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That Ol' Christmas Feeling

December 25, 2009 - 11:37pm

Even Santa can't help himself -- there's just something about this tree. This moment unfolded at Pegasus Plaza, just outside my apartment window really, midway through the Dallas Santa Rampage last weekend. Here are some more photos from the Santa pub crawl/pillow fight up at the Observer.

Downtown Dallas kept up the holiday spirit last week with our first Unsilent Night walk -- pretty good turnout for the first time 'round, too. Here's a video I shot for the paper.

Confronted by all this holiday joy, some folks downtown were moved to arson, too. Kids acting out on vacation? Disgruntled homeless guys fighting for the right to ignite? We may never know.

Outside My Window, Dallas's Veterans Day Parade

November 13, 2009 - 12:34am

Dallas's annual Veterans Day parade drew a huge crowd downtown -- out my window overlooking Main Street, it almost looked like a vintage photo of 1930's downtown brought back to life.

I remember watching the Dallas theme sequence on TV as a kid and being amazed at all the reflective skyscrapers in downtown. All those mirrored buildings were a huge help during Wednesday's shoot, helping to throw some amazing light just where I'd least expect it.

Here's my post on the Observer's blog Unfair Park, and my slide show for the site.

Thrilling Behind the Scenes Look at "Private Trauma" on AAN

October 25, 2009 - 9:26am

Thanks to the good people at the Association of Alternative Weeklies, I had the chance to ~~get grilled~~ have a lively conversation Friday afternoon about my Texas Observer story on former KBR trucker Preston Wheeler.

I'd already been following their "How I Got That Story" live chat series, so it was great to be able to join in with my old editor Jake Bernstein. "Private Trauma" took AAN's 2008 award for feature writing in under-50,000 circulation papers, and you can check out the archived live chat on AAN's site.

Thanks to Julia Goldberg at AAN for making this happen!

Enter the Traveling Man

Monday, September 7, 2009 - 11:33pm

Here's the latest landmark unveiled in Dallas -- one of the sculptures from the "Traveling Man" series installed along Dallas's new light rail line at the Deep Ellum Station. The artists behind it, Brad Oldham and Brandon Oldenburg were on hand during a preview ride I covered for the Observer -- check it out here, along with a shot from a few seconds later -- and it was great hearing them talk about how it all came together.

Summer Food Roundup

Monday, September 7, 2009 - 11:13pm

I've been doing lots of shooting for the Observer's food blog, City of Ate, over the last few months, and thought I'd throw a few of those shots onto the site here.

Racing Chihuahua Portraits

Thursday, August 27, 2009 - 8:54pm

A couple weeks ago, I spent my Saturday morning at a North Dallas Petco parking lot, taking in my first live dog race. These guys didn't have the speed of a greyhound, but chances are they'll be well taken care of when their racing days are done.

Getting to Know the Neighborhood

Sunday, April 26, 2009 - 7:01pm

After a long week with lots of shooting for the Observer, I wasn't totally thrilled at the idea of getting up early on Saturday for another one. The fact that it was a high school reunion, and not even my high school, didn't get me any more enthused.

But I was dead wrong -- following the parade on its short route to the school, and talking to old Woodrow alums along the way, made for one of the most fun shoots I've had yet in Dallas. There was a great small-town feel around the Lakewood neighborhood school, and best of all, this was my neighborhood.

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