WHAT WE DO.

AS PHOTOJOURNALIST EVERYDAY IS MOSTLY DIFFERENT. DIFFERENT STORIES, DIFFERENT SITUATIONS. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE DAY IT COULD BE ONE STORY AND AT THE END OF THE DAY BE ON SOMETHING DIFFERENT. SOME STORIES WE ENJOY SHOOTING AND OTHERS NOT SO MUCH. FOR ME I PREFER NOT TO BE DOING CRIME AND POLITICS BUT IN THE END IT'S NOT WHAT I WANT OR LIKE, IT'S WHAT IS THE BIGGEST STORY OUT THERE. I PREFER COVERING SPORTING EVENTS AND INSPIRATION STORIES. THERE ARE SITUATIONS WE ARE PUT IN LIKE A RIOT AND PROTEST SITUATIONS TO A HUSTILE ENVIRONMENT. MOST OF THE TIME, MY REPORTER, MY TEAMMATE IS MY PROTECTION, WATCHING MY SIX BECAUSE MY JOB IS CAPTURE THE MOMENTS (WHETHER GOOD OR BAD) SO THE PUBLIC, THE WORLD KNOWS WHAT IS GOING ON. WE UNFORTUNATELY GET TO SEE THE BAD AND PEOPLE'S WORSE MOMENTS FOR THEM AND THEN TIMES WE GET TO SHOW PEOPLE SUCCESSES, THE WELCOME HOME CONNECTIONS AND PEOPLE COMING TOGETHER TO HELP OTHERS. YOU CAN BE SITTING ON YOUR COUCH CHILLIN AND THEN IN A HOUR CATCHING A PLANE FOR BREAKING NEWS. WE ADAPT TO MANY SITUATIONS AND PROBLEM SOLVING IS KEY TO OUR JOBS. YOU GOT THE UPS AND DOWNS AND IT'S ONE BIG SYMPHONY.