I've been a photographer at The Star-Ledger in Newark, N.J. since early 2000. My main focus for several years has been studio photography including photo illustrations and shooting sports. I previously worked for The Cincinnati Enquirer, North Hills News Record and Everett (Wash.) Herald. I'm blessed to be a photojournalist; the people and places I've photographed over the past 20 years, here and abroad, will be a part of me for the rest of my life. It's truly a beautiful feeling to be allowed into someone's life, even for a moment, to make photographs and share them with the public. I was part The Star-Ledger team who was awarded the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting for the resignation of New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey. In 2002, I shared The Dart Award with reporter Matt Reilly, for a story about a Siberian orphan who was beaten and froze to death in the custody of his adoptive parents in central New Jersey. I'm a member of The Dart Society, National Press Photographers, New York Press Photographers and New Jersey Press Photographers Associations. I live with my wife Dana and our 2 children in Lawrenceville, N.J.
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Sometimes your shift doesn’t end with with your last assignment. After covering game 3 of the New Jersey Devils/Florida Panthers Stanley Cup Playoff game, I was called to a photograph a fire in a near by town. As always I rarely arrive and see roaring flames, and this night was no different. The smoke in the area was very intense, which made it not only hard to see and photograph but also hard to breath. I made my way to the scene and made a few photographs quickly. As I headed back to my car, I saw this Elizabeth, NJ. fire fighter and felt it might make for an interesting photograph. By now the majority of the fire was contained just heave smoke smothered the area. The fire destroyed three townhouses and displaced several families. No one was seriously injured late Tuesday night April 16, 2012.
