Homeless Homeowner in a Rural Town

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track season has begun

track isn’t something that gets a lot of play down here, except for the bigger meets, like regionals, area, and state, but it’s a sport I really enjoy covering.  that said, I was excited to be able to shoot a couple of portraits of two hurdlers for the track season preview, and then shoot them in competition in the season’s first meet.  below, the result:

the story behind these two is kind of cool.  they are students at rival high schools.  her uncle is his track coach, who also just happens to hold the local record in the 300m hurdles… a time this kid will likely beat by the time his prep career is over.  he came close to breaking the 20+ year old time last year, so we’ll see.

county politics and small town business

this is ranch land. and these are the folks elected by their community to serve as judges, commissioners, etc. state sen. eddie lucio, jr. administered the oaths of office. all in all, it was interesting to see this tiny wood-paneled, window-edged county courtroom (the only one in the county, actually) packed with people, cameras held aloft, to witness part of the american government in action.















a small farm town saw its first fast food joint (subway) open a few months ago. now, other entrepreneurs are taking a chance... here, a new business is being prepared for its grand opening.

round 3 playoffs

area round playoffs

football playoffs–bi-district

a day at ramsey nature park

Football

the 2010 football season started en force for me with a game thursday, friday, and two on the road saturday.  here are some of the best photos i took from those four games.  eventually i’ll update the rest, seeing as how we’re going into week 5 now. enjoy.

hey whaddaya know? SPORTRAITS!

so here's a slew of sportraits:

zariah noyola, a triple threat: she's smart (8th in her class or something like that), gorgeous, and a great athlete (valley record holder in the 300m hurdles).




mack sanchez, 2009 QB for the cards. this is probably one of my fave portraits that i've done.




chris villarreal, WR for the cards. nice kid.


blake sapp, port isabel.


bj flores. raymondville running back. this kid goes all out and is the go-to player for the bearkats despite a hearing impairment. another one of my fave portraits.

better late than never: state uil track meet