I traveled to Iowa recently to photograph a new truck. Part of the assignment was a night photo of a fire truck … something of a specialty for me. The shot and setup took about three hours from start to…
I was in Chicago on Saturday night leaving a job at the Merchandise Mart when I heard some commotion coming from Kinzie Street. As I walked down Orleans over Kinzie, I noticed bicyclists as far as the eye could see…
I spent some time today at the Lincolnshire-Riverwoods FPD (IL) 75th Anniversary Open House. I was photographing the event and concentrating on the fire department’s interaction with public. What could be easier than trying to capture great images of children…
I was recently at the DCFD Marine Unit Headquarters along the Washington Channel, which is also the home for the Washington Police Department Marine and Dive Unit. Located a bit farther down the channel is the Anacostia Helicopter Facility, home…
While visiting Washington DC, I took in a fatal 2nd alarm fire for DCFD. I arrived after the fire had been extinguished at roughly 3:30AM during a pretty steady rain. I had lunch at Rescue 1 with Vito Maggiolo, and…
When I was in Ottumwa, IA this week, I went down to the Des Moines River to look around. Know as the city of bridges, they have four bridges downtown and a damn. The water flowing through the damn was…
I visited Ottumwa, IA the other day and asked about a recommendation for lunch. Without a hesitation, I was directed to Canteen Lunch which I may have been the only person that had never heard of it. Dating back to the…
Here are a few more images showing faces of firemen after battling a fire in Deerfield (IL) on 5/22/15.
A fire today in Deerfield, IL gave me another opportunity to capture faces of firemen after battling a fire … since I arrived after the fire was basically out. In all cases, I utilized a long lents (Canon EOS 75-200 F2.8…
A friend and I took in a house fire today in South Barrington (IL). This was another huge home in an area with fire hydrants, so all water to fight the fire had to be trucked in. The fire was…