Colleges of the Fenway dance classes for the Chronicle of Higher Education
May 5, 2017

I spent an evening photographing dance classes for the Chronicle of Higher Education at Simmons College, one of the Colleges of the Fenway, for a story about colleges sharing costs across institutions to provide more services and classes to students. The participants in these tap and jazz classes are students from the 6 separate colleges that make up the the Colleges of the Fenway consortium.

This was one of the most challenging shoots I've had in recent memory. It was a bit like covering a sport without goals or out-of-bounds in a poorly lit room: there was no way to anticipate the action and no safe spot to put my lights. Tap dancing in an enclosed space is also incredibly loud, so it was difficult to direct the portrait I needed to take.

Thanks as always to Erica at the Chronicle for another great assignment.

A few minutes in the life of CNN’s Dana Bash for Elle
October 27, 2016

While covering the Republican National Convention for Mother Jones, I got a call for a quick assignment following CNN's Chief Political Correspondent Dana Bash for Elle.com.

It was supposed to be a sort of day-in-the-life profile, but I had just a little more than about 20 minutes with her as she arranged interviews by phone on the delegate floor and as she prepared for a hit teasing to a later segment in one of the network's booths. Everyone was busy, and even though my photoshoot was probably the last thing she needed to deal with that day, she couldn't have been nicer. 

You can see a few other pictures from the shoot at Elle.com: CNN Anchor, single mom, and master multitasker Dana Bash.

Jim Gilmore campaign for Time magazine
March 8, 2016

A big thank you to Paul at Time magazine for his continued support for my work throughout the New Hampshire primary. He hired me for the final two days of the primary to follow around last-place Republican nominee Jim Gilmore, the former governor of Virginia. It was a quirky but fascinating story, and I'm really happy with how it turned out.

You can see the full story on Time's website: Finishing Last: A Day in the Life of Presidential Candidate Jim Gilmore.

Tasty Burger, The Verb Hotel, and other Fenway nightlife for the New York Times
January 9, 2016

A few weeks ago I got a call from the New York Times to photograph the late-night scene in Boston's Fenway area, focusing especially on The Verb hotel and the late-night crowd at Tasty Burger's outdoor window. It was a fun shoot and a great chance to explore a part of the city that I don't spend much time in.

You can see the article and a few of my pictures here: Fenway Park’s Neighborhood Changes, but Keeps Its Character

Labor Day spotlight on MIT’s custodians
September 16, 2015

For Labor Day for MIT's News Office, I photographed a handful of custodians in the school's Department of Facilities. I've really shot against a backdrop and I had about 45 minutes to photograph 11 people before they clocked out after a night shift, so the project was a wonderful challenge. We chose a simple white background to emphasize the faces and personality across the diverse staff.

The images ended up as MIT's homepage for the Labor Day weekend.

On the street in Xian, China
July 8, 2015

I had a couple of days in Xian, China, in between trips to Chongqing, Yan'an, and Pingliang last year. It was brutally hot, but I tried to get out and explore for at least a few hours each day. The town's a common stop on the tourist route; the Terracotta Warriors were found not far outside the city.

But on this visit, I decided to spend my time mostly outside the city walls in the growing outer districts where people live. I went to out-of-the-way parks, took subways and buses to the ends of their lines, ducked into alleyway markets, found small temples not listed in tourguides, and otherwise just tried to go to places where a tourist might not have reason to go.


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