Portrait of a Candidate, by Callie Shell

No matter who you are voting for, if you like photography you will enjoy the photos of Senator Obama on the campaign trail that Callie Shell captured. They first appeared in Time magazine, but the layout and image gallery is much better over on The Digital Journalist. Her intimate access to the Senator, and thoughtful timing, really make these photos quite special. The image of Senator Obama doing a pull up may be one of my favorites. Regardless of who wins, these are images we will be referring to decades from now.

I can't find a web site for Shell, but I would love to see more of her work.

Elliott Erwitt at PDN

Elliott Erwitt, one of my favorite photographers, spoke at the PDN expo on Friday night. I really wanted to get to expo this year, especially with Erwitt speaking, but it just wasn't in the cards. Thankfully there was a nice recap over on the PDN blog. If you aren't familiar with Erwitt, you should check out his web site.

Emerald

This is Emerald, a cat available for adoption at the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria Virginia. Emerald was hit by a car, and had surgery to remove his eye. From his cheerful personality you would never know that Emerald has a disability. He loves to play, and loves human contact.

I'm shooting a story about the AWLA for a multi media piece I am creating. The staff and volunteers at the shelter do wonders for the homeless animals, the level of care is quite impressive. I can't wait to finish the project and share it with you.

FotoWeek DC here I come!

I just found out that I am a finalist in the FotoWeek DC photography exhibition. Yey! I was chosen for the student wedding category, and am one of four finalists in that category. My photograph will be on display during FotoWeek, and I will be attending the Gala with all the other finalists and photographers at the National Geographic Society. I could try and pretend to be cool, and act like this isn't a big deal to me, but I am completely geeking out over this news. It is going to be the biggest photography event of the year in DC, and now I don't have to pay for a ticket! There was an impressive panel of judges for the exhibition, so I am very, very happy to be on the list of finalists.

My talented friend, and fellow student, Justin Mathews is also a finalist. Justin's photo is in the student fine art category, and I am so happy to be able to share this excitement with someone I know, and a who works really hard at making great photographs. Plus, we are going to go into business together and take over the world....mwahhhhhh.

Jack

In his spare time, he reads the Wall Street Journal and fights global warming. On this day he was relaxing.