Greetings from Vancouver!
Well, it’s been a whirlwind day-and-a-half since arriving in Vancouver on Tuesday to join Gannett’s Winter Olympics coverage team. It is my first Olympics and it will be an honor to work with a dozen...
View ArticleIn memory of Nodar Kumaritashvili
Nodar Kumaritashvili died Friday chasing his Olympic dream. I never thought I’d feel devastated while covering the Vancouver Winter Games. But that least expected emotion descended upon myself and...
View ArticleVP Biden joins spectators to cheer ski jumpers
Saturday I was in a small photo pool covering Vice President Joe Biden’s visit to Whistler Olympic Park to view men’s ski jumping. First, he took some time to absorb the scenic expanse of Whistler’s...
View ArticleTwo ways to gold
I spent my Monday covering a pair of gold medal cross country events at Whistler Olympic Park. Switzerland’s Dario Cologna won the gold in the men’s 15k individual freestyle. Sweeden’s Charlotte...
View ArticleOlympic biathletes show off world class conditioning
I’ve been told that biathletes are the most well-conditioned athletes on earth. After photographing two biathlon medal events today, I believe it. These folks sprint ski around a mountainous cross...
View ArticleA delightful outdoor office
One of the best things about my job as a photojournalist is having the regular opportunity to work outdoors covering the news. When the weather cooperates like it has the last two days, my Olympic...
View ArticleU.S. skiers dominating in Whistler
I’ve spent the last two days watching the U.S ski team continue to build their dominance at the Vancouver Winter Olympics. From my assigned photo position at finish line of the alpine skiing venue on...
View ArticleU.S. breaking ground in nordic combined
The nordic combined has been contested since the first Winter Olympics in 1924. Before the Vancouver Games, the U.S. had never won a medal in the event. Now they have two. On Tuesday, the U.S. men...
View ArticleNational pride overflows in Whistler Village
There’s nothing like the Olympics to bring out pure, unbridaled patriotism. Everywhere you look while strolling the walkways of Whistler Village you’ll find folks carrying (and often wearing) their...
View ArticleClimbing up the mountain
It’s been an incredibly busy final few days of the Olympics in Whistler, so I have been a bit delayed in posting this blog… And I suppose I’ve been a bit more tired because of a new first for me on the...
View ArticleFarewell Whistler!
My time in Whistler is up, and boy has it been a fantastic stay here in British Columbia’s mountain paradise for the Winter Games. It has been wonderful to have the opportunity to document all the...
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