independence day.

Happy 4th of July! This shot is from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base's June 30th celebration (why not the 4th?). I wanted a different type of shot, something that looked weird, like fireworks in the daytime even though it was 9-something-p.m. So I set my camera to f/3.5 at a 4s shutter speed, carefully steadied my camera on my tummy, held my breath, and shot (should've taken  tripod, but I appreciate the "sit super still" skill). Anyway, for those of you who don't get it, thanks for looking and HAPPY 4TH of JULY! :)

fireworks

food justice.

Here is a piece I did on Dreamweaver, an artist, American Indian, activist and community gardener based in Goldsboro, N.C. I enjoyed spending a day with him shooting this mini-documentary on his quest for food justice and helping the world realize that good food is clean and local.

[vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/23229579]

For more on Dreamweaver's nonprofit, please visit www.firstpeopleheritagecenter.com