October 22, 2013

September 17, 2013

This week I got to go shoot the Commodore Classic, a cross country meet hosted by Vanderbuilt University in Nashville. I followed around the University of Central Arkansas team and had a lot of fun hanging out with them and documenting their girls' race. Check it out :)

Women's cross country teams prepare at the starting line before beginning the 5000 meter race at the Commodore Classic on Saturday, September 13, 2013 at Percy Warner Park in Nashville, Tenn.  

University of Central Arkansas senior Kayla Nehus puts on her spikes before running the 5000 meter race at the Commodore Classic on Saturday, September 13, 2013 at Percy Warner Park in Nashville, Tenn. 

University of Central Arkansas's Brooke Cassar crosses the finish line of the women's collegiate cross country 5000 meter race at the Commodore Classic on Saturday, September 13, 2013 at Percy Warner Park in Nashville, Tenn. Cassar took first place with a time of 17:03. This was only Cassar's second collegiate level cross country race. She took first place in the first one she ran in, as well. Winning the races makes her "so happy, over the moon," said Cassar. 

Women's cross country teams wait at the starting line for the gun shot that will signal the beginning of the 5000 meter race at the Commodore Classic on Saturday, September 13, 2013 at Percy Warner Park in Nashville, Tenn. 

A University of Central Arkansas women's cross country runner drinks water after finishing the 5000 meter race at the Commodore Classic on Saturday, September 13, 2013 at Percy Warner Park in Nashville, Tenn. 

University of Central Arkansas sophomore Madison Sewell stretches before the girls 5000 meter race in the Commodore Classic on Saturday, September 13, 2013 at Percy Warner Park in Nashville, Tenn. Sewell has been running for seven years and this is her first year on a team at the collegiate level. 

Peppers

This semester I'm taking a lighting class! It's totally new and totally intimidating but totally fun. Our first assignments involved shooting peppers, so check it out.

IWGBTP: Last weeks of Philmont

For now this is it. I spent a summer living in Neverland--a complete fairy tale--photographing adventure after adventure as I went. I did a lot, explored a lot, learned a lot, grew a lot, and gave a lot. Hopefully this isn't the last time I'll experience that and hopefully these aren't the last photos I'll ever post of Philmont. But until then, it's time to put a bookmark in the fairy tale. These are some of my favorite photos from my last weeks in New Mexico. I hope you find them most enjoyable :)

See you later, Philmont. 

Philmont Weeks 4 and 5

This place keeps getting to me. It's absolutely stunning in every way possible and it's just hit me that I'm finishing up week 5, which means the summer is half over. But it's time well spent and I still have a lot more spending to do. Here are some shots from the past couple weeks--enjoy!

A participant climbs a spar pole on Sunday, June 23 at Pueblano, a back country camp at Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, NM. 

Philmont Program Councilors Bruno Harvey and Paul Klein play tug-of-war with a pulley system on Tuesday, June 18 at Seally Canyon, a back country camp at Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, NM. 

Participants hike up to the Baldy Town cabin on Monday, June 1 at Baldy Town, a back country camp at Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, NM. Baldy Town was once a thriving town of around 2,000 miners in the early 1900s. 

Franklin, Tenn. Troop 137 participant Nathanael Jones looks through a telescope on Monday, June 1 at Baldy Town, a back country camp at Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, NM. Baldy Town is a commissary camp set at the base of Mount Baldy. 

Rayado Camp Director Jimmy Lowe starts a fire in the forge on Sunday, July 7 at the Kit Carson Museum, a back country camp at Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, NM. 

Participants wait for a forestry demonstration outside the Demonstration Forester's Pavilion on Sunday, July 7 near Cimarroncito Reservoir at Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, NM. Crews are able to stop and listen to visiting foresters from around the country talk about the trees of Philmont during their trek. 

Rayado Program Councilor Amos Manneschmidt and Camp Director Jimmy Lowe work in the forge on Sunday, July 7 at the Kit Carson Museum in Cimarron, NM. Rayado is a backcountry camp that caters to not only all Philmont and PTC staff, but to the general public as well. 

Crater Lake staff play music for participants during their campfire on Monday, July 8 at Crater Lake, a back country camp at Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, NM. Crater Lake is a logging camp. The program includes spar pole climbing, railroad tie making and an evening campfire overlooking the Tooth of Time. 

Trading Post staff member Matt Dunn shows pocketknives to Philmont Training Center participants Brooklyn, 7, and Luke Sibley, 9, on Friday, July 12 at the Tooth of Time Traders at Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, NM. "I like to work customer service because that means I get to walk around and help people. It really has the most rewarding quality to it," Dunn said. 

Participants wait outside a cabin to receive a "porch talk" from staff on Tuesday, June 18 at Ring Place, a back country camp at Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, NM. A "porch talk" is an introduction crews get about a camp from the staff of each staff camp they stop at in the back country. 

Participants play "telephone" during a class at the Commissioners' College on Friday, June 28 at Philmont Training Center in Cimarron, NM. The Commissioners' College is a school for Boyscout leaders to attend to learn more about scout leadership. 

Rayado Camp Director Jimmy Lowe forges a piece of medal as part of a demonstration on Sunday, July 7 at the forge at the Kit Carson Museum, a back country camp at Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, NM. 

Pueblano Program Councilors Perry Fulford, Zach Garmoe, and Hunter Wolf yell to a neighboring back country camp during their evening campfire on Saturday, July 13 at Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, NM. 

Philmont Week 3

Hello! Another week at Philmont, here are some of my favorite shots--enjoy!

Philmont staff play music on Saturday, June 1 at Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, N.M.

Philmont staff play music in preparation for their roles at living history camp, Pueblano, on Saturday, June 1 at Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, N.M. Pueblano is an interpretive logging camp set in 1914 that also has a musical night program. 

A wrangler leads burrows down the Santa Fe trail on Friday, June 7 near Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, N.M. 

Tents light up during a marketing photo shoot on Sunday, June 9 at Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, N.M. 

A participant helps clean up a burrow pen at the interpretive camp, Abreu, on Monday, June 10 at Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, N.M. 

Abreu, Philmont Scout Ranch. Cimarron, N.M. 

Order of the Arrow Trail Crew (OATC) participants build trails on Wednesday, June 12 at Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, N.M. OATC is a two-week trek in which participants spend one week helping to build and restore trails and the other week hiking. 

OATC participants walk along the trail they are working on at Flume Canyon in Cimarron, N.M. 

John Baster of Norman, Okla. takes a picture of a forrest fire that broke out south of Philmont property on Thursday, June 13 at Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, N.M. 

Participants look to see chickens at the interpretive camp, Abreu, on Monday, June 10 at Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, N.M. 

Philmont Weeks One and Two

This summer I'm working at Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, New Mexico as a photographer. This basically means I'm getting paid to play in one of the most beautiful places ever for the summer. Here are some of my favorite frames from my first couple weeks of work!

Philmont Staff dance in a dust storm on Wednesday, May 29 in Base Camp. The harsh drought and Philmont's efforts to conserve water have resulted in less grass and more dust. 

Philmont Wrangler James Miazza guides a  horse to be branded on Thursday, May 30 at Ranch Headquarters at Philmont Scout Ranch. The Ranch has 30-40 new horses this year, all of which needed to be branded.

Philmont backcountry staff bring out materials to build teepees for the backcountry during Living History on Sunday, June 1 at the Kit Carson Museum. 

Philmont Backcountry Warehouse Manager Blue Price teaches backcountry interpretive camp members various skills during Living History on Sunday, June 1 at the Kit Carson Museum. 

Philmont maintenance worker Kyle Graves paints a building on Tuesday, June 4 at Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, N.M. 

Philmont staff play music outside the Silver Sage Staff Activities Center on Tuesday, May 28 at Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, N.W. 

Wranglers brand horses on Thursday, May 30 at Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, N.M.  

Wranglers brace themselves as a horse reacts to being branded on Thursday, May 30 at Ranch Headquarters at Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, N.W. 

Philmont staff member Corey Mullins reaches for a frisbee on Friday, May 31 at Philmont Training Center in Cimarron, N.M. 

Philmont staff member Jonathan Coyle throws a frisbee on Friday, May 31 at the Philmont Training Center in Cimarron, N.W. 

Deer walk by the Villa Philmonte at dusk on Friday, May 31 at Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, N.W. 

A deer sits by a tent on Monday, May 27 at Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, N.M. 

Inside the Villa Philmonte. Cimarron, N.W. 

Adele Owen walks by a set of hats while selecting a costume on Tuesday, May 28 at Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, N.M. Owen works as a character at an interpretive living history staff camp.