Night trip into Fakahatchee Strand

Posted on Mar 20, 2012 in Blog
Night trip into Fakahatchee Strand

Off on yet another adventure, Tristan and I rode into the wilderness of the Fakahatchee Strand Preserve in Southwest Florida to photograph some gators. This area is nothing like the wilderness I used to run through as a kid in New England. The strand is called the Amazon of North America, and it’s the largest ...

Paint Party

Posted on Feb 20, 2012 in Blog
Paint Party

Um, well that was pretty epic. This event, called DayGlow rolled into town and turned Germain Arena into a giant subwoofer.Large guns shot neon paint into a crowd of teens and twenty-somethings wearing mostly all white. Just a color feast. Oh, and whoever invented earplugs is my new hero.

Swamp Buggy Races – Winter Classic

Posted on Jan 31, 2012 in Blog
Swamp Buggy Races – Winter Classic

The Swamp Buggy Races are always a favorite event of mine, and this past weekend I was fortunate enough to cover the Winter Classic. Lots of crazy fans, mud and racing made for a great time. It’s usually hard to describe what a swamp buggy is to people who have never seen one before, and ...

Winter Wine Festival

Posted on Jan 31, 2012 in Blog
Winter Wine Festival

This past weekend I had to opportunity to photograph the Naples Winter Wine Festival auction again. This event is probably the most over the top function I have ever been to. Millionaires are bidding on round the world trips and Mercedes all the while putting money into organizations that help the neediest children in the ...

Full Triathlon in Naples

Posted on Jan 17, 2012 in Blog
Full Triathlon in Naples

Florida has an understandable reputation for beautiful afternoon light… but there is really something special about the light in the morning, moments before sunrise. This is what made the start of the first Naples full Triathlon so much fun to photograph. and to boot, dolphins showed up to help us remember that they would whoop ...

Favorites from Naples News in 2011

Posted on Jan 17, 2012 in Blog
Favorites from Naples News in 2011

Another year complete at the Naples Daily News. It’s always interesting to look back through photos after a year is complete and see where it stands. Every year tends to be different despite covering the same events and holidays. And every year I try to see where my photos are and try to raise the ...