A Hunter of Stories

. . . . . . . . . Back to Work With vacation over, I have returned to work. Among the first assignments to find me on this day is a fatality — that which I wish I could simply avoid and walk away from. But this is news and cannot be avoided. Arriving [...]

. . . . . . . . . Those Quiet Moments Dennis Stilwell, holds 4-year-old daughter Angela Stilwell in his lap as his 6-year-old son, James Stilwell, leans against him why watching the parade at America’s Birthday Celebration. They occupy a short wall located just across from the parade’s entrance into Gypsy Hill Park. [...]

. . . . . . . . . Sunset on a Quiet Day As the sunsets over Bells Lane along the edge of Staunton, it creates a colorful backdrop as it silhouettes an older oak tree atop a hill. With not much going on towards the end of my shift on Monday, April 12, [...]

. . . . . . . . . Some Days You Have To Get Away This morning as the day approached the noon hour, I had a discussion with my boss at work and felt very troubled during and after that discussion. The paths become harder to walk when one finds himself asked to [...]

. . . . . . . . . That Groundbreaking Sun The events are silhouetted by the morning sun as the unfold. Standing at the podium, Gov. Tim Kaine addresses those gathered during the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Western State Hospital in Staunton on Monday, Nov. 29, 2009. On 66 acres adjacent to [...]

. . . . . . . . . Basketball on Deadline When Fort Defiance’s Heather Campbell looks to pass the ball to teammate Annie Shreckhise after being caught between Buffalo Gap’s Leigh Doyle and Morgan Houle, it is within the first couple of minutes of game play during the second game of the Augusta [...]

. . . . . . . . . Passions Follow Different Tracks A successful Staunton photographer, Nathan Beck has shifted his focus to include road course auto racing. His photographic career began 16 years ago back when he lived in Rockbridge County, Virginia. I know this personally as it also is when and where [...]

. . . . . . . . . . A Different Perspective Wilson Memorial’s Malik Rucks looks to escape the Rockbridge County defense as he runs the ball during a game played in Lexington on Monday, Oct. 19, 2009. Instead of being on the sidelines adjacent to the field, I chose instead to photograph [...]

. . . . . . . . . . Born With Grassroots Holding onto the microphone, event organizer and moderator David Karaffa of Stuarts Draft welcomes everyone at the start of a town hall meeting on health care held at Riverheads High School on Sunday, Sept. 6, 2009. It is a meeting he organized [...]

. . . . . . . . . . Shooting Preseason @ Fort Having already filed into place on the bleachers, the members of the varsity football team for Fort Defiance High School listen to instructions. Sitting lines of players slide back and forth while the occassional player swaps places with another player. All [...]