Slime Time

May 21, 2013 | Category: Uncategorized | Leave a Comment

Students at San Carlos Park Elementary got a special reward for reaching their reading goal of 1 million minutes on Monday May 20, 2013. They got to slime their principal Aida Saldivar and assistant principal Tammy Forkey. It was such an awesome event to cover. The kids had a blast and I think the staff did as well.

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Ghostbusters

May 20, 2013 | Category: Uncategorized | Leave a Comment

I got to spend some time with Leigh and Deb Nickerson with Southwest Florida Paranormal Investigators as they performed an investigation in a home suspected of paranormal activity. It was interesting to see them work. You could tell they were passionate about what they do.

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Photo Column: Big Fish

May 13, 2013 | Category: Uncategorized | Leave a Comment

Araceli Rodriguez spends the majority of her time casting, reeling her line in and then baiting her hook again. She loses shrimp after shrimp to the Gulf of Mexico.

That doesn’t matter too much to Araceli. She still has a smile on her face. Her grandmother, Penny, wears an even bigger smile as she watches the 5-year-old take part in her first fishing clinic.

On a muggy Saturday morning at the Naples Pier, the 17th annual Kids’ Fishing Clinic got under way. Around 150 kids came out to participate.

The one-day event teaches children about the Florida’s marine ecosystems as well as saltwater fishing skills. Participants also received a free rod and reel donated by Sunshine Ace Hardware.

Volunteers from the Naples Fishing Club and the Marco Island Sports Fishing Club help to fuel the children’s excitement. They also help hesitant boys and girls bait their hooks with live shrimp.

A young participant shrieks as a fresh shrimp comes into sight, making a volunteer laugh as he baits her pole.

Andrew Azunque, 6, of Naples, along with his twin sister, Maleda, take part in the clinic for the third time. His line gets tight and his pole begins to flex.

“Mom, I got one!” Andrew exclaims.

He begins to reel up his catch with the help of his mother — only to discover that his line is tangled with another that actually hooked the fish.

The two young anglers agree to split the catch.

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A Day at the Beach

April 30, 2013 | Category: Uncategorized | Leave a Comment

Just spent the afternoon this weekend among friends enjoying the Gulf of Mexico.

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Bruce Fields

April 24, 2013 | Category: Uncategorized | Leave a Comment

Bruce Fields, Senior Vice President and Division Manager with Manhattan Construction Company and new Naples resident poses for a portrait at Moraya Bay on Tuesday April 23, 2013.

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Animals of Southwest Florida

April 23, 2013 | Category: Uncategorized | 3 Comments

I’ve recently felt more like a nature photographer with all the amazing animals I’ve been lucky enough to photograph. It’s just worked out that I’ve had a slew of assignments showing the Animals here in SW Florida. I even got in the cage with an American Crocodile though not for too long. Here are a few I liked.

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Flight Delays

April 23, 2013 | Category: Uncategorized | Leave a Comment

Spent part of my day yesterday at Southwest Florida International Airport as nearly 60 flights were delayed Monday due to FAA furloughs. One family I met had a flight delay of four hours.

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Bodybuilding Love

April 16, 2013 | Category: Uncategorized | Leave a Comment

Spent an afternoon photographing a couple that began training for bodybuilding competitions together. Now they are engaged.

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Athletes of the Year: iPhone

April 16, 2013 | Category: Uncategorized | Leave a Comment

I also thought I’d share some of the images I shot using my iPhone…

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Athletes of the Year

April 16, 2013 | Category: Uncategorized | Leave a Comment

Twice a year the Naples Daily News showcases the area’s best athlete of the season. We always to a portrait series with each athlete. I decided to do a more outside the arena shoot with them. Here’s my favorites…