Monte Alto Coffee, Jarabacoa (Outtakes)

Outtakes of a photo essay I did of a completely organic coffee plantation, showing the whole process from beans to the cup. I'm in the process of trying to get it published. So I guess we'll see. If not, it'll show up here I'm sure.

A day in the Padres baseball Academy, San Cristobal, Dominican Republic

A Day in Vernal

Vernal, UT, just a few miles away from the Wyoming border is one of the few towns that is booming despite the economy failing all over the country. The housing market cannot build enough homes for the workers moving in, resulting in multiple families moving into small spaces, hotels being booked months in advanced, and men worker's camps for all the foreign oil men coming in. I went with an advanced communications class in December to photograph these stories being written, and so I got to go everywhere and show what a day in Vernal is like. I went on tours of oil rigs, into elementary schools, and drove around town with the County Commissioner as she explained the housing situation to me. These are just a few photographs from this agriculture and mining town of 8,163.

Ice Fishers in a Photo Essay

Carrying sleds full of drills, heaters, tents, fishing poles, and beer, ice fishers brave the ice out on Deer Creek Reservoir to fish. Some say they do it for sport, others to pass the time until spring comes. I went out a few times up to the lake to photograph the fishers and what they do best. These are some of my favorites from this season, and over the next few years I'm here I'll keep adding to my collection and perhaps come out with something nice over time.