Photographing a Bobcat!

Last summer I was contacted by my alma mater Ohio University. They hired me to photograph a fellow Bobcat in my area who had been chosen to make a local TedTalk about her passion for running. Passion to run a half marathon in all 50 states before reaching age 50, to be exact.

Woah!

The first time I photographed Tiffany, I got up god-awful early for good light and we wandered her neighborhood in south Boston and found great spots to capture both her, and the beautiful place she run in.

A week of so later, I visited her at Salem State College and photographer her there too.

You can click here to read the story about Tiffany, an amazing woman, and here are some shots that didn’t run. One of my favorites is the one where I asked her to be all serious, standing in the sun, and she just couldn’t do it. What a smile!

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Strings for Sistema Gala

I really enjoy shooting for Carriage House Violins of Johnson String Instrument, but this gala they had me cover for The Johnson String Project was especially nice because of it's cause. Michael and Kitty Dukakis were in attendance as was the mayor of Newton, Setti Warren.

BU Remembers

I'm proud that this idea came to me.

I'm happy I followed through with it.

BU Remembers

CASE Award

I was excited and surprised to get a message from my friend Shannon on my FB page earlier in the week, "Sooooo...I understand BU did damn good in CASE. How about that?" It took me a while to track down the results of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education's 2013 Circle of Excellence results, and I was confused when I found them, actually. It took me a moment to realize how well I'd done, and I'm really grateful for that. Also very cool? My coworker Vernon came in second!

Here are the images I entered.

All are copyrighted Boston University.

BU Update

I have nothing to say here except that I am a slacker and have fallen way behind in my BU work updates. Here's a glance at the last five months or so.  

James Kennedy (CGS'15), left, chats with Henry Reynoso, a second grader at Blackstone Elementary, during a visit to the class Decemeber 13, 2012. Members of BU's basketball team read with children in Sterling Scott's second grade classroom at Blackstone Elementary on December 13, 2012 for the 16th Annual Boston University Athletics Holiday Reading Program in conjunction with the Office of Government and Community Affairs. There are over 300 BU athletes and coaches participating in the event at various schools in the area.

Photo by Cydney Scott for Boston University

Jessica Hylek (CAS'15) from left, Julia Catalini (SED'14) and Vanessa Zarba (COM'15) grab a bite and hit the books int he GSU dining hall December 11, 2012 in preparation for finals. 

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Twenty eight people, including Janjay Innis (3rd year STH), in yellow, and Rev. Dr. Robin Olsen, (to right of Innis), joined together for solace and remembrance December 17, 2012 at Marsh Chapel. Innis organized the vigil to help herself and others deal with their feelings towards the recent events at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, CT.
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Rhett stops in for a visit in Sterling Scott's second grade classroom at Blackstone Elementary on December 13, 2012 for the 16th Annual Boston University Athletics Holiday Reading Program in conjunction with the Office of Government and Community Affairs. There are over 300 BU athletes and coaches participating in the event at various schools in the area.
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BU basketball team member Travis Robinson (SMG'14), left, follows along with Ilanddy Peres while she reads "Owl at Home" during the basketball team's recent visit to Sterling Scott's second grade classroom at Blackstone Elementary on December 13, 2012 for the16th Annual Boston University Athletics Holiday Reading Program. There are over 300 BU athletes and coaches participating in the event at various schools in the area.

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Hannah Lee (CGS'16) left, colors with her "little sister" Olivia Wong, 5, during the Career Service Centers' Siblings Winter Wonderland event at 750 Commonwealth Ave. December 8, 2012. The event provided a place for students to hang out with their siblings, listen to holiday music, make holiday cards, have their faces painted and watch some holiday skits put on by other kids. 

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Howard Brenton’s play, ANNE BOLEYN,  investigates the impact Anne Boleyn may have had on religion in England, in particular on King James and his Bible. Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA, Wimberly Theatre

Howard Brenton’s play, ANNE BOLEYN,  investigates the impact Anne Boleyn may have had on religion in England, in particular on King James and his Bible. Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA, Wimberly Theatre

Courtney Schwabe (CFA'14), left, and Julie Ostrow (CFA, COM'14) works together to install Schwabe's World AIDS Day poster in front of CFA November 28, 2012. The two, and their other Junior Design Studio class mates were assigned to design posters for World AIDS Day which are comprised of fliers that can work alone or together in one piece. World AIDS Day is December 1, and other students' work will be displayed across campus. 

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Chef Jacques Pepin makes the rounds during the event Celebrating Julia Child's Centenary at 808 Comm Ave November 7, 2012.

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Aerosmith performs a free outdoor concert November 5, 2012, in front of 1325 Comm Ave. where the band members used to live in the early 1970s. The concert comes on the eve of the release of the band’s 15th album, Music from Another Dimension.  A plaque was displayed in their honor at the building.

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A 78 pound pumpkin, the largest of all tossed from the roof of the Metcalf, lands at the foot of the Metcalf Science Center during the Annual Pumpkin Drop October 26, 2012. 

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Professor Martin Schmaltz, at right, looks on while John Ogren (ENG grad) lets go of a pumpkin that's been frozen in liquid nitrogen off the roof of the Metcalf Science Center during the Annual Pumpkin Drop October 26, 2012. 

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Participants in the 5K Run take off on the Charles River side of Storrow Dr. during the Trick or Trot Physical Therapy Fair October 26, 2012. About 65 people participated in the run, according to organizers.

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The Charles Ragatta

Heather Braun (CFA '08,'13), from left, and Rose Drucker (CFA'04), Agnes Kim (CFA'10, and BU string department faculty member Daniel Dona (CFA '05, '09)  of The Arneis Quartet performs in Newton Upper Falls October 13, 2012 during the Carriage House Violins' opening night of Modern Makers 2012, an international exhibit of select instruments and bows by today’s premier artisans.

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Corey Kronman (ENG'13) who is a member of the BU Free Running and Parkour Club works out in Marsh Plaza. 

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Student Advocacy Track Directors, Faculty Member Associate Professor of Pediatrics Megan Sandel (n gray), Lauren Feichtner who is Alumni Director, doing a fellowship at Children’s Hospital , and Dan Dworkis -- 4th year MED student.

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Justin Wiemer (SMG,COM'13) observes a solitary moment for himself along the Charles River during Hillel House's observance of Tashlich Monday September 17, 2012. Tashlich often observed during Rosh HaShanah. "Tashlich" means "casting off" in Hebrew and involves symbolically casting off the sins of the previous year by tossing pieces of bread or another food into a body of flowing water. Just as the water carries away the bits of bread, so too are sins symbolically carried away. In this way the participant hopes to start the New Year with a clean slate. About 60 people participated in the Tashlich service this year.
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Transfer student Isabella Tassinari (COM'15), left, gets some advice from Jesse Ohrenberger, Assistant Director Counceling and Programs on the fifth floor of 100 Bay State Rd where the Center for Career Development is now located in the new Student Services Center. Tassinari was taking advantage of "Quick Questions",  a service provided by CCD to answer questions about internships and jobs. 

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Matriculation ceremony

Rachel Power (CAS'14) makes the plunge for the Deaf Studies Club during BU's Comm Ave Fair September 7, 2012. 

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Students, including Michelle Saulnier (SAR'13), at center, and faculty from Sargent College perform a choreographed number to Carley Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe" during BU's Comm Ave Fair September 7, 2012. 

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Michelle LeCorn (CAS'14) of Taunton, MA marks her hometown with a pin on a giant map located outside 100 Bay State Road during BU's Comm Ave Fair September 7, 2012. The world map was provided by the Student Program and Leadership Office. 

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Lauren Fragoza (SMG'13) was on hand to answer questions about the SMG Undergrad program from her post in front of the Metcalf Science Center during BU's Comm Ave Fair September 7, 2012.

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Prof. Horacio Frydman (CAS-BIO) in the "10 Degree Room" where his flies are stored. He is doing research on how Wolbachia bacteria manipulates insect reproduction. They were photographed in the "Fly Room" at 24 Cummington Street September 10, 2012. 

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Emily F. Rothman, ScD Associate Professor
Boston University School of Public Health who is currently studying how viewing pornography effects promiscuity in young adults. 

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Jingyi Yuan (LAW'12), at right, and her mother Liu Xia of China stroll Comm Ave in some portable shade August 7, 2012. Liu is in town for a visit with her daughter for one month.

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MET Summer Term Intern Ali Sprague at her workplace, Olives and Grace.

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Ali Parisi (CAS'15), number 0, and Sarah Carrick (CAS'16), number 01, during pre-season camp for BU Women's soccer at Nickerson Field. The team's first game is August 17. 

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For Bostonia piece about Michelle Johnson (CFA'07) is a rising star in the opera community, playing Mimi in PORTopera's La Bohème in Portland, ME.

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BU Mens Basketball Coach Joe Jones works with his daughter Alicia Gomez, 7, during the Joe Jones Basketball Clinic at Case Gym July 8, 2013. The four day clinic, which runs through Sunday shooting, focuses on ball handling and individual offensive and defensive skills.

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COM's Academy of Media Production (AMP) student  Dyan Fam, 15, of Winchester collects footage of The Amazin' Walter McDonald of Texas as he creates his sand sculpture. COM Assistant Professor Chris Cavalieri brought the students to the Revere Beach Sand Sculpture Festival to shoot on-site video. 

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Peter Blake, CAS assistant professor of psychology, and director of the Social Development and Learning Lab is studying how young children understand the rules of sharing. He’s found that many endorse the norms of fair sharing, but don’t necessarily follow them.

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Stage Combat class at CFA July 2, 2013.

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Stage Combat class at CFA July 2, 2013.

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 The Wakefield Estate’s Summer Archaeology Institute is designed for high school students interested in learning about archaeology and local history. Participants conduct an actual archaeological excavation on site under the direction of graduate students from Boston University. The institute is a two-week course that includes a field trip to visit other active archaeological sites in the Boston area. 

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 The Wakefield Estate’s Summer Archaeology Institute is designed for high school students interested in learning about archaeology and local history. Participants conduct an actual archaeological excavation on site under the direction of graduate students from Boston University. The institute is a two-week course that includes a field trip to visit other active archaeological sites in the Boston area. 

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Peter Ureneck (CGS’69) at his home and in his workspace in Dorchester July 9, 2013. 
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Peter Ureneck (CGS’69) at his home and in his workspace in Dorchester July 9, 2013. 
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MayJuneJuly

Wow, am I behind in my Boston University updating. The summer is flying by!  Here's some stuff of mine that ran recently.

March and April at Boston University

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Jonathan Brenner (CAS'13) from left, Kat Pernicone (CAS'13), and Mia Sommese (CAS'13) belt out "Easy Street" from the broadway show Annie during BYOB (Bring Your Own Broadway), and open mic night event for broadway songs at BU Central March 6, 2012. 

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David House (CAS'10), a computer science major and  friend of accused WikiLeaker Bradley Manning. He set up a website to raise money and support for Manning

Jenna Klein (CGS'15), from left, Celia Gibson (CAS'15), and Gabi Arons (CAS'15) perfect their hamantaschen-shaping skills while making the traditional Purim pastries at Hillel House March 6, 2012. Purim continues until sundown on March 8, 2012. 

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Hot pretzels with beer cheese with and Jack D'Or local draft beer at Deep Ellum in Allston April 6, 2012. 

Comm Ave foot traffic reflects on the doors at SMG while students come and go from the building  March 5, 2012.

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Freshman in Judith Chaffee's Movement 1 class at CFA study for their final in the hall outside her studio Monday April 9, 2012. The students were waiting to dance for Chaffee and then had a written exam afterwards.

245 Comm Ave gets a bit of a facelift March 19, 2012. 

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Kelsey Young (COM'15), left, and Boone Saunders (CAS'15) study statistics for class in the shade on Nickerson field. They had started in the sun, the two said, but it got too hot.
 Nickerson field March 22, 2012. 

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Kahn Career Entry Award winner Cloteal Horn (CFA'12), a theater major, left, expresses her grattitude to Kahn sisters Linda Green, second from left, and Deborah Kahn, while CFA Dean Benjamín Juárez looks on. A small reception for the winners of CFA’s Kahn Career Entry Awards was held in the office of the Dean Benjamín Juárez April 27, 2012.

The crowd at BU Beach was massive thanks to the brights sun and hot temperatures March 22, 2012. 

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Andy Beckenbach (ENG'13) enjoys some frisbee with friends on BU Beach March 22, 2012. The crowd at BU Beach was massive thanks to the bright sun and hot temperatures.

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Campaign kick off dinner at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, April 18, 2012. The reception took place in The Met's Temple of Dendur.

Elizabeth Morse (CGS'14), left, tries to keep possession of the ball with teammate Siobhan McCarthy (CGS'15) on defense during drills at BU women's lacrosse varsity team practice April 24, 2012 at Nickerson Field. 

Wrestler Michael Mayo (CGS'15), left, and basketball player Dominic Morris (CGS'14) work together on a mural at Jackson Mann Middle School Saturday April 28, 2012 as part of America East Spring Service Day. twenty five athletes from seven of BU's different sports teams volunteered their time painting murals which included words like "peace, integrity, honesty, hope and respect".

Dublin

My coworker and travel buddy, Alan made this from his footage from our trip back in December.  You can see more HERE It's actually really fun to hear this music again!

Watch this video on YouTube

Spiritually Charged Art That Heals

I recently shot this for BU Today, Boston University's online news website.

Completely, Totally Rad!

This is just a quick shot I took of my friend Jenny for the local news yesterday. We have been working very hard in preparation for this fund-raiser for the Center for Performing Arts in Wakefield. Let's hope it's a success! Wanna come?

Jenny Foss of Waltham, a Wakefield High School Alum unpacks a collection of 80s posters at the Scott house. Foss is a member of the Center For Performing Arts and is working with fellow member and WHS grad Cydney Scott on the CPA's upcoming 80s Dance fund raiser. 

Google Alerts

This is the first time a Google Alert has actually led to my work showing-up without me posting it!
Click here to view some photos from a conference I attended a while back.

Bored Pixie

I found this photo recently and thought it was funny. I shot it while at The Post. I don't remember where it was taken or what the scenario was, but the file was saved as "Bored Pixie".

Pumpkin Patch

I shot this years ago while I was still working at The Palm Beach Post. I came across it today and thought I would share it. I like it because as I shot it, the mom of these two brothers came to me and said that the little one was autistic and rarely showed signs of affection. She was thrilled that I caught the fleeting moment. I was happy to do it for her.

Chicago

A recent visit to Chicago brought all sorts of wonderful discoveries. Granted, the poeple of Chicago, who were the nicest I have ever met while traveling, have seen all these sites, but still. It was a great time!

The view from the top of the Hancock Building.

Some picketers outside a hotel.

At the Nature Conservatory.

My favorite - the Orb. Or, as the Chicagoans call it, the Bean!