Special Event Samples

Awards Party at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival.

Jon Foy accepts the Directing Award for U.S. Documentary at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. Shot this from the stage.

Actress Rebekah Brandes and Simpsons creator Matt Groening at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival Awards Ceremony. Groening was a judge for Resurrect Dead, the movie that brought me to Sundance that year. He helped it take home the award in the photo above this one.

Candid event photo.

World Refugee Day in South Philadelphia.

Jen and Chase Utley with their dog, Jack.

Fred Armisen watches The Roots keyboardist James Poysner and the rest of the Tonight Show band rehearse at the bands' studio at 30 Rockefeller Center.

Confetti flies at at the dedication of We The Youth, Keith Haring's freshly restored mural in South Philadelphia.

The Roots, Mayor Michael Nutter and the artists behind The Roots mural: Legendary as the mural is dedicated in Philadelphia.

The Philadelphia Police and Fire Department unfurl a flag at a memorial ceremony in the Kensington neighborhood.

Speakers at a criminal justice symposium at the Community College of Philadelphia.

Hard hat tour of Waldorf School Construction in Philadelphia.

Hard hat tour of Waldorf School Construction in Philadelphia.

Hard hat tour of Waldorf School Construction in Philadelphia.

Girl at mural paint day in South Philadelphia.

Director Jon Foy speaks at TEDxPhiladelphia in 2012.

Lucy + Jorge Orta's: The Meal act XXXIV in Philadelphia.

Lucy + Jorge Orta's: The Meal act XXXIV in Philadelphia. Whenever possible, I get all views of an event.

Parade of Boats holiday display at the Independence Seaport Museum.

Parade of Boats holiday display at the Independence Seaport Museum.

When photographing an event, I'm sure to include detail photos of the environment. This is an internal photo of a submarine at the Independence Seaport Museum in Philadelphia.

Another context photo of the submarine at the Independence Seaport Museum in Philadelphia.

Boat repair workshop.

When the opportunity presents itself, it's never a bad idea to get a pet photo.

Sometimes a little fun makes for a great shot.

A formal event at the Athaneum in Washington Square.

Filipino dancers in Northeast Philadelphia.

A dramatically lit mural dedication in North Philadelphia.

I can be quiet, unobtrusive and still get the job done at any type of event.

A simple, but often overlooked rule for making compelling photos is eye contact.

A fringe benefit can sometimes be an impromptu portrait session.

Deep focus at a mural paint day.

A moment of curiosity.

Wide shot of a large event.