When Emily came over to say hello to her grandmother during her wedding reception at the Hanover Inn in Hanover, N.H., Emily’s face lit up when she got a big hug and kiss. I thought of how special my grandfather was to me, which makes the picture one of my Archival Quality favorites.
Four years ago, I photographed Christina and Brendan’s wedding in Hartland, Vt. (My photo of them ringing the church bell afterwards is one of my favorites — click here to check it out!) Christina asked me to photograph their five-month-old son the other day — I’m happy to continue photographing life’s big and small moments.
In the noise of today’s political campaigns, I get a little nostalgic for the time of one-on-one coverage of a candidate. Featured in today’s Archival Quality, I followed Democrat Peter Welch as he campaigned for governor in Vermont’s 1990 race against Republican Richard Snelling (below Welch is studying his notes before a debate in Colchester, Vt). It was published as part of a photo story in the Valley News — it was one of my favorite experiences as a newspaper photographer.
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Four years ago, I photographed Cara and Dean’s fun wedding in Barnard, Vt. The fun continues when they asked me back again to spend time with their growing family. I did portraits and documented their children Baiah and William as they played and danced (and pouted a bit, too).
Last fall, I photographed Floyd McPhetres as part of the Our Town photo project. In 1998, he started the Central Vermont Tractor Club for a group of local tractor aficionados. They get together twice a year to plow a farmer’s field — I told Floyd I would be interested in covering it for the Valley News, which I did last weekend. “For some reason, tractor clubs tend to attract nice people,” he said. I agree.
More photos from the event can be seen in the newspaper’s online gallery here.
From top: With puddles remaining from this fall’s wet weather, Bob Bushway, of South Strafford, plows at White Rock Farm in Royalton, Vt., with his 1980 Allis Chalmers AC 5040. The annual plowing day was postponed a week due to wet weather; Floyd McPhetres, of Tunbridge, Vt., laughs while leaning on his 1951 Farmall H before the start of the club’s annual fall plowing day. His tractor was bought new by a neighboring Royalton (Vt.) farmer. McPhetres started the club in 1998; Ronald Schoolcraft, of Randolph Center, Vt., leads a quartet of club members plowing under a corn field. Behind Schoolcraft are, from right, Gordon Conant, or Randolph, Allen Williams, of Randolph Center, and Chris McPhetres, of Royalton; Schoolcraft shows Joe Williams, of Randolph Center, the work he has done to his 1952 Ferguson TO30 after the club finished plowing 12 acres of corn at White Rock Farm. Williams came to the event to help his two sons set up their tractors and to watch.
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Featured today in Archival Quality, Tara gets attention from one of her bridesmaids while preparing for her wedding at Mountain Meadows Lodge in Killington, Vt. The relaxed feeling of Scott and Tara’s wedding fit well at the inn, one of my favorite places to photograph weddings.
The New Hampshire Press Association recently announced winners in their annual Best Media Contest. My photograph for the Valley News of muddy players at the end of a football game won first place in the Daily Sports Photo category. It is nice to be recognized for my work as a photographer, especially when I know so many talented journalists across the state.
Mascoma Valley High School’s Zach Warner is congratulated by his teammates after his interception stopped a late game drive in Canaan, N.H.
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How does someone get married at Fenway Park, the home of the Boston Red Sox? Sharla and Dennis just called and asked! They called me, too, to be their photographer. The November 2003 wedding was one of the first at the ballpark, and this photo is one of my Archival Quality picks.
Today in Archival Quality: Alumnus James Nachtwey returned to Dartmouth College in 1994 to show and talk about his work as a photographer covering conflicts across the world. Nachtwey had a news conference at the Hood Museum of Art, which I covered for the Valley News. His work is the true definition of documentary photography — being in the right place at the right time. Profiled a few years later in the documentary film War Photographer, Nachtwey returns to the college this year as a Roth Distinguished Visiting Scholar.
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Over Columbus Day weekend, Whitney and Daniel celebrated their marriage at Amee Farm in Pittsfield, Vt., with friends and family. They also asked me to photograph the rehearsal at a nearby home in Killington, Vt., where the ceremony was held. I enjoyed hearing more about how everyone’s lives connected with the couple. A wet weekend sure didn’t dampen everyone’s enthusiasm! More photos from the wedding can be seen on my Facebook page.
