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Here are a few photos from the Social Media Day event at Knoxville's The Standard. I'm not 1,000% sure what Social Media Day is, but I do know that the organizers had good taste in vendors. Dale's Fried Pies, Tootsie Truck, and Honeybee Coffee catered the event.
Helped a friend film a woodworking video for his students this weekend. I snuck in a few stills while he was distracted.
I just ran across a couple pictures from a 2008 trip I took to Morocco with a few friends. I had forgotten about these.
Essaouira, Morocco.
Essaouira, Morocco.
Last week I photographed Jimmy Haslam, CEO of Pilot Corporation, for the Wall Street Journal (possibly behind a paywall). I didn't have much time with Haslam, but I made portraits in the parking lot and in his office and was allowed to sit in on a marketing meeting. The Journal ran the photo from the meeting for both its print and digital editions.
I've included a couple of the portraits below a screengrab of the online version.
I'm not a federal policy expert, I'll admit, but I've been hearing a lot about this sequestration business lately. Since the automatic budget cuts went into effect in March, most federal agencies have had to take a step back and figure out how to make more out of less. Or at least the same out of less. Education Week sent me to the Claxton West Head Start in Knoxville for a story about cuts Head Starts are making to accomodate their new budget constraints. Cuts that include staff.
It wasn't the happiest assignment I've ever been given. The teachers, many of whom had been at the center for a long time, hadn't yet been told about the layoffs. It was a little spooky, looking around knowing that some of the adults on the playground, or helping children wash paint from brushes, wouldn't be returning in the fall.
Here are some images that I shot for the assignment.
