Memorial Union

Columbia Farmers Market

Sustainable Farms and Communities Inc. gave tours of the Columbia Farmers Market for immigrants and refugees around the Boone County area. The event was put together in an effort to raise awareness among foreign communities. There were around 20 translators brought to the market that led families with five dollar tokens to buy produce,meat,and grains. The translators spoke common global languages including French and Spanish but also some African that I had never heard of such as Kinyarwanda, Setswana, and Kirundi.

Shamsa Saeed buys shallots from Kea Karen a local grower that specializes in Korean and Vietnamese vegetables.

Columbia resident Runting Li picks out items at Columbia Farmers Market on Saturday outside the Activity & Recreation Center. 

Danjo Farms is certified naturally grown and brings plants produce and herbs to the market.

Main Squeeze Vegetarian Cafe

Manager Elliot Dill and employee Wesley Powell prepare dishes on Thursday at Main Squeeze Natural Foods Café. The café's menu is entirely vegetarian and has more than 25 vegetarian and vegan-friendly items.

Pictorial

Mira Barasch flies a Barbie kite found in her basement on March 26th in St. Louis, MO.

East Coast Trip

I spent the last week and a half traveling from Columbia to St. Louis, New York, Amherst Massachusetts, and Connecticut. The weather along the way was especially strange ranging from umbrella bending rain winds to 80 degrees sunny enough to bring out some summery freckles. The most interesting part of traveling was feeling the difference in pace between cities so geographically close. I met some interesting people along the way and was able to see some monumental sights as well as into the nooks and crannies of the East Coast.

Mizzou Idol

Mizzou Idol took place in Jesse Auditorium on Thursday. The winner received an all expense paid tip to the real American Idol auditions. I had fun with this assignment and the stage lighting was easy to work with.

Broadway Boutiques

I went out on assignment to shoot the cover for MOVE magazine. Here is a shot to the cover used and some of the other photos from inside the spread.

Classmate Project

Each student in fundamentals was randomly assigned another student to create a photo story about. I drew Nick Schnelle and have been shooting him for the past two weeks. As I got more comfortable with my subject I found it easier to make pictures that made a point about who he is. I liked having more time to go in depth and blend into the environment I was shooting In.

Southern Food Just Brings People Together

This past weekend I went on a trip with broadcast students to Nashville, TN. I definitely got a southern comfort vibe from the city. The downtown area was vibrant with music and energy but the further we crept away from the metropolis the more things started to slow down.

East St. Louis Fire

Driving back to Columbia from Nashville we spotted smoke over the St. Louis horizon. A car of curious journalists exited off the highway around 2am to investigate. We found a fire of a building occupied occasionally by a homeless man owned by a church next door. We were in a pretty rough neighborhood and many of the neighbors came outside to see what was going on. I definitely enjoyed the rush of my first real spot news.

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