During a recent neighborhood walk, my wife and I stopped at a construction site to inquire about the installation of a new gas main. We spoke with the foreman who was very outgoing and explained the entire job sequence to us…
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Always on the lookout for an interesting photo opportunity … or constantly evaluating what I see in terms of creating an interesting image … Dorothy and I were watching a crew from the Buffalo Grove Public Works Department handling a sewer…
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.