Category Archives: Journalism

Jerseylicious fashion photo shoot

The Gatsby Salon in Green Brook was a crowded place. The whole cast of the Style Network’s reality tv show Jerseylicious, hair and makeup stylists, and a large crew from the Star-Ledger’s Inside Jersey magazine. It was a long day but the cast was fun to work with and results were great. Also below is...

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Medal of Honor portrait

It’s not every day that you get to meet a true hero. Yesterday I photographed Nicholas O’Resko who received the Medal of Honor, our nation’s highest honor, from President Truman for his brave actions in World War Two. His actions on January 23, 1945 sound like a Hollywood movie, except the bullets and the danger...

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Little Brooklyn Dodgers in Newark

The Harriet Tubman School in Newark held celebrated the first black player in Major League Baseball during Jackie Robinson Day. Among the notables who attended was Robinson’s wife Rachel. As one politician after another came to the microphone to speak, I kept my eye on a group of first graders wearing Brooklyn Dodgers hats. As...

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Candid portraits of Governor Christie

One of the cool aspects of being a photojournalist for a major publication is that sometimes the newsmakers come to you. Recently Governor Christie visited the Star-Ledger offices in Newark to discuss the details of his controversial budget. It was a good opportunity to shoot some tight, candid portraits of the Governor.

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Two NY Emmy Award nominations

Today I received some wonderful news. The Star-Ledger received 7 nominations in the New York Emmy Awards. I received two of those Emmy nominations. “Chain of Life” was nominated in the documentary category. The video follows the patients and staff during the world’s largest kidney donation exchange. “The Rise and Fall of Rocky Lockridge” looks...

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