Writing and Photography
The 2018 Oral History Workshop held by the Southern Foodways Alliance was my first week back in school in nearly a decade. The program was fun, challenging and incredibly energizing for someone who loves learning about other people and is passionate about food in the South. Continue reading “Attending the Southern Foodways Alliance’s 2018 Oral History Workshop”
This week marks one full year since I worked on my first assignment as a professional freelance photographer for the AJC. In February 2017, I visited several different restaurants for a cold weather soup roundup, and I was very nervous about getting photos that would be good enough for the paper. I was even more nervous because one of the restaurants included in the assignment was Pancho’s, the divey Mexican place with the huge sign that overlooks I-85. Continue reading “One Year as a Freelance Photographer in the Books”
In case you hadn’t heard, I’m freelancing full time now. In an extremely unusual (for me) turn of fate, my timing happened to be perfect. As I stepped out on my own in late September, the AJC was planning its Fall Dining Guide, which has just now been published. I reached out to the editors to let them know that I would be much more available for photoshoots, and they had a TON of assignments to dole out for this Autumn 2017 edition of the AJC Dining Guide.
Thanks to an unusual bit of scheduling, my photos ended up all over the the August 11 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Go Guide. It was really exciting to see so much of my work in one place – hopefully it’s not the last time! Check out the weekly AJC Go Guide where you’ll probably see some of my photos more often than not. Continue reading “Busy Week for an Atlanta Photographer”