New city, new adventure. Ann Arbor month one.

After I ended at The Flint Journal, I took about two months off to go do one of the things I love to do most, go volunteer time to be a camp counselor. Had some ups and downs during those two months. One of the biggest ups was landing the first ever multimedia photojournalist intern spot at AnnArbor.com, formerly The Ann Arbor News. It feels great to get back into the swing of things. Since it is the first time for them to have photo interns, it seems like a great way to hopefully help being apart of setting up a great program for future interns.

So far at my first month at AnnArbor.com, I have been shooting a lot of sports given the schedule I have. University of Michigan football rules in the city especially with them doing so well. I had the privilege to shoot the first ever night game at The Big House. Besides that, I had the chance to do two multimedia pieces. My parkour piece is included in the post.

June, My Final Month at The Flint Journal

June was my last month in Flint and in many ways my assignments of them month had a theme of endings. Schools closing it's doors, graduations, and end of the high school sports season. It was bitter sweet. I was happy to move on to new adventures, but I was going to miss the city, the friends I have made that I will never forget, and the challenging assignments that made me who I am as photojournalist today. I am honored to have been chosen to be an intern at The Flint Journal and working with the wonderful staff. I hope that one day I get to work with one of them again.

Photos from Juneteenth, arson, graduation, food give away, closing of a school, MS research, Powers Catholic girls soccer winning the state championship in soccer, and disappearing metal from an abandoned school.

Memorial Day weekend at The Flint Journal

Though it was a very long weekend, it was a great weekend of shooting. The Great Lakes National Cemetery is in Holly Township which is in the coverage area so I went there a few times over the weekend. Young Marines showed up to put flags on each grave site of a veteran. It was an awesome sight to see and witness. Not many people go to see it, but if you ever have the chance I would recommend to see this amazing tribute. Besides trying to photograph Memorial day events, a few spot news opportunities came up as well. A water rescue on the Flint River, which is unheard of, and a homicide and a tornado happening in the same hour.

The homicide photo won second place in NPPA spot news and MPPA news honorable mention for the month of May. The water rescue photo got first place in MPPA news first place for May. The drummer got picked up by AP and got published in Arizona.