Alabama Tornado Outbreak – April 15, 2011

April 16, 2011 Images
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On April 15, 2011 Alabama experienced one of the largest tornado outbreaks in decades. Over the course of two days hundreds of tornadoes were reported from Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, North Carolina, and Virginia. Many of the tornadoes turned deadly. I spotted my first tornado of the day in Greenville, AL. A funnel cloud continued northeast [...]

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Filipino Lady and Her Home

March 20, 2011 Images
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This Filipino lady let us in her home to see her living conditions. The humanitarian group I was shooting for was building a new house in her village. She lives in a village named Galilee that sits on a hillside overlooking a valley of rice fields.

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Three Elephants

March 3, 2011 Images
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These three Thai elephants were severely mistreated by their former owners. One of the elephants constantly sways back and forth as she was kept on a tight chain much of her life. Another actually killed her Mahout, probably by accident. Park staff tell me that because she killed her former owner, she has very low [...]

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Elephant conservation in Thailand

March 2, 2011 Images
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Thailand is rich in history and tradition. Tourists from all over the world flock to Thailand for their southern beaches and trekking in the north. Anyone who comes to Thailand can’t help but notice the significance of one particular animal, the elephant. I certainly do not proclaim to be an expert or even knowledgeable about [...]

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Filipinos celebrate EDSA Revolution

February 28, 2011 Images
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EDSA or the People Power Revolution celebrated its 25th anniversary on February 25, 2011. In February of 1986 millions of Filipinos took to the streets in protest of the Ferdinand Marcos regime. The revolution was a series of nonviolent demonstrations that returned the Philippines democracy. I happened to be in Manila during this historic anniversary. [...]

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Day 5 – Philippines Dumpsite Church Dedication

February 26, 2011 Images
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Today was my final day in the Philippines. We spent the morning at the Dumpsite village dedicating a new church and water tanks. I first visited the Dumpsite in 2006 and over the years have seen many improvements. There are now two water tank systems for the village and the church was completed last year. [...]

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Day 3 – Philippines February 24 2011

February 24, 2011 Images
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Well it’s our third day in the Philippines and all is well. We finally got an Internet connection to work at our hotel. Seventy-five meters of Cat-5 cable strung through the trees works wonders! I am traveling with Mission Love Seeds from Destin, FL and my two sons. Yesterday we dedicated a new church the [...]

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Philippines trip 2011

January 17, 2011 News / Updates

I am getting ready to head back to the Philippines in February. Once again I will document humanitarian efforts of the group Mission Love Seeds. The group will dedicate a new church currently under construction and work on building a new home for a family. Several others including my twins will make the trip. The [...]

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Create panoramas on iPhone – Autostitch review

January 15, 2011 Review
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I will be the first to admit the iPhone camera is one of the weakest links in the iPhone, other than AT&T, but you can still create some impressive images using the plethora of iPhone photo apps. One of the simplest creative apps is Autostitch. This app lets you create panoramas by stitching several iPhone [...]

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