5/22/2020

Portfolio (Best of Photojournalism - Part 3 of 7)

I was first a photojournalist before I did anything else with photography and I have a great passion for it. I have traveled and lived all over the United States to get the story through photographs and the thirst I feel will never be diminished. I have a press pass through a press photographers organization called NPPA (National Press Photographers Association) and it is also who I have my camera and computer insurance through. I started out as a student member in college 13 years ago and became a professional member when I moved to New York City. That press pass has allowed me to photograph such things as protests, Presidential inaugurations, presidential campaign stops, NY Fashion week, sports and much, much more. I have treasured documenting my career through photographs and I hope to for the rest of my life!

Hillary Clinton makes a campaign stop in 2008
while running for President in Harrisburg at The Forum.

The state of Hawaii was represented in the 2nd Inaugural 
Parade for George W. Bush with an Aloha float and 
traditional Hawaiian dancers.
The Marine Corps band was on hand to participate in the 
second Inaugural Parade for George W. Bush in 
Washington, D.C. in 2005.
The Pennsylvania state capitol building 
in Harrisburg covered in snow.
More than a million protests came to New York City
during the 2004 Republican National Convention
to protest the Iraq War as a part of the United for 
Peace and Justice protest march.
United for Peace and Justice workers lead the protest along
34th Street past the Empire State Building.
The New York Police Department was out in full force to
ensure the safety of the public as well as the 
rights of the protesters.
The people seen here lost their brother in a terrorist bombing
in Madrid, Spain and traveled to America to protest the 
policies of President George W. Bush.
The Gates, a modern art work by Cristo and 
Jeanne-Claude, was installed into New York City's 
Central Park for sixteen days.
Fireworks go off at Disney World's Magic Kingdom 
in Orlando, Florida.
A little girl at St. Stephen's Episcopal School in Harrisburg.
Not just famous for its ice skating rink, Rockefeller Plaza
serves some of the best cheesecake in New York City.
Byron Quann, President and CEO of Whitaker Center for 
Science and the Arts, stands among children performing
 as part of the Russian American Kids Circus at the 
Sunoco Theater.
Studio shot of Nine West shoes.
The famous Brooklyn Bridge going from Manhattan
over the East River to Brooklyn, New York.
Annabella and Abigail Palese, age 4 and 6, were featured 
on the November 2006 cover of Central Penn Parent as 
part of the article, "Kids in the Kitchen."
American Idol contestant, Bo Bice, 
performs at the Carlisle Theater.
The circus has come to town. The Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros. 
Circus began in Tuscaloosa. The elephants are getting their 
daily baths.
 French and Indian War re-enactment in 
Cook's Forest in Western Pennsylvania.
Photographs from the National Cherry Blossom Festival
in Washington, D.C. Seen here are the Jefferson Memorial,
Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial, Korean War
Memorial, Vietnam War Memorial, Roosevelt Memorial
and signatures from the Declaration of Independence.
Dr. Richard Lloyd eulogizes his late father-in-law, 
World War II veteran William Heard at First
Baptist Church in Huntsville, Alabama.
Jeanette Heard, widow of World War II veteran William
Heard, accepts the American flag that covered her
husband's coffin. 
The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network's Advocacy Day
at the United States Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.,
where survivors and family members of those lost to the 
disease come to speak to their representatives from Congress 
about voting for legislation to help support funding to find a
cure for pancreatic cancer. Seen seated in black in the middle
is (left to right) President and CEO Julie Fleshman and the 
public face of the charity, the late actor Patrick Swayze's 
widow, Lisa Niemi.
Magnolia tree in bloom in spring at the Naval 
Inventory Control Point in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Pete Townshend of the British band, The Who, plays
during a recent stop at Hershey's Giant Center. It was the
first time in 25 years that the band played together in the U.S.
Participants of Purple Stride Philadelphia, the largest pancreatic
cancer fundraiser in the country for the Pancreatic Cancer
Action Network. Seen here at the start line at Fairmont Park's
Please Touch Museum.
Participants walking in Fairmont Park during 
Purple Stride Philadelphia, the largest pancreatic
cancer fundraiser in the country for the 
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network. 
The Rolling Stones 50th anniversary (televised globally on 
pay-per-view) concert at the Prudential Center in 
Newark, New Jersey on December 15, 2012.
Special guests appearances by Lady Gaga, John Mayer
Bruce Springsteen, Gary Clark Jr., The Black Keys and more.
Capstone sign at the University of Alabama's
Arts and Sciences building.

5/01/2020

Portfolio (Photo Story - Part 2 of 7)

Every photojournalism portfolio should contain a photo story (a group of photographs that tell one cohesive story). This is my photo story from an event I covered on May 17, 2008 at the Army Heritage and Education Center (or AHEC) in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. It is an event that is free for the public to attend and I try and go every year with my husband since it is always a great event filled with wonderful photo opportunities. These are my favorites from that day.

The Army Heritage and Education Center's main building.
 An Army member parachuted from a plane and landed at
the event.
 Honored guests take a photograph with this military veteran.
 That same veteran was taken around the living history
event and is seen here being introduced to a
re-enactor's horse.
 A key part of the event was a video teleconference
with General David Patraeus, Commanding General
of the Multi-National Force in Iraq, while he was in Iraq.
Photograph showing General Patraeus in Iraq speaking
to the people in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
 Re-enactors setting off a canon. There were re-enactments 
from every major American war through the centuries.
A re-enactor introducing the fake battle about to take place.


 Re-enactors from the Revolutionary War
 A boy scout sounding his horn.
 A re-enactor taking a nap during the weekend long event.
 A female re-enactor said she was from the 
Pallas Athena Ladies Aid Society.
 Just returned combat veterans from the Iraq and 
Afghanistan Wars show how they secure a city street
going from home to home.
 One of the youngest re-enactors that I saw taking part
in the festivities.



 A re-enactor playing the fiddle.