Cultural Exchange

I was contracted to cover a series of State Department foreign exchange programs that are administered by the UMass Donahue Institute. For two and a half months I followed the various groups – including Iraqi college students, Indonesian teachers, Argentine grad students and a group of 18 professors each from seperate countries – as they experienced everything America has to offer....

Against the Deadline

The atmosphere is tense at the Boston Globe headquarters on May 3rd, 2009. In just a few hours, the employees of the paper will learn their fate. Will the New York Times shut the New England institution down? How much will the unions sacrifice to save it? This piece provides a glimpse into a brief moment in history, when the fate of New England’s paper of record – and its 1400 employees –...

Trail of Destruction

In December of 2008, an ice storm made its way through central Massachusetts and New Hampshire. The destruction was vast, leaving thousands of people without power for weeks. While most would have preferred to forget the aftermath, the spring thaw of 2009 revealed that much of the work had still yet to be done. I took my new Canon Rebel and the H4 Zoom and did a little report on the cleanup. You...

Inauguration Slideshow

In January of 2009 I was commissioned by the university to attend Barack Obama’s inauguration ceremony in Washington DC. A photographer accompanied me while in the city and when I got back, I produced a narrative slideshow to tell the story of my experience. It was displayed in the main photo box of the university website for nearly two weeks. Click here to watch the slideshow Technical...

Earl Stafford’s Inaugural Ball

I helped produce this tribute to UMass alum Earl W. Stafford and his People’s Inaugural Project. He hosted a ball in which low income guests were invited and given the proper attire to attend. The slideshow was put together with Soundslides Pro and Garageband. Watch the slideshow...