Photo JournalismFrom my college newspaper at Michigan State, to small, The Niles Daily Star and mid-sized news papers, I honed my skills as a visual storyteller and have received many local and state honors. Since 2003, I've been a staff photographer at The Detroit News. I am also available for freelance, please contact for rates. Other publications I've been in include: Active Trader Magazine, Aquatics International Magazine, The Chicago Tribune, The Cleveland Plain Dealer, Detroit Free Press, Lansing State Journal, MSU Alumni Magazine, MSU Sports Information, Newsweek Magazine, Restaurant Business Magazine, Ten by Ten Magazine, Traverse Magazine, U. Magazine, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post. Some of the single images and photos from both stories are available for SinglesSome of my favorite images I've photograph over the years. StoriesCheryl Angelelli broke her neck while practicing a race dive at the age of 14, making her an incomplete quadriplegic. While covering the Olympics in Atlanta for an online publication, she discover Paralympics, an international competition for people with physical disabilities held in the same venue as the Olympics. At 27, Angelelli returned to the swim pool for the first time and started training and is now ranked one of the top-five swimmers in her class in the world. Most coffee grown in the Chiapas, Mexico region is of high quality because of the high elevation and shade-grown conditions. The conditions, however, make transportation in the region difficult, especially to access the farms. Some of those who had trucks would purchase the coffee beans at a below-cost price knowing that the farmers needed any money they could get. These purchasers are referred to as coyotes, because of the way they prey on the famers givng them pennies on the dollar. With help of fair-trade businesses around the world, farmers are creating cooperatives to market their coffee and create sustainable communities. |