We got some snow today

President Obama visits Manchester, Talks Jobs

President Obama addressed a crowd, including the senior class, at Manchester High School Central on Tuesday afternoon, November 22, 2011 in Manchester, New Hampshire. Obama was in the state to rally support and discuss parts of the American Jobs Act which will be placed before Congress. During his speech, members of the New Hampshire faction of the Occupy Wall Street movement interrupted, echoing a claim that over 4,000 protesters have been arrested and bringing attention to the movement.























An idea dawned on me at the end of the event to grab the protesters and make portraits of them. Unfortunately there were only a few who remained. Sometimes ideas pan out and sometimes they don't. But next time I'll be ready!

The Blocks

I love summer. But lately I've been itching for some snow and to hit the mountains. The two days a week I have off from the newspaper, I spend as a snowboard instructor at a mountain in the heart of the White Mountains about 85 miles north. It makes for a busy 5-6 months and I'm anxious to see how it goes with the primary this year. The primary is my first priority. But teaching someone and watching them connect turns for their first time down a trail is amazing and makes the busy days completely worth it. Now, if we could only get some snow! The photo was shot back in March 2011.

Colonel Santa

Concord had their 60th annual Christmas parade on Saturday.

PRIMARY CIRCUS BLOG plug

I haven't been posting work from the primaries on this blog as much as I've been shooting it. That's because it's all going over to the Concord Monitor's blog Primary Circus. If you haven't checked it out, please do and share it with your friends. Thanks!

PRIMARY CIRCUS

Rick Perry was in town the other day...

Feature hunt

After an assignment in Bradford, NH I decided to drive around and find a feature. Features can be perceived in different ways by different people. Some choose to see it as a waste of their time, nothing but a space filler. With that attitude, that's typically what it is. Nothing more. But features are also an opportunity to meet people and share your community with people that don't get out as much. People that don't have the privilege to get lost on back roads during the day and stop whenever something catches their eye. I think feature hunts are an important part of a small daily. But they shouldn't be a crutch.

100th Event in NH

Governor Jon Huntsman held his 100th NH event at an Elks Lodge in Portsmouth, NH on Wednesday evening.

From the Archive

I've been working to organize my hard drives and bring some order to the 5+ years of chaos. It's pretty hysterical looking through and seeing that I've named 20 photos "fun" or "car" or whatever quick arbitrary adjective/noun I came up with at the time. So, if you're new to the game, workflow is so important because when you have days off from work in the future, they won't be spent not seeing the light of day! Here's one from the first summer I was at the Monitor in 2010. It was a story about an organization who helps disabled veterans.

The Blocks: Donating land

John Swope and his family are planning to donate a parcel of land on Long Pond Road to be turned into a park by the City of Concord. The plan is to place the land under a conservation easement managed by 5 Rivers Conservation Trust. The city would build a trail head, a small parking lot, trail bench and a kiosk in memory of Swope's wife Marjory who passed away in 2007. Saturday, November 12, 2012.

Featuring Concord

Dick Graham, right, waves to Vincent Negron as he walks his dog Jack, a hound-lab mix, around the neighborhood. Graham was out Friday afternoon, October 21, 2011, cleaning the neighborhood street and his lawn from the fallen leaves. "It's an everyday occurrence right now," he said. Graham, 83, is retired from the United States Navy where he served for 25 years as a fighter pilot. He has lived in his Concord home since 1973.

On the fringe of an event

Standing in front of her late husband Larry G. Lajoie's grave, Deborah Lajoie kissed her hand and raised it to the sky while Taps played at the Veterans Day ceremony at the New Hampshire State Veterans Cemetery in Boscawen on Friday, November 11, 2011. "It never gets easier, it just gets different not having him in my life," she said. The two began dating as freshmen at Chelmsford High School in Massachusetts. Larry served in the Navy during Vietnam and passed away on November 18, 2005, one day before his sixtieth birthday, a celebration Deborah had been planning. Having lived in Derry, Deborah moved to Goffstown to be closer to the cemetery and regularly visits, often bringing a blanket.

Letting his guard down

Santorum: "He took a picture of me yawning." Gingrich: "Those are the moments photographers live for." Before a Tea Party debate in Hampton, NH.

American Girl comes to Concord

The American Girl and a local non-profit held a fashion show with local talent last Saturday in Concord. The show was aimed at building confidence and friendships along with raising money for women and children in crisis.

Soccer Championships

I spent Sunday photographing local Bow High School in the division 3 boys soccer championship game in Manchester.