Over the past week or so I’ve had the dominant art on the front page of the Athens Banner-Herald from Sunday, March 7 – Today. I thought I’d share the pages to give you an idea of what I do on an average week. I also want to give credit to the amazing page designers at the paper for always finding the best way to use my photos.
Sunday, March 7
The top-page photos are photos from various programs proposed to be cut by University of Georgia administrators in the wake of a massive budget shortage. I went to the State Botanical Gardens of Georgia first and photographed a meeting of a group of garden volunteers. The gardens are one of my personal favorite places in Athens, so I hope everything works out for them.
Next I went to a 4-H club meeting, which is also possibly going to have its funding cut. This part of the assignment really struck a chord with me. There were a lot of small town kids like myself in the group who found something that allowed them to see a future outside of the county limits. Not that there is anything wrong with being a Madison County farmer, but every young person in America should have endless options for a future.
The down-page art was a story about Kim Frey and her relationship with her middle daughter Ellie. Kim lost 40 pounds to be healthy enough to donate a kidney to Ellie. I spent a few hours with the Frey family at there home to document the love in the family.
Continue reading A Week of Work in Play
Starting out the new blog with a best of the month post.
 Clarke Central's Babatunde Olumuyiwa makes a layup as the Winder Barrow Bulldogs take on the Clarke Central Gladiators on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010 at Clarke Central High School.  University of Georgia football head coach Mark Richt speaks to a crowd of Bulldog fans during the signing day festivities at the Butts-Mehre Heritage Hall on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010 in Athens, Ga. 
 Billy Dilworth begins his show with his guest Michelle Austin, center, and Butch Miller during the filming of the final episode of the Billy Dilworth Show at the WNEG television station in Toccoa, Ga. on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010.  Billy Dilworth is scene in a television camera's monitor during the filming of the final episode of the Billy Dilworth Show at the WNEG television station in Toccoa, Ga. on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010.  Doug Penning warms up before his tae kwon do class on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010 at the Athens Tae Kwon Do Center.  Doug Penning cheers with his tae kwon do class at the end of a practice at Athens Tae Kwon Do Center on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010.  Jay and Malia Bowers formed an online student textbook store, Books On The Block, in December of 2009 to help students beat the high cost of buying books. Photo taken in the Athens Banner-Herald portrait studio on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010.  J.J. Damons scored 25 points during last weeks game against Banks County High School and is this week's player of the week. Photo taken on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010 at Jefferson High School.  Heavy snow blankets Athens.  Brenda Diaz, 11, listens to audio at a video display at Butts-Mehre Heritage Hall as former University of Georgia football player Kelin Johnson, left, shows the group how to work the display during a tour of the facility on Feb. 15, 2010.  Clarke Central's Taylor Layne shoots for two during the Gladiator's 62-45 victory over the Salem Seminoles during the quarterfinals of the Region 8-AAAA tournament at the Monroe Area High School gym on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010.  Alabama Diver Adam Booher watches from the warmth of a heat lamp as Auburn Diver Kelly Marx dives during the mens three meter diving competition during the SEC Championship hosted at the Gabrielsen Natatorium in Athens, Ga. on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2010.  The day before the start of the SEC Swimming and Diving Championship, University of South Carolina head diving coach Todd Sherritt talks diving strategy with USC diver Rylan Ridenour, right, as University of Georgia diver Tim Barrett, left, practices his dive at the Gabrielsen Natatorium on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010.  Lady Bulldogs Chelsea Nauta, left, Kelly McNichols, and Morgan Scroggy, right, cheer on teammate Allison Schmitt during the final leg of the 800 meter freestyle relay during the first day of the SEC Championship hosted at the Gabrielsen Natatorium in Athens, Ga. on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2010. The Lady Bulldogs took first place in the competition with a time of 6.56.64.  Salem's Ariel Wynter, right, and Jaleen Thomas, left, watch as Madison County's Kayla Freeman makes a quick save to keep the ball in play as the Madison County Lady Raiders take on the Salem Seminoles on Friday, Feb. 19, 2010 at Monroe Area High School during the Region 8-AAAA tournament.  Carol Oxford hugs her brother-in-law Rob Dellenback as art lovers view Dellenback's Camel sculpture made from the cotton filters of cigarette butts at The Lyndon House Arts Center on Sunday, Feb. 21, 2010 during the 35th juried exhibition. Dellenback estimated the cost of the cigarettes required to make the camel at $110,000.  A visitor to The Lyndon House Arts Center takes a break during the opening reception for the 35th juried exhibition on Sunday, 21, 2010 in Athens, Ga. The exhibition included 142 pieces in different formats and can be seen in the four galleries at the center until May 8, 2010.  Kim Frey makes an after school snack for her three daughters as Emily, left, snacks on an apple and Ellie, right, indulges with a popsicle at the Frey's home in Winterville on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010. Kim lost over forty pounds with the help of Weight Watchers to be healthy enough to donate a kidney to Ellie.  Emily Frey gives her younger sister Ellie a kiss as they play on a tractor outside of the family's Winterville, Ga. home after school on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010.  Ellie Frey, 8, who was born with multicystic dysplastic kidney disease, hangs around on a bar while playing outside of the family's Winterville, Ga. home on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010. Frey, and her two sister, received season tickets to the University of Georgia Gym Dawgs meets for Christmas in 2009.  Jose Estrada, from left, Jazmaya Holton, Ashley Laguna-Negrete, Tywranna Newton and Ji'Terius Morrison try to find the rhyming pair of words during Susan Lumpkin's pre-k class at H.T. Edwards Teaching and Learning Center on Friday, Feb. 26, 2010 in Athens, Ga.  Susan Lumpkin points at a student's drawing during a pre-k class at H.T. Edwards Teaching and Learning Center on Friday, Feb. 26, 2010 in Athens, Ga.  Former U.S. Senator Max Cleland talks to the crowd about his experiences as a Senator during the Bill Clinton Administration during the University of Georgia School of Law Public Interest Celebration at The Melting Point on Friday, Feb. 26, 2010 in Athens, Ga. Thanks for stopping by.
So over the holidays, I messed up and accidentally deleted my entire previous webpage, all the blog post, photos, comments, ughhhh, etc. So now, I’m slowly rebuilding.
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