Posts Tagged ‘Tucson’

New York Times Institute in Tucson

The first two weeks of January, I was at the New York Times Institute in Tucson with some excellent journalists from around the country. I got to shoot a lot with one of the Times editors and compete with other skilled photographers.  Here is an audio slideshow of my work.  And it has a funny [...]

New York Times Institute

I got into the New York Times Institute and Columbia Journalism School posted a story on it.

Climbing in Tucson

A day trip to Mt. Lemmon or a lunch hour at the rock gym, Tucsonans like their climbing.

Travel warnings deter students from Mexico

PHOTO WRITING- Mexico Highway 15, which is often used by tourists, has come off a recent State Department travel alert, but students are still aren’t traveling to Mexico.

Graduation a long journey for commencement speaker

The commencement speaker for Pima Community College’s May 21 graduation ceremony says her associate degree did not come easily.

250 attend 6th Annual Jewish-Muslim Peace Walk

About 250 people participated in the 6th Annual Jewish-Muslim Peace Walk in Tucson on Sunday.

Gem Show at TCC ends with crowds up some but sales spotty

Despite the economic downturn, officials of the 55th annual Tucson Gem & Mineral Show at the Tucson Convention Center said attendance was higher than last year.

PCC cyclists recommend city commute

Tucson is one of six U.S. cities with a gold rating awarded by the League of American Bicyclists for being bicycle-friendly.

Rising fashion designer embraces his heritage

PHOTO AND WRITING/ Arturo Valenzuela was a professional performer who had aspirations of directing his own musical. A fall in 1989 put him in a wheelchair, but that did not stop him from expressing himself.

Fashion Designer

This is a story I wrote and did photography for about a local fashion designer.  Arturo is very talented and promotes the work of other artists through galleries.  I expected a fashion designer to be kind of narcissistic, but he spoke a lot about other artists.
The page designers did a great job.
I’ll link to the [...]