Posts Tagged Blacksburg

Shootings at Virginia Tech for Getty Images

December 14, 2011 by admin
Last Thursday I was talking about plans for a trip to New York City next month with a friend. After exchanging goodbyes, I decided to turn my attention to the mountain of grant applications and contest entry deadlines that are scattered over my desk. Just as I was settling into a working rhythm, my ...

East Ambler Johnston Hall for The Washington Post

October 5, 2011 by admin
Last month I was given the opportunity by The Washington Post to spend part of a day exploring East Ambler Johnston Hall, a newly renovated dormitory on the campus of Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia. The university's idea with regard to the renovations was to building a community within the six floors of the ...

State Of The Unions for The New York Times

August 17, 2011 by admin
Last month I was dispatched to Blacksburg, Virginia by an editor from the Style section for a story about parenthood featuring Erika Meitner, Steven Trost and their son Oz Trost. I spent part of an afternoon with the family making portraits and watching them play together. Meitner and Trost both teach at Virginia Tech, ...

Val Coluni for AARP Bulletin

June 13, 2011 by admin
Last month I got the opportunity to spend part of a day with Val Coluni and his family at their home in Blacksburg, Virginia. Coluni was part of a successful AARP lobbying effort to repeal a Virginia state law that cut unemployment payments to those receiving social security. To read the story click here.