Football is back…
Its the time of year when things start to cool off, kids go back to school, and football fields at high schools and colleges come alive on Friday nights and Saturday afternoons. It has been so long since I’ve had a Friday night or Saturday afternoon off during this time of year that I don’t [...]
Biker Heaven
©2007 Brett Flashnick/All Rights Reserved When the alarm went off at 6am on Sunday morning to get out of bed to go shoot another assignment was the last thing on my mind, especially after having 14 hour days Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and late night of shooting on Saturday. However this is one of those assignments [...]
Meet the Romneys
Over the past few days I’ve had the opportunity to spend some behind the scenes time with the family of 2008 Republican Presidential hopeful, Mitt Romney as they toured South Carolina. I had a great time getting to know Ann, Mary, and Parker Romney, as we drove around the state on their tour bus. ABOVE: [...]
More From the Trail
After a busy couple of weeks I finally have some time to sit down and update my website. I’ve added a gallery from my time on the 2008 presidential campaign trail. So far I’ve spent some time with five of the candidates vying for their party nomination. Photographing these events can be frustrating, and rewarding [...]
Waiving flags, kissing babies, and shaking hands…
Welcome to the 2008 Presidential Campaign Trail…. Just spent my first week on the 2008 Presidential Campaign Trail, I can’t believe I’m saying that and its only February of 2007… This trail is looking more like a marathon course. With 11 months to go until primaries the outcome could favor anyone. Every editor I have [...]
Just pretty pictures, nothing more, nothing less…
I’ve spent five out of the past seven days on the road, and put more than 1200 miles of highway behind me, while traveling up and down the South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida coastline.I have a had a lot of time to think about things and make some pretty pictures even though I was going [...]
A “visionary Luddite pixilator”
There are certain parts of any job that you love, and others that you dread. I always have a pit in my stomach when I have to photograph funeral proceedings for someone that was taken from loved ones all too soon. Its a delicate balance between telling a story about what this person meant, and [...]
Thanks for the Funk!
On Saturday afternoon in Augusta, Ga., the world said goodbye to a true legend. James Brown, the “Godfather of Soul” was sent off with four hour long “Home Going” memorial service presided over by Rev. Al Sharpton, and Rev. Jessie Jackson, in the soul singer’s hometown. Seeing the number of people who showed up at [...]
Change of Pace
For the past three weeks I have been following home school families associated with the Forest Acres Christian Educators association, as they prepare for their first annual Fall Heritage Ball. To the students this was more than just a regular fall dance. Since they are home schooled this is the closest that many of them [...]
high school sports… its a love-hate relationship
High school sports… bad light, coaches who could care less, officials that give you a hard time, and parents who seem to do nothing but complain, for all the difficulties… every now and then a nice fram slips through the shutter.
The art of Hurry up… and Wait…
Seven and a half hours of waiting, for six seconds of excitement… That is what Saturday boiled down to. It was the classic scenario of “hurry up and wait… and wait… and wait,” where all I was told was that “We know this is going to happen some time today, but we’re not sure when,” [...]
Sometimes the pictures you don’t take seriously are the ones you need to be taking…
Lately I’ve been taking my job a little to seriously, and it is becoming something I do to have an income, instead of something I love to do. But then again lately I’ve been taking life a little to seriously. I suppose that is the curse of making something that you love to do your [...]
Its a small world after all….
Last night I got to shoot an event that I never thought I would see, my alma mater (WKU) taking on the University of South Carolina in the first round of the NIT. It was a completely surreal experience. I don’t think I can count the number of times I’ve covered WKU at Diddle Arena [...]