Images from the Flour City & beyond
I would like to do a coffee table book on coffee houses. Always nice light and interesting people wandering about. I took these at Equal=Grounds, a warm, inviting place in the South Wedge.
Local art on the colorful walls at Equal=Grounds.
Lazy day at Equal=Grounds.
I took this photo in a Pre-K classroom at St. Michael School in Penn Yan. The nice thing about photographing children is that they’re so busy learning and trying new things that they forget there’s a camera two feet in front of them. photo copyright Catholic Courier
A child makes shapes with colorful blocks at St. Michael School.
Popular Peninsula, the camp band for Camp Stella Maris in Livonia, recently recorded their second album. They’re not trying to break into the music business for fame or money, they just like entertaining campers and hanging out. Proceeds from CD sales go to camp scholarships. I photographed them recording vocals at the camp directors home. photo copyright Catholic Courier
Brad Delano pauses while laying down a vocal track.
There’s nothing more rehearsed than an actual rehearsal so in addition to the more literal stage pics I try to get something different. I took this rehearsal photo at Geva Theatre when the actors turned their backs during a musical number. photo copyright Catholic Courier
Local actors rehearse for "Second Time Around," a reprise of a musical they first presented as teenagers in 1975.
University of Rochester students celebrated the Day of the Dead, a traditionally Mexican holiday that honors loved ones who have gone on to heaven. Members of the Student Organization for Caribbean Awareness performed a dance during the event. photo copyright Catholic Courier
Students perform a traditional Haitian dance.
Area Catholics came together at Rochester’s Sacred Heart Cathedral on the ninth anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks to remember those who died that day. photo copyright Catholic Courier
Gerald Scardino prays during the Mass.
Some Rochester-area Catholic rock bands gathered Aug. 27 for a concert at St. Pius Tenth Church. These are a few still photos I took utilizing the stage lights. You can check out the video I put together here. photos & video copyright Catholic Courier
Rock of Faith, a band from Hilton's St. Leo Parish, performs.
A bass player warms up.
The colorful clothing and personalities of this year’s Puerto Rican Festival. I also shot some video of the festival. photos copyright Catholic Courier
A girl wears a festive mask.
Miss Puerto Rico of Rochester dances.
A family grabs a bite to eat.
I traveled to the Rochester Folk Art Guild’s pottery shop to photograph potters throwing bowls that will be used for Empty Bowls, an event that raises awareness of the effects of hunger and raises money to support local efforts to reduce hunger. I also shot some bowl-throwing video that can be viewed here. photos copyright Catholic Courier
Aerial view of Thom Stollar throwing a bowl.
A potter carefully shapes a bowl.
Is there anything better than the final days of school? That feeling of being finished, with only the summer in front of you? These are some pics I took of students enjoying an end-of-the-year field day at St. Lawrence School in Greece. photos copyright Catholic Courier
A student uses all his lung capacity to propel some bubbles.
Students jump rope beneath a bright blue sky.
A student watches colorful bubbles float through the air.