Whoops
It seems to be unusual accident season on the streets of Santa Rosa lately. Here are two of them. -Kent Porter
Devotion
When Lorri Herrick became pinned under her tractor on Saturday May 8 2010, Windsor, Rincon Valley and Healdsburg firefighters with paramedics from Bell's Ambulance Service rushed to her aid. Out of the corner of my eye, there stood Brady the border collie watching emergency personnel succesfully extricate Herrick from underneath [...]
House fire
Between a Sunday project I was working on Wednesday, I also photographed a house fire on Barham Ave. in west Santa Rosa. Santa Rosa firefighters made quick work of the blaze. The home, which is abandoned and in foreclosure, was occupied by three transients or squatters, who made it out [...]
Making up for the recession
It's no secret that people have tightened their budgets and thus a ripple has coursed through every corner of our economy. I had to mention, as the PD sends me to Spring Training this week, the rental car company I signed up with is using creative ways in lessening their [...]
Ticks, Earthquakes and a Storm to Boot
I travel around quite a bit. One day I may be in the City, the next I could be in Ferndale or Clearlake or Sacramento or Phoenix....It's an adventure to say the least. One thing that I love to shoot is the coast. Out near Big Blue, nature can be [...]
Grief and healing
Grief. Most of us know what it is. Part of a photojournalist's job is to cover grief, whether it's a funeral for a fallen soldier, the pain of losing a loved one, or losing the championship football game . Some may not like what we do, but one person's pain [...]
Fire on the mountain
Shooting a wildland fire at night can lead to great pictures. But it's only one part of an otherwise mostly technical shoot, balancing light and exposures to marry the surroundings. The sound a fire creates, natural and manmade, adds a unique twist while covering the event. During a fire [...]
