SkillsUSA 2018, Louisville KY

Photographs from the annual National Skills Leadership Conference of SkillsUSA, held again in Louisville, Kentucky. About 18,000 members attended and competed in their trades.

I have covered this event annually since 1985. Thanks to Tom Hall, Ann Schreiber, Craig Moore, and Tom Kerchival and the rest of the very able crew at SkillsUSA.
I am glad to work alongside y'all.

Digital Principal

Portrait of a presenter at the NASSP  (National Association of Secondary School Principals) conference in Chicago, IL.

Bowie State graduation

These photographs are my personal favorites from covering Bowie State University's 2018 graduation.

Thanks to the able communications staff for the assignment.
Thanks also to my able colleagues, photographers Gerald Martineau and Jeff Heeney, who provided excellent additional coverage.

Someone Will Be With You Soon.

Please take a seat.

Education of the Secretary

I recently was assigned to photograph the current US Secretary of Education.

It's the third time I have covered her.

'Nuff said.

A baker's dozen. Happy anniversary to my Ruth

Ruth and I met on a blind date 13 years ago on July 15th at the Tara Thai restaurant in Falls Church.

We celebrate our happiness there every year to mark the occasion.

Love.

Opening, Candela Gallery, Richmond VA

I have a photograph included in the UnBound 7!  exhibition at Candela Gallery, in Richmond, VA.

Thanks to Gordon Stettinius and Ashby Nickerson of Candela, and all the other fine artists who are represented in the show.

The photograph is one close to my heart, Emma/Lion Mask, from the series "One Kid, One Kid."

FWIW, it sold.

Rezility- portraits at Edgewood Commons, DC

These portraits of residents and volunteers at Edgewood Commons in NE Washington DC are my personal outtakes from an assignment covering Rezility, a free app developed through Enterprise Community Partners.

"Rezility is the first free, personalized, socially-powered app that connects people to opportunity and empowers them to engage, connect and thrive in their communities to build stable, secure futures for themselves and their families."

Thank you for this opportunity to Nicole Gudzowsky of Enterprise, the on-site staff of Rezility, and the good people of Edgewood Commons.