Christmas cheer

Alexis Ernsberger shows Claude Blondin Christmas cards that she and her 1st grade class made as a gift to the 89-year-old Navy veteran on Tuesday, December 21, 2010 at Furry Elementary School in Perkins.


Aiden Burras, 4, poses under a pair of reindeer antlers as his aunt, Mary Ellison, takes a photo at Washington Park in Sandusky on Tuesday, December 21, 2010.

Pearl Harbor Day

Buford Barber, 89-year-old Pearl Harbor survivor

Norwalk Silo Day 2

You can check out the video here.

Grain Silo Collapses in Norwalk

Up Up & Away

those happy thoughts in my head
im feelin like im peter pan
minus the tights and the fairies
happy to see how far ive come
to the same place it began my dreams imagination
perfectly at peace
so i move along a bit higher

-KiD CuDi

Reedsville

A tornado swept through southeast Ohio on September 16. A couple weeks later I had a photo assignment to do a story on a place for my final photojournalism class of my college career. The place I stumbled upon was Reedsville. I came across it by accident, just by exploring the countryside and trying to clear my head.

These are the people that I met and welcomed me onto what is left of their properties. They each have their own story of the night of the storms and are doing their best to rebuild their lives.


Debris rests among broken trees in Reedsville on October 9.


Shirley Barber and her son, Jeremy, shine flashlights up the stairs that led Barber and her husband to safety in their basement on the night of the tornadoes. The basement is all that is left of her home.


Marilyn and Garry Weddington stand in their bedroom with their son, Michael on October 10.


Shirley Barber transfers wet towels to her dryer while doing laundry on the concrete pad where her garage once was on October 9. "A girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do," she explained of her situation.


Jason, right, recalls the immediate help after the storm from strangers, neighbors, and friends and puts his arm around Brian, left, in appreciation on October 3.


Matt Bowers, left, and Donald Mays, right, sit in Mays' camper on October 5. "I won't go camping after this," Mays commented.

Amanda

Monroeville High School's 2010 Junior Homecoming Attendant

Homecoming Queen

Promising Light

Basement Bash

Gobble Gobble played a show in my basement last month. Who knew a Wednesday night could rule so much?

Camp

It's hard to start a fire at 9,000 feet.

Running through the hills

On Saturday I attended the Hocking Hills Indian Run in Logan, Ohio. All I can really say is, congratulations to all that crossed the finish line. What a feat.

















For more information about the race, go to 1800hocking.com It's a great site for anything happening in the Hocking Hills area.

This Would Be a Long Drive For Someone With Nothing to Think About

The Upper Sea

These are some of my favorites from my time at Mighty Upper Photos on the Colorado River this summer.
Thank you to Mara Kohler for giving me this awesome opportunity to spend my summer out west.


A view from the photographer's roost across from Jump Rock.