April27th
It’s time once again on the Gulf Coast beach for the annual Mullet Toss at the Flora-Bama. I was only there for a very short while at the end last year, but managed to get a few images before everybody left. The event runs today, April 27, through Sunday, April 29, 2012.
April21st
I didn’t have very much time to work on this yesterday, but on the 2nd anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion and subsequent oil spill, I wanted to at least grab a few images from the area. I don’t think a lot of people realized it was the anniversary. Also, I don’t think a lot of people actually recognize the tarballs that still dot the beaches. In any case, it looks a lot better than it did June 4, 2010, the date the below photo was taken.
February29th
Join Jeff and Meggan Haller for a brief trip report of a week spent on the Continental Divide Trail in Colorado’s Weminuche Wilderness. View images and hear about the trip at the regular monthly meeting of the Gulf Coast chapter of the Alabama Hiking Trail Society.
When: Tuesday, March 6, 2012 — 6 p.m.
Where: 5 Rivers Delta Resource Center
30945 Five Rivers Blvd.
Spanish Fort, AL 36527
This event is free and open to the public.
December16th
A couple of months ago I got a call from The New York Times to photograph alligator hunting in Mississippi, just down the road from where we live. I was excited and knew this was going to be a fun shoot.
The assignment stretched into a couple days and gave me chance to shoot during twilight and into the night, one of my favorite times to shoot. The hunt culminated into success for the hunters the second day. The story is really good and worth a read, and also take a look at the gallery. Check it out at:
August29th
If you’ve had trouble getting in touch with us in the last couple of weeks, now you know why — we were deep in the Weminuche Wilderness (Colorado’s largest and one of its most rugged wilderness areas), backpacking on the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail for a week. It was both the most strenuous and most amazing trip I’ve ever taken. We climbed over 17,000 feet and hiked about 85 miles in that time, never dropping below 10,500 feet on what is widely considered one of the most difficult sections of the CDT. It was quite an adjustment coming from sea-level, but the trip was worth it. We took the world-class Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad back to civilization and two days later, Jeff ran the Pikes Peak Marathon in 6:41 — 26.2 miles, 7,815 feet of elevation gain. Congratulations, Jeff! A heartfelt thanks to our dear friends Susan and Heath for taking on this adventure with us!
July28th
After last year’s oil spill disaster, I think it’s safe to say that in many important ways, the Gulf Coast is back. The New York Times’ Campbell Robertson was in the area a couple of weeks ago reporting on the tourist season down here, and I had the opportunity to work with him again. Check out his story.
Things are looking a whole lot better here, but we still have a long way to go for full recovery.
May14th
Last month, the Wall Street Journal asked Jeff to visit R&A Oysters in Bayou La Batre to check out how the oyster business is a year after the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill occurred. R&A has reduced its operation due to lower demand for Gulf oysters. In other words, business is slow.
May6th
It’s been almost a month since tornadoes hit just north of here in Washington County and other parts, and by now, no one is even thinking about those storms, but in their aftermath, I was sent on a quick shoot for the New York Times in the Deer Park area, where the destruction was widespread, and the fatalities tragic.
May4th
Jeff spent the two days after the tornadoes covering the aftermath in Tuscaloosa. The landscape there is forever changed. Our hearts go out to the victims.
April18th
