The New York Times published a photo slideshow of custom-built doghouses. Among them was one particularly badly-Photoshopped photo that had apparently been submitted by the company that manufactures that doghouse. Here’s what happened after I tweeted the link out.
Years ago, I worked as a photographer at a small newspaper in Northern California. When Summer came around every year, it was just as often referred to as “fire season” as anything else. There would be no rain for months and even the smallest spark could start a fast spreading fire. As a photographer I [...]
If my prep school in Texas had offered JROTC, I’d probably have joined. After all, I was keen on joining ROTC in college (never happened) and even threw myself in my own, self-induced physical training regimen in preparation (that did happen). But alas, my prep school in Texas was way too preppy for JROTC. And [...]
Events like weddings, funerals and court cases bring people together. It isn’t often that a group of notable people from York all gather in one place that is accessible to the media. Such was the case for the fifth day of the Stephen Stetler trial. Louis J. Appell Jr., right, is greeted Monday by Francis [...]
Contrasts can be purely visual, but sometimes a picture adds life to the juxtaposition of time, age, and emotion. What if you had a second chance, to marry your first love. At age 75, Christine Stock and John K. Heilig Jr. were married. They met in junior high school, dated, married other people and lived [...]
Post by Jason Plotkin With more movement for our online product to include video, many of the journalists I know are putting themselves on camera. Whether it’s a voice over to use on a video about a shooting or getting on camera to talk about Penn State football, some of the York Daily Record staff [...]
I photographed local paranormal consultants, ”In the Midst of Ghosts”, while they investigated different buildings a few times for a story that will run this Sunday. As they story got closer to running and photos were being looked at for layout, questions were raised about this photo. The short answer is no, that is not a [...]
Sometime in mid-April, my editor Eileen approached me about a story that reporter Leigh had begun working on. “It’s a sick baby,” Eileen said. “They’re giving him three weeks to live.” Two months later, the baby is still alive and hanging in there — and Leigh’s and my hard work was published on the front [...]
Last night, I was a one-man band for delivering visuals from West York’s state championship baseball game against Lampeter-Strasburg in State College: I was responsible for two section fronts, a slideshow’s worth of photos, a video and, naturally, some social media. Before I left for State College, I met up with editor Brad, who wanted [...]
Parkway resident Jackie Green jokes when asked about a proposed smoking ban in public housing that perhaps there were bigger problems. Like the bullet that went through her porch railing last week while she was standing on the porch shortly before noon. (Daily Record/Sunday News — Paul Kuehnel)
Dirt-track racing fans in southcentral Pennsylvania often get a special — if not somewhat secret — treat when NASCAR’s stars come to the region for Sprint Cup races at Pocono Raceway and Dover (Del.) International Speedway. At times, stock car racing’s best will sneak away from the big tracks in order to do a little [...]
Post by Jason Plotkin Sometimes I root for a photo. I’m not allowed to takes sides. Whether I’m shooting high school sports, politics or a preschool spelling bee, I’m always supposed to be unbiased. When I cover an assignment, no one should ever know my personal feelings about what I am photographing. There are times, [...]
What do media members do when they are stuck outside the Centre County courthouse all day, awaiting the conclusion of the first day of testimony at the Jerry Sandusky trial? They take photos of other media members taking photos of other media members. For the latest headlines from the Sandusky trial and all that surrounds [...]
For most students in York County, this past week marked the last days of the 2011-2012 school year. One local school decided to end its penultimate day with shaved-ice treats for the students. I’m not going to sugar-coat it (ha? ha?): This assignment was kind of a disaster but, if you’ll believe me, not in [...]
Daily Record/Sunday News photographer Kate Penn, along with reporter Mike Argento, will be following local Afghanistan war veteran Darnell Rias over the course of the next year, to document the struggles and successes of the former Marine and West York High grad as he builds his new life after war. An IED blast shattered Rias’ [...]
I was on vacation last week, visiting friends in Mobile, Ala. When I mentioned to them that this was my fourth trip to their town and I had yet to see an alligator, they came up with a great solution to my problem. While it’s not uncommon to see gators in the wild in that [...]
We are very proud to announce that York Daily Record/Sunday News photographer Kate Penn has won the Paul Vathis Memorial Photography Portfolio Award for 2012. Competition for the award came from news photographers working for news organizations of all circulation sizes in Pennsylvania. The honor is well-deserved. Kate had an outstanding year, from a spot [...]
We challenged readers to take part in a Street Rod Scavenger Hunt while thousands of the classic cars were in town for their national meet last weekend at the York Expo Center. Contestants needed to photograph a list of items and submit them to our online street rod gallery here. The contestant with the most [...]
Post by Jason Plotkin Here are ten (not in any order) of my favorite photographs from May:
(Paul Kuehnel – York Daily Record / Sunday News) It’s always interesting to watch the body language of people, particularly parents and children. In this case, a Farmall Twin was the perfect background to mirror the similar body language of a role model. Dakota Lake, age 7, and his father Michael drive a Farmall Twin H [...]