More than 200 graves in Sunset Hills Cemetery were defaced with swastikas shortly before Memorial Day 2018, as well as nearby houses and cars. Hundreds of workers and volunteers turned out to try to scrub the graves clean before Memorial Day services.
A local university responded to an incident of racial hatred with an art project inscribing messages of tolerance and diversity on a door. Emotions were high, but the mood was positive.
Helen Hawkins died in office as a member of the Madison County Board in 2018. The board memorialized her at its next meeting with roses at her empty seat. I shot this image for the Troy (Ill.) Times-Tribune on assignment.
Shot on assignment for the Highland (Ill.) News-Leader to research the history of these buildings, since demolished. The Spindlers transitioned from the whiskey business to a general store that was a mainstay for the rural Illinois town for decades, and these buildings were among the oldest in town. For a full history of these buildings and array of photographs, click here.
An anti-abortion protester stood silently outside a Planned Parenthood clinic during an Illinois rally in 2019.
A house fire in Centreville, Illinois only days before Christmas. I didn't have my good camera with me, but I was amazed at how the light seemed to follow the water down into the fire.
An oil spill near Silver Lake in Highland, Ill. required many hours and workers to clean up.
Covering a college means covering protests, which also means photographing people impassioned about their subject matter. In the case of these three photographs, the students were protesting on the day Donald Trump was inaugurated as President of the United States.
