I HAD A LOT OF FUN PHOTOGRAPHING THE NCAA MIDWEST REGIONALS HERE IN ST. LOUIS FOR ST. LOUIS MAGAZINE. ITS BEEN AWHILE SINCE I’VE COVERED A BASKETBALL GAME, BUT THE FEELING CAME BACK TO ME PRETTY QUICKLY. YOU COULDN’T HAVE ASKED FOR THREE BETTER GAMES, AND TO HAVE THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME PLAYED BETWEEN KANSAS AND NORTH CAROLINA (TWO OF THE MOST WINNINGEST SCHOOLS IN NCAA HISTORY) WELL IT WAS JUST A BASKETBALL FAN’S VERSION OF HEAVEN.
JUST WANTED TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO MY BUDDY BRUCE ON HIS BIRTHDAY. I TOOK THIS IMAGE WHILE IN MONTANA OVER 8 MONTHS AGO AND HAVE BEEN SAVING IT UNTIL TODAY TO SHARE IT!
NOW THAT BASEBALL SEASON IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER, I THOUGHT I WOULD SHARE THESE WONDERFUL IMAGES TAKEN BY DAN WINTERS. A FEW YEARS AGO I HAD THE PLEASURE OF WORKING WITH DAN, WHO HAPPENS TO BE ONE OF MY FAVORITE PHOTOGRAPHERS. DAN CAME TO ST. LOUIS TO PHOTOGRAPH ALBERT PUJOLS (BACK WHEN HE WAS A ST. LOUIS CARDINAL) FOR ESPN THE MAGAZINE. I GOT TO BE ALBERT’S STAND-IN AND HERE ARE BOTH SETS OF IMAGES. WHO DO YOU THINK ROCKS IT BEST? AND TO ANSWER BOTH THE QUESTIONS THAT I KNOW ARE ON YOUR MIND, YES MY NOSE IS THAT BIG, AND YES I WAS WEARING A HAT THAT DAY, JUST HAD TO TAKE IT OFF FOR THE PHOTOS (WHICH EXPLAINS THE AWFUL HAT HAIR).
HAD A WONDERFUL 4 DAYS IN CHATTANOOGA, TN LAST WEEK. THE WEATHER AND THE FOOD WERE SURPRISINGLY PLEASANT. IF YOU EVER GET A CHANCE TO EAT AT ARETHA FRANKENSTEINS, IT IS WELL WORTH THE WAIT FOR A TABLE. HERE ARE SOME SCOUTING IMAGES ON THE ONE DAY THAT WASN’T SO NICE.
HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT JOPLIN, MO THIS PAST WEEK. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME I HAD BEEN THERE IN A NUMBER OF YEARS AND THE FIRST TIME BACK SINCE THE HORRIFIC TORNADO THAT HIT THEM IN MAY OF 2011.
