Zyrina the Vampire

I just finished an article for my reporting 2 class (I'll probably post that here later) about Vampires in Boulder/Denver. I might look into continuing with this project and profiling as many vampires as possible over the summer. Could be fun.

Windsor, nearly a year afterward

I ended up digging through my photos from last year's tornado that hit Windsor, Colo. on May 22, 2008. It's interesting seeing how much more timid I was a year ago when it came to getting up to people.

4/20 Gathering

CU students' favorite day of the year, April 20, came and went without and major conflict or problems. Spent the afternoon with Mara Auster, buried in the haze of the revelers taking pictures. It was quite amusing, and I only had one person get too upset that we were out there taking pictures. Not that I would have cared anyway.

You can see more images by student photographers Danielle Alberti, Mara Auster, Sam Dieter and Scott Franz at:
http://www.cuindependent.com/photos/galleries/2009/apr/20/norlin-quad-420-gathering/

Laughter Yoga

I photographed a group of women that meet on occasion for a session of "laughter yoga," led by Ellen Brown. I've never sat through a real session of yoga. The first was a maternity yoga, now this. The laughter was forced at first, and just became so funny it the laughter began to come naturally. This was definitely funky and fun.

Chicago

I spent my spring break this year in Chicago, shadowing Associated Press photographer Charles Rex Arbogast. I enjoyed it immensely, but I've deiced the AP isn't the route I would choose. It was all about the big names and the big events. It seems like a lot of it lacked the personal aspect of journalism that I enjoy so much.

Then again, I was only there for a week.

Some of my favorites from the week: