Tiny Cheerleader

Shaniya Simcox, 3, cheers along with Alma High School's cheerleading squad,

including her aunt, on Saturday, Sept. 17 during the school's varsity football game.

Night at the Speedway

I spent the evening last Friday job shadowing Nick King of the Midland Daily News.

He was working on a photo story about a third generation race car driver.

I learned an important lesson from Nick about building rapport with subjects.

It inspired me to begin my own projects in JRN 422 and capture the stories of others.

(I also took the opportunity while at the Mount Pleasant Speedway to explore the pits. I loved it.)

Engine Swap

Matthew and I were driving back to the apartment one evening before school started.

He pointed to the parking lot in front of the towers and said, "Look, that's freaking sweet."

This poor kid (Ohio sophomore Andrew Coutts) was swapping engines after his original motor blew.

Luckily, he said cars were second nature to him.

Thank you to Matt for catching the scene and pulling over so I could shoot it.

Hello, Fall Sports!

Lots of sports so far this semester. I am more than happy about that.

Old 27 Tour

Matthew had a freelance assignment a few weeks ago in the charming little town of St. Louis, Mich.

Hundreds of classic (& beautiful) cars rolled into town for the annual Old 27 Tour.

There were interesting people everywhere, including the couple above who were singing to "Leroy Brown."

I could have spent all day there.