Archive for August, 2009
Throwing Around the Old Pigskin
by jtphillips on Aug.28, 2009, under Photojournalism, Sports
Last weekend marked the start of the new football season for Gwinnett County. In celebration of this here is a collection of photos from four games on Friday night and Saturday. Long live the Friday Night Lights.
Some News in General
by jtphillips on Aug.27, 2009, under News, Photojournalism
Here are a few assignments from the past month. I’ve covered a church arson fire in Duluth, a Gwinnett Sheriff’s Department K-9 funeral, kids jumping from Settles Bridge in Buford and families trying to get school supplies from the Salvation Army in Lawrenceville to name a few. More to come…
The Sounds of Science
by jtphillips on Aug.27, 2009, under Feature, Photojournalism
Last week Freeman Mill Elementary School in Lawrenceville opened their new science classroom. The school received a $20,000 grant from the AT&T Foundation to open the lab. I got to shoot on the first day that the room was open for students to learn about science.
Meet Caroline
by jtphillips on Aug.26, 2009, under Feature, Photojournalism
Earlier this month I was given the opportunity to meet Caroline Clayton, her brother Jackson and mother Heidi. Caroline had her first liver transplant at 12 months old due to acute liver failure and her second transplant on April 9 of this year, marking the 300th liver transplant performed by doctors at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. I got to spend a few hours with Caroline and her family.
A Storm is a-comin’
by jtphillips on Aug.25, 2009, under Feature, Photojournalism
On the way home from shooting the first football game of the season a storm rolled through Gwinnett County. I decided that since it had been lightning since I had gotten into my car all the way until I was almost home that I would stop and try my luck!
