candidates Mitt Romney and Jon Huntsman. Now based in Boston, I'm planning periodic trips to cover the race to the White House as it unfolds in the Granite State. As always, I'm available for assignment work to cover this story. You can see more related work at my website: Romney and Hunstman - 4th of July - Amherst, NH