Elegant Storytelling Photojournalism
Freelance writer Amanda Crawford and I recently worked on a story about Maricopa County’s drug court for Phoenix Magazine. Drug court participants have been convicted of a felony (either a non-violent or drug crime) their prison sentence is suspended and drug court is part of their probation. Participants are subject to random drug testing, required...
Gretchen Smith, 21, of Tucson, Arizona gets emotional at the memorial outside the University Medical Center as she talks about her husband and daughter who were driving into the Safeway parking lot when the shooting happened. I spent another day covering the Tucson shooting for European Press photo Agency, EPA. The memorials continue to grow...
Tragedy struck for Tucson and our nation yesterday when a hateful and insane man decided to open fire on a public event hosted by US Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords outside a Safeway grocery store. At least 6 people were killed including a 9-year-old little girl. Rep. Giffords was shot in the head. This was an utterly...
Phoenix has become a key supplier of guns and ammunition to the Mexican drug cartel south of the border. I worked on this interesting and extremely disturbing story for Phoenix Magazine with journalist and blogger Amanda Crawford. More than 2000 guns seized in Mexico over the past few years have been traced to Arizona- and...
The legalization of medical marijuana will likely be on the November 2010 ballot in Arizona. This measure would qualify people with severe medical conditions to get a legal “prescription” for up to 2.5 ounces of pot every two weeks from a state regulated dispensary. I was assigned by Phoenix Magazine to work with my good...
