Driving on a snow-covered gravel road hugging the shore of Lake Superior, MPR reporter Dan Kraker and I were heading to Stony Point to check out what some were calling the best day of the year for Lake Superior surfing. … Continued
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MPR News / Breaking the Ice
Posted in Aerial Lift Bridge, Lake Superior, Minnesota Public Radio on 01.17.2013Every year, when the temperatures drop and the Duluth Superior harbor begins to freeze, the Coast Guard is hard at work keeping the shipping channels free of ice. This extends the shipping season, keeps the shipping economy alive for a … Continued
MPR Photos of the Year 2012
Posted in Minnesota Public Radio on 01.09.2013It’s been quite a year for news in northeastern Minnesota and I’ve been fortunate to have a great client in Minnesota Public Radio to help communicate those stories visually. Things started with these crazy endurance athletes competing in the Arrowhead … Continued
MPR News / Wellstone. 10 years later.
Posted in Minnesota Public Radio on 10.26.2012As someone who was living in southern Wisconsin 10 years ago and detached from politics, the passing of Senator Paul Wellstone and others was something I vaguely remember. I remember when it happened, but being in college, I’m sure my … Continued
MPR News / Walking with bears
Posted in Minnesota Public Radio on 09.25.2012One of my biggest frustrations since moving to Duluth is that there are bears all over the place and I have yet to see one. The block I live on has a neighborhood bear that our neighbors see all the … Continued
MPR News / Flooding aftermath
Posted in Chester Park, Jay Cooke State Park, Minnesota Public Radio, Weather on 07.06.2012The flooding story continues to unfold here in northeastern Minnesota. While the dramatic live shots of streets-turned-streams are over, scanner traffic about seals on Grand Avenue almost seeming like a dream and the sinkholes that swallowed entire vehicles filled in, … Continued
MPR News / Duluth Flooding
Posted in Minnesota Public Radio, Weather on 06.23.2012The last few days in Duluth have been pretty crazy. Typically when people say we got 10 inches in Duluth, you’d think snow. That wasn’t the case Tuesday evening into Wednesday morning as up to 10 inches of rain fell … Continued
MPR News / Lamprey on the lam… for now
Posted in Lake Superior, Minnesota Public Radio on 06.19.2012Earlier this month, I found myself on the shore of the Brule River in northern Wisconsin with a lamprey attached to my arm. If you don’t know what a lamprey is, you’ll see below and you might turn away. These … Continued
The Spin Collective
Posted in Minnesota Public Radio on 05.31.2012If you’ve attended any New Year’s celebrations at Dubh Linn’s in Duluth the last few years, you have probably seen The Spin Collective in action. Working a room at the bar with dozens of people crowded into a small space, … Continued
Tough Mudder Minnesota
Posted in Minnesota Public Radio, Sports on 05.21.2012As someone who has run a bunch of marathons and triathlons, endurance races are one of my favorite activities outside photography. When the opportunity came up to shoot the Tough Mudder Minnesota, I jumped at the chance. A Tough Mudder … Continued