Warrior Racing 8/05

I took up sailing recently. I love the ocean, so it's really just another excuse for me to be out and enjoying the water. On Friday evenings, the St. Petersburg Yacht Club holds a race that starts about two hours before sunset. I was lucky to have been invited to sail on Warrior the past few races so last week I brought my camera to catch some of the action in that great summer evening light. The crew on Warrior is an awesome bunch of people and a talented group of sailors. Between their friendly jabs at one another and watching them sail the boat, I had a great time shooting the race. Below are my selects from the day.

Florida Sinkhole Insurance for The Wall Street Journal

Last week I photographed Timothy Abbey, an advocate for legislation to help reduce the number of illegitimate sinkhole insurance claims. The number of claims in Florida has been on the rise in recent years. You can check out the article here.

Yankees Spring Training for The Wall Street Journal

We have a lot of New York fans in the Tampa Bay area. My mom is from Jersey and is a die-hard Yankee. I grew up watching the team, before the Rays came to town and even after (c'mon, they were pretty terrible in the beginning). So, the opportunity to photograph them during spring practice was pretty exciting. There was also a good amount of nervousness, as this was my first time shooting baseball, not to mention MLB. But I survived, made some photos and Derek Jeter even talked to me (okay, so he technically yelled at me, but whatever). These are my favorites from my time at George M. Steinbrenner field. Only one of them ran in the paper but I think together they give a good look at what I saw.

St. Pete Grand Prix