Over the past few weeks, I’ve been attending the Citizens’ Fire Academy with the Roswell Fire Department here in Roswell. I originally signed up simply because I was curious. Like many people, I see fire…
Doug Mills shares the story behind a historic black-and-white photograph from Ground Zero, capturing President George W. Bush embracing a firefighter amid the rubble and rescue workers following the September 11 attacks. Over the years,…
Billy Weeks interviews Brynn Anderson of the Associated Press during the 10th Annual Photo Night at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Anderson shared stories from more than a decade covering major sporting events—including the…
If you want to become a photojournalist, you need to understand something up front: this isn’t about taking pretty pictures. It’s about telling stories that make people feel something. And that requires two things working…
Ryan Rucker and Dorie Griggs, Chaplain for the Roswell Fire Department, share a genuine reaction as another story unfolds across the table—one of those moments where laughter, memory, and years of brotherhood all meet in…
Jasmine Montgomery stands at the front of the room, naming nearly 400 team members from memory — one by one — as their faces appear on the screen behind her. In a department built on…
Aftershoot assigned this image a 4-star rating during culling, even though it is out of focus. A few days ago, I shared my one-month review of Aftershoot and mentioned that I was planning to purchase…
I’ve been using Aftershoot for the past month during the free trial period, and I’ve decided to subscribe. That alone tells you something. The short answer to the big question: Does it save time?Yes. It…
Over the past couple of years, the storage market has shifted from a long price decline (where SSDs and memory cards steadily got cheaper) to a period of rapid price increases across the board: Key…
Because creativity thrives in clean systems. Most photographers love the creative side of the craft. Very few love maintenance. But the truth is this: your camera, your computer, and your workflow are tools. And tools…
[NIKON Z 9, 85mm f/1.8G, Mode = Aperture Priority, ISO 18000, 1/250, ƒ/1.8, (35mm = 85)] Remembering in the Dark: Why I Put the Zooms Away at the Officer Jeremy Labonte Memorial Vigil One year…
I’m becoming more convinced that the most important work we do in life isn’t our job, our craft, or even our calling. It’s the work we do on ourselves. Not in a self-help, navel-gazing kind…
