A few years ago, working on the Nebraska Project out in Hall County a friend introduced me to Delores and Rodney Wendell.
The Wendells welcomed our small team into their home, and church and we spent a few wonderful hours talking to them about their long life together, and about growing up Nebraskan.
California Daydreaming /
A very simple residential neighborhood, and a good place for a stroll.
Creativity isn't strictly about exotic locations, unique content, or fancy equipment.
It's about what's inside, and how you bring it out.
Read MoreAn April Night in the Sandhills /
I’ll be slumbering under the stars tonight. The sun is slipping below the horizon, and I'm settling into my sleeping bag for a glorious night under the Milky Way.
Read MoreRobert F Kennedy Award for Whiteclay Reporting /
When Mrs. Ethel Kennedy called to tell me that the depth reporting class at University of Nebraska I was teaching along with Joe Starita had won a Robert F Kennedy Journalism award, we talked about several things.
Read MoreHoliday Traditions /
It's Christmas. And I'm on a plane. No Santa out the window, but we are racing the setting sun, and the view is liquid visual goodness.
Read MoreStill on the Road /
Strange flight tonight. Leaving Nebraska for likely the last time in 2016 — (yikes, “Leaving Nebraska” sounds rather like a poem about death). In any case, my work demands that I have always had to spend huge chunks of time away from this good land where I was born.
Read MoreThe King /
Arnold Palmer. The King. He’s the reason golf became a huge spectator sport.His grace, laugh and skill on the course were legendary, and the legions of Arnie’s Army followed him everywhere.
Read MoreLight on the Go /
Most of my work is documentary in nature, whether it's daily life, portrait, sports or news. I'm working quickly and in a wide range of environments and conditions.
Read MoreMother's Day Thoughts /
A long road trip always guarantees new books, bunches of them. A few weeks ago in the Bay Area, I was visiting one of my favorite haunts, Keplers. A most excellent bookstore in Menlo Park.
Read MoreDerby Gear /
This week I'm at my favorite yearly event, Louisville's own -- the Kentucky Derby. It's my 34th trip to the Run for the Roses.
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