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Me, a Photojournalist?

The Battle, originally uploaded by Craig Damlo.

Well, maybe not yet, but it was still nice to photograph something different. Last Tuesday, May 5, the Sno-Isle TECH Skills Center started on fire; it was close enough that I could see the smoke billowing up from my office window. My initial thought was that the smoke was coming from the new 787 or the Boeing factory. So, I grabbed my camera and headed out to try my hand at a little photojournalism. It was different and interesting; I'm not sure if I would want to do it full time, but it may be something fun to do once in awhile.

Of course, the best part for me was that I had a few pictures selected and used on the HeraldNet's reader photo gallery. Currently, my pictures are 1 and 2; if they change, just look for my name as the credit.

My First Picture “Published”

Body In The Sand, originally uploaded by Craig Damlo.

Okay, so it is only published in the sense that it is being used on the Internet, but I'm still excited for it. My picture is being used here on Schmap in its information about the Seattle Aquarium. Apparently, Schmap found this on my Flickr because I had included it on my map. (Yes, I got permission from the Aquarium to use the picture.) And, despite the fact that it is just on the Internet, I'm still excited about it. I put pictures on Flickr because I want them to be seen, and this way more people will see them. And, I guess technically this isn't my first picture published: I had a few pictures used in my Universities art magazine, including the cover, but it still seems more impressive than a school art zine.