FeelingElephants

Here's the story behind my blog's title.

I use the power of the internet to take human trafficking offline for my day job, but what I say here is mine, all mine.

My Photo is on the Front Page of the Tartan!

I am so excited! One of my photos was used as the front cover image for The Tartan. See screen-shot above. The Tartan has been CMU’s primary newspaper since 1906. They kindly let me use one of their beautiful cameras when I told them I was going to the inauguration. Another one of my [...]

“When nothing but hope and virtue could survive”–President Obama’s Speech and an Image

Originally uploaded by jdickins_photo

When I first realized I would not get close enough to the President Elect to take pictures of him, I was upset. Had I traveled so far, slept so little, and carried so much camera equipment to stand in the freezing cold and take pictures of a huge screen?

Looking [...]

Al Gore in Black Velvet

Originally uploaded by jdickins_photo

Former Vice-President Al Gore spoke to the assembled University Presidential Inaugural Conference on Monday January 19th, 2009.

The picture to the right was originally part of a larger picture which included a brightly lit stage where Mr Gore was speaking. Once I noticed the interesting play of light on the [...]

A Plethora of Flags

Originally uploaded by jdickins_photo

Braving the cold, the wind-chill and the crowds, thousands of families brought their children to bear witness to Barack Obama’s inauguration.

This is one of my favorite photos. Not only do I love the transparency of the flags with the sun behind them (especially the American flags with President Obama’s [...]

Pre-Inuauguration Party, Colin Powell, and Washington DC Portapotties

Inspirational Quote:

Stanislaw Lec – “Youth is the gift of nature, but age is a work of art.”