I took in a fire today in Barrington Hills (IL). A huge mansion was destroyed after the resident was burning some leaves too close to the house on a windy day. The embers spread first to a tree and then the house.…
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A very brief video segment as a vacant dwelling burns in Detroit
I visited the Cobb Island VFD recently in Maryland to photograph their Tanker 6, a 2013/2014 Rosenbauer Commander 1250/2500 pumper/tanker. The weather was overcast and the roads were wet, so we kept the driving to a minimum in order to keep…
These images are from my recent flight out of Reagan National Airport at sunset. These provide a good example of the limitations of shooting with a camera phone instead of traditional camera. In the first image, the center weighted meter…
It’s amazing what we can experience … when it’s not our time … which is what two occupants experienced today when during a one-car crash, 4×4 fence posts pierced the car windshield missing both of them
A short film of fire trucks responding from a fire station in Rogers, AR.
I followed a huge header in the sky today which took me to a wildland prescribed burn in a nearby forest preserve. Firefighters with the Forest Preserve District of Cook County were conducting the burn for several reasons. Depending on the…
Some additional versions of the Still-life of an old garage that was featured a few days ago. These images feature edits and adjustments to the tonality that create more drastic changes to the original.
It’s never too late to expect snow in Chicago … especially when we’re surprised with unseasonably warm weather … Here are a few images of flowers in the snow after we received a good three inches after having had the yard…
Firemen from Long Grove, Buffalo Grove, and Prospect Heights (IL) worked today to rescue two trapped victims of an overturned truck. I was at the crash site and documented the removal of both patients and the recovery of the truck…