I was on the road today and was photographing a fire truck for a calendar. We were setup in front of a commercial building and getting everything ready for the shot, when someone came out of the office and asked…
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Something a bit different tonight, here are two fire scene videos that I posted from back-to-back fire scenes that I shot last week. The first was a 3-11 Alarm at 6308 S. Halsted in Chicago: The second was a…
Okay … so the headline is a bit sensational … I was at a townhouse fire today in Buffalo Grove (IL) and there wasn’t much to see from the outside. Firefighters made an excellent stop of a fire that communicated…
I took in an early morning fire a few days back … it came in as I was on my way home from another fire. I was in pretty good position to respond. I normally would have not been close. I…
Last night, or more accurately early this morning, there was a 3-11 Alarm fire on Chicago’s south side. I spent three hours at the scene and have just begun to view and edit my images. Here are two fun shots…
Sometimes when working for a client, you get rewarded with sweet assignments. Back in 2002, Pierce was the official fire truck sponsor for the winter olympics in Salt Lake City. I was sent out there … before the games ……
Here’s a quick shot from a house fire today in Glenview (IL). The house was struck by lightning, and as firefighters were completing the overhaul phase, another round of heavy storms was about to hit the area. This silhouette of a…
While visiting Rye, NY for a wedding, I found myself looking out over Milton Harbor toward New York City about 1AM. The view was beautiful, and the light on the horizon was enticing. The area was silhouetted by the distant…
While relaxing today in Greenwich, CT, we took a stroll through a beautiful park area near the Long Island Sound that incorporated two small ponds. One appeared to have been a quarry of some sort along I95 and the other was just…
When I’m on assignment, some locations are built for dramatic images. Industrial settings fall into this category. The nature of the site combines with the that fact that there are all manner of lights and shapes that look compelling in the dark.…