Fifteen-year-old cadet Izaiah Carruth, a sophomore at the school, keeps his eye on the other end. He scurries across a one-rope bridge during a JROTC drill day at Fishburne Military School on Thursday, July 20, 2016. The event has two goals. “To build teamwork and to build some self confidence in the young mean,” says Bob Hunt, senior army instructor at the school. (Photo by: Mike Tripp/The News Leader)
I’m sometimes asked … “What would you do to get the photograph?”
Adam Rhea of Charlottesville raises his hands in celebration as Virginia State Police officers remove the barricades and the Downtown Mall is reopened to pedestrian traffic in Charlottesville, Va., on August 12, 2018. The day marked the anniversary of the deadly protests of 2017. (Photo by: Mike Tripp/The News Leader)
And it’s not just about the photograph, but the moment within.
I’ve been pepper sprayed, tear gassed, had acid thrown on me, been caught between two volatile factions and more.
BUT … I have ALWAYS come back with the moment.
Art of the Story
One of my mentors once told me I would photograph presidents and historic events, but in the end … The smaller community assignments would grow to matter most to me.
It’s not about the size of the assignment as all have meaning.
Whether I’m photographing a historic event or a meeting of the county board of supervisors, the assignment will receive the same level of attention and dedication.
It’s who I am. It’s what I’m trained to do.
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The crowd is led in song at the start of a rally held at Booker T. Washington Park in Charlottesville, Va., on Sunday, August 12, 2018. The day marked the anniversary of the deadly protests last year. (Photo by: Mike Tripp/The News Leader)
A large group of people have one hand over their hearts and the other on the shoulder of the person next to them. They form a human wall around the place where Heather Heyer died a year before on 4th Street in Charlottesville, Va., on Sunday, August 12, 2018. The day marked the anniversary of the deadly protests last year. (Photo by: Mike Tripp/The News Leader)
James Campbell, 12, was filming the flooding with his Smartphone along Eakle Road when a passing truck kicked up water near New Hope following heavy rains on Monday, June 27, 2016. (Photo by: Mike Tripp/The News Leader)
Dave Schaefer of Greenville removes a glowing hot horse shoe he works to create from the forge while competing in the HOT AUGUSTA Farriers Contest held at the Augusta County Fair on Friday, Aug. 4, 2017. Schaefer has been competing for over ten years. (Photo by: Mike Tripp/The News Leader)
A scenes from the 2017 Waynesboro Christmas Parade.
Young Miss Augusta County Fair, Mia Cook, receives some help with her hair before the start of the parade. America’s Birthday Celebration held its annual parade in Gypsy Hill on Tuesday, July 4, 2017. (Photo by: Mike Tripp/The News Leader)
Members of the pep band for Stuarts Draft High School rock their gymnasium performing hit songs like Jason Derulo’s “Trumpets.” They perform before the start of their boys’ home basketball game against Wilson Memorial, played in Stuarts Draft on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017. (Photo by: Mike Tripp/The News Leader)
Camp participant Bennett Kricorian, 11, practices with the group. They learn to play the accordion in a class for beginners as part of the Grace Christian School Fine Arts Summer Camp in Staunton on Wednesday, June 7, 2017. (Photo by: Mike Tripp/The News Leader)
Fifth-graders use protective glasses as they watch the solar eclipse outside Riverheads Elementary on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. (Photo by: Mike Tripp/The News Leader)
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