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A rainbow 🌈 to our house. Seems like a good omen.
Back from a week capturing construction crews who travelled from La Grange, IL to West Virginia to rebuild houses with the Appalachia Service Project. A week filled with peace, compassion, grind and infinitely kind people such as Miss Wanda. #fumclg #appalachiaserviceproject #asp #westvirginia #summerscountywv #asphome
Had enough volleyball already? Threw @sam.peters in front of my studio lights since they happened to be set up already. Lighting is large soft box at 45 Degrees left, reflector 45 right and two gridded softbox strips facing inward on either side. #commercialphotographer #nikond810 #bowens #nikon #sportsphotography #volleyball #mensvolleyball #boysvolleyball #actionshot #middlehitter #bjnc #studiolighting
Great job, boys! Cinderella story - from out of nowhere to 3rd place in the nation. Great hops this week at Nationals for the 17s. #usav #boysvolleyball #bjnc #volleyballisthebest #middleblocker
Congrats to @sam.peters and @bandmillennials for crushing it at @gallagherwaychi (Wrigley). It was a perfect day for baseball and rock n roll. 🎸❤️⚾️🤟
Dorrie is racking up the awards this year. Today she got the Sam Licata Award from the Chicago Area Music Teachers Association for completing level 11 out of 12 in piano with very high scores. 3 students got the award. After hearing the four pieces she played I gotta say she totally earned this one. Next year... level 12! #camta #ismta
Hey class of 2020, it’s time to book senior pictures. #temporarypost #notcheesy
Next up in my series on female firefighters... this amazing woman also serves in the military and has a masters. She ran her own research lab, usually the ultimate dream, but she hated being inside all day with no windows and only data to deal with. Through a series of steps both in the military and out she found her passion as a firefighter paramedic. And she was all for getting the hoses out! . #femalefirefighter #firefighter #firehose #internationalwomensday2019 #jobequality #likeagirl #bookdealplease
Flying into the playoffs tonight. #mensvolleyball #middleblocker #middlehitter #usav
Happy Mother’s Day to all the fab mamas and Happy Confirmation to D-Dog. Double whammy celebrations today. #crabappletree #crabappleblossoms
What inspired you to become a firefighter? “When I was 18 I was in a car accident. I had a head injury. I had to relearn how to tie my shoes. I don’t remember much from the accident but I remember the lights from the fire engine.” #firefighter #femalefirefighter #likeagirl #paramedic
Another portrait for my Female Firefighter project happened today. Zoom in to the metal eagle on the top of her helmet. Doesn’t really look like an eagle, does it? When asked about it, she replied casually, “It got disfigured from the heat.” The more this project builds, the more I am amazed by the humility of my subjects. You can almost reach out and touch the humility, like the eagle on this helmet. #firefighter #femalefirefighter #humility
The next step in my project to capture female firefighters happened today. Thank you, Chief Kenny. She is one of only 3 female Chiefs in Illinois. There are 1,108 fire departments in Illinois. One thousand, one hundred and eight. #firechief #femalefirechief #firefighter #nikon
Future Tar Heel? Dunno, but beautiful college visit today. #strideby #unc #chapelhill
Less than 5% of firefighters are female. The average female earns 72% of what the average male earns. I am embarking on a new photography project to capture these dedicated women, inspired by two women I know who happen to be at opposite ends of the experience ladder. One is in training as a Candidate, the other has achieved the status of Chief. And she is one of only three female Chiefs in Illinois. Let all that data sink in. Add that I am 100% jazzed to be moving forward with this. If you know a female firefighter please put them in touch with me. I have pretty great connections but I’m always looking for more. This is a test shot from a training session where candidates had to cut through Rebar with a circular saw. #femalefirefighter #sparkjoy #sparksflying #documentary #firefighter #sisterhood #firefighters #circularsaw #nikon #nikond4s