My Work
A Father’s Sacrifice
John came from Acapulco, Mexico, three years ago. He was 15. He enrolled in high school and excelled. He learned English quickly and made his father proud.
In October of 2008, John saw his school friends from his living-room window. He went out to see them. They had stolen a gas can from the back of [...]
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Raising Burmese
School is important to Toe Toe’s mother. So Rose keeps the 9-year-old’s hair cut and helps with homework. At the first sign of fever, Rose’s hand is the one reaching for Toe Toe’s forehead.
Yet, Rose is not Toe Toe’s mother.
Rose is a teacher at one of the few schools for Burmese children in Thailand. Two [...]
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From Burma’s Mountains
The Karen are an ethnic minority group from Myanmar. Beginning in 1984, the military dictatorship has been systematically eradicating the Karen minority. While some fight, many flee, leaving their homes and villages behind. Many seek refuge in Thailand, where nine refugee camps hold 150,000 refugees from Myanmar. The refugees had been forbidden entry according to [...]
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Fighting the Tides
The Coast of Ocean Isle Beach in North Carolina is washing away at both ends. Erosion has plagued the east end for years, and has now begun carrying away the west end.
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projects
I have been involved in a variety of group documentary projects in my time at UNC, both domestic and international, with multimedia story turn around times ranging from one day to three months. In some of these, I worked on a team as photographer, in some, I worked solo. Please explore some of the [...]
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Trucking, Fuel and Lives
Gail Nash and Randy Lambson are a couple who work for a trucking company based in the small town of Deckerville, Michigan. The rising cost of fuel has changed the way the trucking company operates, the way they think about their jobs, and, potentially, might change their lives.
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stills
This collection of images comprises the best of the photographic work I have done over the past two years.
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Why We Do This
North Carolina is a leader in local immigration enforcement. Under the 287(g) program, a local law-enforcement agency partners with the Department of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a branch of the Department of Homeland Security. North Carolina has the second most 287(g) partnerships of any state and numerous counties are eager to join.
The partnership is designed [...]
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A Family Champion
Rabah Kino’s mother, Rita Kino, taught her son to ski when he was only four years old. She wanted to make sure that he knew the pleasure of skiing, that his intellectual disability would not hold him back from this. Rabah was able to take this skill, and with it, become a gold [...]