New Traders Face Their First Big Tax Bills After Last Year’s Rally
Quick portrait at noon. No big deal, we’ll find shade structures and make it happen.
In America’s No. 1 Inflation Hotspot, Democrats Face Restive Voters
I also made a bunch of technically fussy Timelapse videos but my blog cms won’t let me upload them.
Lithium Mining Threatens Arizona Tribe’s Sacred Springs
Hawkstone mining has been doing exploratory drilling around the sacred springs of the Hualapai, which has damaged the water flow.
660 U.S. Place Names Include a Slur for Native Women. Change Is Coming.
There are more than 660 places in the US federal database of place names that use a slur for Native women as part or whole of their name. The US Interior intends to change this rapidly.
I wrote a python script to help me find a route among the 12 closest such places and made a plan to visit them all. But then the editors saw some of my early photos and told me I already got what they wanted. haha.
Image from back in monsoon season 2021 was used this to head up a story in Wall Street Journal this morning.
This was a massive undertaking. Weeks of research and planning on my part and that of Francisco Cantú. Days of travel and hiking and patience and interviews. We accomplished nearly all of our goals, I was quite happy when I got home to review the images. The magazine ended up running a bunch of images, which was thrilling, and when the website version came out, there were even more. Awesome. Great way to end the year.
The Surprises We Find In Pursuit of Truth
A photo that couldn’t find a home in the larger commissioned work was used in the Winter 2021 Letter from the Editor. I really love this photo and I’ve gotten several emails about it.
Red Carpet Alert: See what everyone was wearing at the Latin Grammy Awards
Red carpet is fun, red carpet is chaos, red carpet lasts all day. I’m glad I brought too many batteries for my camera and flash. I will bring more snacks next time. Here are just a few of the images, there are a lot more on NPR’s website.
There were so many more photos that didn’t make it online, I shared some of them on my instagram.
What do women want from the Build Back Better plan? Democrats to deliver on promises
Couple of very fast portraits at high noon in Arizona. Still pretty happy with them.
What happens when the lure of outdoor rec starts to pull people onto tribal lands?
Cool story about of pair of old Navajo Rangers who have pivoted to other jobs as their role in policing has ended.
This was a joy to photograph, the evening started out very overcast and foreboding but just as the sun reached the horizon, the sky opened up and the sunset came to life. Lucky. There’s another portrait of Jonathan Dover on my instagram.
In the Mountain West, the ‘Dirty’ Soda Rush Is On
Slow and Low: Cruising Around in Phoenix’s Lowrider Scene
The Voice Media photo director calls me up, “You like Lowriders, right? Everyone likes lowriders. I’m sending you the details. Just get it done by next month.” I hadn’t even said yes, but to be fair, he’s right: everyone likes lowriders.
I grew up around lowriders, my grandfather was an airbrusher. But this assignment introduced me to a part of lowrider culture I hadn’t experienced before. One of the reasons I love this job.
Bicycling Magazine had me take a quick trip up to Kayenta to promote OxDx’s Together We Rise Women’s Tank top. Gale force winds and pouring rain nearly drowned us in the mud, but we got it done.
I’ve been going to Kayenta for years now, including once for the Times, which I think led to a number of successful images which I popped up on my instagram.
Virtual Learning Was Better for Some Kids
EdWeek had me over to watch the pedagogy of Kareem Neal as he led his students through class. Unusually rainy days made things extra interesting and kept us indoors.
Pioneering Gene Therapy Freed Her of Sickle Cell. Is a Cure at Hand?
The layout editors were sweet to me.
Online the author did a bts story too.
Americans Stretch Across Political Divides to Welcome Afghan Refugees
Spent all day talking to folks about how they feel about Afghan evacuees, it was lovely.
Is Travel Next in the Fight Over Who Profits From Native American Culture?
Loved having a chance to photograph a place I’ve been visiting for more than 20 years. I put up one of the images I made on my print store.
Some Arizona Schools Require Masks, Flouting Covid-19 State Law
Great working with Aydali who was selected to be the WSJ Education intern. I also met this great tortoise there.
Made some images for The Informant newsletter. First time I’ve done images for a newsletter. Would have been fun except for the subject.
Biden’s Border Agenda Collides With Realities of Mexico’s Violence
Went to a lot of trouble to make this image. You made have read about it on the Freedom of Press Tracker.
Two Black developer groups are competing to redevelop the Oakland Coliseum.
Quick portrait of Lonnie Murray and her husband Dave Stewart for the Chronicle.
They’ve both recently moved to Arizona and are just settling into home. It was a pleasure to be one of the first folks to stop by.
The Airwaves of the Navajo Nation
An ideal assignment for me. I love radio stations, I love Dinétah, I love getting to talk to Elders.
I like the way The Verge has very large photos. Makes me wanna make photos that absolutely ought to be seen huge.
Scarred by Covid, Survivors and Victims’ Families Aim to Be a Political Force
Quick turn around assignment to grab a portrait of Tara Krebbs, summer days had been getting pretty swelter-some, so Tara and I agreed to do this one at the crack of dawn, just a tad past 5am.
They paired that portrait with another photo I did back in October, and led the whole story off with a great image from Gabriella Angotti-Jones. Love when my photos get to hang out with photos made by my friends.
Job Openings Are at Record Highs. Why Aren’t Unemployed Americans Filling Them?
Always a delight to make photos on horse ranches. This one was very straight forward. I definitely arrived too early and made too many photos, but that’s just who I am as a photographer. I made several images I actively like, and that’s not nothing!
Natalie Behring did all the anchor images for this story and I think they’re lovely. I am glad I got to help out with the Arizona angles.
How to Exercise in the Summer Heat
NYT got extra use from the photos I took for the record hot day a couple weeks back.
I thought this was a pretty solid storytelling image, so I’m glad it found a home. Extra stoked it went out in the international edition as well.