Newspaper favorites

February 9, 2012 by Geoff Hansen

As photo editor at the Valley News, I don’t get out-and-about every day. But when there’s a need for me to pick up the camera, I still enjoy it a whole lot. All of the photos below were taken in 2011.

From top: Nicole Cormen, center, asks a question of Republican presidential candidate Jon Huntsman, left, at Kilton Library in West Lebanon, N.H. Cormen wanted to know Huntsman’s alternative if President Obama’s health care law were repealed; Congregationalists from Norwich’s five churches participate in an ecumenical prayer before the start of a three-day rummage sale at Tracy Hall in Norwich, Vt. With its donated items, the sale is staffed by volunteers from the churches; Members of the Thetford Academy boys basketball team react at the end of their 49-43 loss to Winooski in Barre, Vt.; Pete Silberfarb, left, of Norwich, Vt., congratulates outgoing town manager Pete Webster on the sale of his home during a reception held in Webster’s honor at the Norwich Inn; Mascoma’s Zach Warner is congratulated by his teammates after his interception stopped a Farmington drive late in their win.

Turn It Up to 11

May 15, 2011 by Geoff Hansen

Last weekend, I was up past my bedtime to photograph four bands at a punk/metal show in Claremont, N.H., for Jon Silman’s Valley News story. It was loud, energetic and a lot of fun to photograph. I also discovered wearing earplugs does wonders for hearing the music!

Fast, Brash and Loud

Fash, Brash and Loud

From top: Mongrel vocalist Jessica Sierra of Fitchburg, Mass., plays to a small but enthusiastic crowd at the Silver Fern Grille & Bar in Claremont; Midnight Saints lead singer Chris Burnie of Rutland, Vt., gives a song his all during the four-band show; With the band’s set list tacked to a dart board in the bar, Pretty Corpses lead singer and guitarist Ian Tolliver of Claremont launches the punk band on another song. Tolliver organized the night’s event.

Golden Gloves

April 22, 2011 by Geoff Hansen

The other day in Windsor, Vt., I photographed boxer Chris Gilbert in a training session for a Valley News story about his upcoming fight in the Golden Gloves National Tournament of Champions. In a short amount of time, I could tell Gilbert is determined to compete (and win) on the big stage!

He Has the Golden Touch

A Day in the Life

April 1, 2011 by Geoff Hansen

It was one of those days: last Saturday, I photographed an engagement portrait in the afternoon, later in the day went to a 50th birthday “prom” party and finally crossed the street to photograph the River City Rebels (below) and a couple of other bands for the Valley News. It’s what I love about being a photographer; being a part of all walks of life, in just a few hours.

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Jordan Vorachak, center, and his sister Courtney, who are both from Plymouth, N.H., took up an invitation from River City Rebels lead singer Dan O’Day (at left) for everyone to sing “Small Town Pride” from the band’s 2001 album, “Playing To Live, Living To Play,” at a five-band performance at the Main Street Museum in White River Junction Saturday night.

The Sweet Nectar of Freedom

December 31, 2010 by Geoff Hansen

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Taped to my computer monitor at the Valley News is the first panel of a Dilbert cartoon, shown above. While I enjoy my work as photo editor, there are days that I miss telling stories with my camera. But since September, I’m doing one shift a month at the newspaper as a photographer. I’ve also filled in while others are on vacation. Here’s a few of my favorites from 2010:

Oh, What a Beautiful Mooring

Bracing for a Long Winter

Nurse Practioner

Local Roundup

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Pipeline

Quitting Time

Royals Fire Away

From above: Moored at Shaker Village Sailing Club in Enfield, N.H., Phil MacVicar, of Enfield, prepares Rain Maker, his Day Sailer class boat, for an excursion on Mascoma Lake last July; Volunteer Lori Lounsbury, right, of Lebanon, N.H., assists Robert Smith, of White River Junction, Vt., as he picks out food from the Upper Valley Haven’s food shelf in November. Smith said the food was for a Thanksgiving dinner for himself and three others; Cecilia Vicuna-Keady, seen here with Pablo, a green wing macaw who is one of her family’s pet birds, moved to the United States in 1988 and to the Upper Valley in 2004. Part of the Changing Face of the Upper Valley series; Dust catches the light as Royals catcher Shanna Duffy catches the ball in South Royalton, Vt., in June; Democrat Walter Hastings, of South Royalton, answers a voter’s question during a forum held with fellow candidate Sarah Buxton organized by the Tunbridge Democratic Caucus at the Tunbridge Town Hall in July; Swimming at the ledges at True’s Brook in Plainfield, N.H., for the first time in August, Will Blinkhorn, 8, of Hanover, N.H., pretends to surf while balancing on a log with his sister Caitlin Blinkhorn, 11; Jim Douthart, of Bradford, Vt., fills out paperwork after a shift as a passenger representative for Green Mountain Railroad’s White River Flyer in September; Mascoma’s players, including goalie Colleen Kelty, in helmet, and Taylor Nugent (5) celebrate their win over Mascenic in October.