On the Trail

I'm in Spartanburg, SC. Covering the Republican primary. Despite the conservative rhetoric it's actually a lot of fun. I just try to close my ears and open my eyes a little wider, hoping that losing one sense will make the others stronger.

There's no denying the energy surrounding politics though. I've been feeding off of it for the last few days -- so much so that I briefly entertained the notion of how exciting it would be to be a member of the Washington press corps or a White House photographer. To witness history in the making. To be behind the scenes of some of the biggest moments. To be amongst the movers and shakers.

But then I realized is that what I really like is separating myself from the pack. When all of the traveling photographers come running in off the bus at each campaign stop, my first reaction is to go somewhere else. To try something new. To see things differently. The challenge for me is to take cahnces and to not be afraid to fail. The goal is to tell the story with my photographs -- just better, more interesting photos than what the pack is producing.







Huckabee.







McCain.