Photo Essay: Independent Pro Wrestling

I spent a few Monday and Friday nights shooting an independent pro wrestling group. I don't know about anyone else, but I spent many Saturdays in my youth watching the WWF on TV. So, I enjoyed having the opportunity to see were it all begins for most of the future stars in this business. I have learned that it takes a lot of training, hard work and dedication to make it to the "big time" of pro wrestling. The guys and girls in these photos are paid very little and they travel all over the country because they love what they do. I had a great time working on this little project.

Poltical Theater

Obama came through Prince William County last week. I have never covered this kind of event before. I was very disappointed with the way Obama's campaign attempted to manage what the media saw. They tried to limit are movements to the riser, which is the camera platform in front of the stage. When I tried to leave they assigned me a escorted, who told me I could not take pictures outside that area. I felt like I was being forced to photograph political theater.

An African Wedding

Last weekend, I had an assignment to cover part of an Christian African Wedding ritual. The ceremonies seem are very similar with small differences. For instance, a group of five women serenaded the bride before she left her parent's home. It was very interesting to watch this ceremony. Before the bride could leave her parents home, the groom's parents had to come and ask permission from the bride's parents.