Redlights and Redeyes

I was on the way home tonight from an assignment when one random shot led me into about 3 hours of shooting graffiti cover-ups around Sarasota.  There is actual a graffiti eradication program through the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office which is really quick on covering up any scribblings or art that pops up around town.  [...]

I’m not even sure why I am, but if you want, I find myself Twittering now. My very original user name is @chiplitherland.

You’ll probably never see one of my food shots here, and this is about as close as you’ll get to seeing one.  This happens to be from one of the recent shoots at the home of Rahel Manna and her mother in Bradenton as they prepared traditional Ethiopian foods.  I was even hand fed (literally), [...]

My mentor and former professor, Kevin Moloney, has started a new blog which is quite amazing.  His thoughts on the business are through the eyes of his students and how he approaches teaching the fundamentals of journalism in such a crazy environment we find ourselves in.  A group of us, coordinated by Matt Slaby, nominated [...]

Rednecks and mud.  I think I’ve sung this song before (see Redneck Games) – at least this time it’s local. A couple weeks ago I got under an hour before and airshow to go hang at the Redneck Yacht Club (yes, official name) down east of Punta Gorda.  It has 800 acres of open space [...]