Tiffany Blue (and camouflage, too)

Posted in Portfolio | 25 comments FEATURE STORY PROJECT: When Elizabeth Parker Mitchell first got engaged to William Adams Bridgforth III, all she could think about was trying on wedding dresses. She said, “I just knew that I would go to store after and store and try on every dress in North Carolina.” Fortunately, for Parker, five was the magic number on the hunt for the perfect strapless ivory gown. *PUBLISHED in Carolina Bride.
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Wrong Place, Wrong Time

Posted in Portfolio | 2 comments FEATURE STORY PROJECT: Missed birthdays. Broken plans. Unrealized dreams. No one could have imagined that it was his last day with us; after all, he was only 26.
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Shades Of Blue For The Fan In You

Posted in Portfolio | 315 comments FEATURE STORY PROJECT: UNC-Chapel Hill Student Stores transform into a blurred, blue sea of fans waiting to plunk down gobs of green for the latest Tar Heel gear at each home game.
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Woody Durham: The Man Behind The Voice

Posted in Portfolio | 171 comments FEATURE STORY PROJECT: Woody Durham is the Rembrandt of college play-by-play. No paint-by-numbers here. The only numbers are the players numbers, whether on the football field or men’s basketball court. A canvas on which he paints with words. So well that many turn on their TV set, press MUTE, then turn up the sound on their radio to "see" the game through Woody's eyes. Asked about this, he smiles and says, clearly so, "I'm flattered."
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Chocolate Cockroaches, Sweet and Crunchy

Posted in Portfolio | 217 comments FEATURE STORY PROJECT: The presentation was adorable: miniature Chinese take-out containers sitting on colorful tissue paper wrapped in cellophane and neatly tied together with a golden cord and note that read: “Please enjoy a taste of the Palmetto State.”
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It’s A Hand Up

Posted in Portfolio | 3 comments MULTIMEDIA PROJECT: Dress for Success is a problem solver. It's more than a hand out; it's a hand up. For six weeks, I followed one woman on her journey to improve her life. This is the story of one woman's experience and represents my final project for a UNC-Chapel Hill photojournalsim class.
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