Eating Well magazine recently published its March/April 2015 edition, featuring a photograph I did of four-year-old Bradford Jones enjoying mud season. Taken in 2003 at Fat Rooster Farm in Royalton, Vt., I did the photo on a lark while I worked on the book Harvest (it also appeared later in Vermont Life). Brad’s enthusiasm for the season still comes through — it’s hard to believe he’s in his first year of high school!
Coming up in April, the second edition of Jennifer Megyesi’s successful book The Joy of Keeping Chickens is to be published! The book, originally published in 2009, will have revisions and additions by Jennifer and myself — here are a few of the new photos.
From top: An Ameraucana free-ranging hen scratches away fallen leaves while looking for insects and worms at Fat Rooster Farm in Royalton, Vt.; While house cats pose far less threat as predators to chickens, domestic dogs, foxes, raccoons and skunks as well as weasels, minks and birds of prey can wreak havoc on a flock; After Erin Regan lost her first flock of laying hens to a fox, she built a second-floor coop over her Bethel, Vt., sheep barn. With its “free-range on-ramp,” the coop’s door is opened with a rope on a pulley.
As the school year progresses, I have been lending a hand with sports photography at the Valley News as the need arises (usually I am in the office as photo editor). As a father of an eighth-grade athlete, more often now I am seeing the games through the perspective of a parent as much as a storyteller. Here’s a few of my favorites from the past few months.
From top: The Sharon Academy co-captain and goalkeeper Sawyer Levy leads his teammates in a cheer in Sharon, Vt.; Hanover, N.H., coach Dick Dodds talks to his team in the locker room between periods; Woodstock, Vt., senior Connor Fegard takes a breather in the final moments of a close game against Windsor, Vt.; Matt Wilcox, of Windsor, talks with his daughter Ashleay during halftime at a home game.
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In late December, Erin and Neal were married in an intimate ceremony with their daughter at the Inn at Weathersfield in Perkinsville, Vt. I am happy for them because they’re such a nice family! Follow this link to see more on my Facebook page.
This Christmas Eve, I brought my camera to the Tunbridge Church’s annual service, which concludes with the sanctuary filled with candlelight and song. About 12 hours later, I photographed a father and mother’s reactions to their children’s excitement on Christmas morning. It’s rewarding to witness such special moments with my camera.
From top: At the conclusion of the annual Christmas pageant, Rev. Deadra Ashton leads the congregation in the singing of ‘Silent Night’ by candelight at the Tunbridge Church in Tunbridge, Vt.; John and Crystal Harlow watch as their children Morgan, 14, and Brady, 8, look at presents they unwrapped in their West Lebanon, N.H., apartment.
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Last weekend, my neighbors Chris and Tom asked me to photograph their family as they celebrated Christmas together. It was a hoot to do the large group because an iPad app looped what we were saying in an elfish voice!
Last weekend, my daughter’s eighth-grade class held the Made by You holiday fair at Tunbridge Central School to raise money for their class trip to Washington D.C. Friends and family of the students chipped in to help attendees make gifts, take horse rides and eat delicious food. I lent a hand with portraits, which was a lot of fun. Here are a few of my favorites!
On Saturday Kristen and Ben came by with their children for a family portrait session. The session was part of a fundraising raffle for renovations to the Tunbridge Church’s parish house. Their children were very chipper, given how early it was!
As Santa and Mrs. Claus, Euclid and Priscilla Farnham returned to the Tunbridge Public Library for their 35th annual visit to hear what the children would like for Christmas. Many braved the inclement weather for the visit!
On a chilly fall morning, Bill asked me to stop by to do portraits with his menagerie of animals for an upcoming holiday card. His retriever Monica looked so regal!
