New Year’s Day at the Flora-Bama
At a little place on the Alabama-Florida state line is the Flora-Bama Lounge. To kick off the New Year, they hosted a Polar Bear Dip.
Scott Strazzante, Chicago Tribune Photographer
[vimeo url=”https://vimeo.com/13505646″] Scott Strazzante, a Chicago Tribune photographer, talks about his career and his photo columns The Season. After shooting a July White Sox game, Scott sat down for an interview in the bowels of the stadium.
Melvin Grier, Cincinnati Post Photographer
[youtube url=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6dbT_Pca08″] In a July 2007 interview in Covington, Kentucky, Melvin Grier reflected on the final months of his career at the Cincinnati Post, as the paper prepared to close its doors.
Happy New Year
I wish you all a happy 2008. We just published our first couple of podcasts that we’re calling Photo Stories. The first one is from Melvin Grier, a photographer for the Cincinnati Post. We interviewed him in July about his paper … Read More
Cruise Ship — Mobile, Alabama
The Holiday heads out to sea from the Mobile Alabama Cruise Terminal Thursday afternoon, Dec. 27, 2007.
Chip Litherland
[vimeo url=”https://vimeo.com/13514751″] In a late-night 2007 interview, after photographing the Redneck Games in Georgia, Chip Litherland talks about his move to freelance from the Sarasota Herald-Tribune and then his return to the paper 9 months later.
Fort Gaines — Dauphin Island, Alabama
Fort Gaines is at the eastern tip of Dauphin Island.
Bayou La Batre
Not too far from Mobile is the fishing town of Bayou La Batre. You might recognize it as the home of Bubba from the movie Forrest Gump.