In this photo: His Royal Highness, The Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex is welcomed to Stevens Aviation in Greer on Thursday, May 27, 2010. So, I have to admit that I was a little excited to photograph HRH when he arrived (and also before he left Greenville, SC) since my grandmother immigrated from London and I even lived there for a short while.
Last night I photographed Efraim Zuroff as he spoke of the stories he encountered while investigating and prosecuting Nazi war criminals, which are featured in his latest book: Operation: Last Chance The program called, ‘The Last Nazi Hunter,’ was held at the Temple of Israel.
I was sent to shoot two local high schools competing in a championship soccer game. After one team scored a goal, I started looking for reaction pictures. I liked this photo because of the different reactions captured in the same frame.
On Tuesday, I followed 82 World War II veterans to Washington, D.C., as they participated in the Upstate Honor Flight. My favorite photograph, which ran on the front page of The Greenville News, is of Fred Rector. In the photograph, he places his hand over his heart while standing at the the WWII Memorial.
Mr. Rector told me the story of how he was captured and interrogated by the Germans. I just stood quietly, in shock, and listened. At this point his guardian, the volunteer in charge of looking out for his well-being throughout the trip, noticed my very German name. I explained that, yes, my grandparents had come over from Germany, but that they were Jewish. They had been forced to flee their homes. Mr. Rector paused and reached out his hand. I walked alongside his wheelchair – the two of us hand in hand – back to our bus.
Last week, I made a portrait of a mother who’s son went missing twelve years ago near Table Rock. I met her at a park bench, dedicated to her son, that she visits around the anniversary of his disappearance. Check out The Greenville News story.
The family of Sgt. Jeremiah Wittman react to the sights and sounds of the plane carrying Wittman’s casket as it pulls up to the hangar at Stevens Aviation on Monday, February 22, 2010. It was an emotional morning watching the casket of a soldier return home to his family. I think many of us were a little teary-eyed when leaving the airport.
For more photos, check out The Greenville News.
Many of you know that I traveled to Germany in the fall. It was amazing to visit the towns of my grandparents and ancestors. I have been promising to publish a few of these on the website and here they are….
I have also posted these photographs and more on my new flickr account, check them out: Click Here for Flickr
Today, we had terrible rain all day and we watched as the rivers and creeks continued to rise. After shooting all afternoon, this frame was one of the last ones I shot. I loved the raging waterfall, but also the movement of the umbrella and the slight silhouette of the woman holding the umbrella.