James Brosher

Notre Dame loses to Iowa State in NCAA tournament

March 24, 2013

I traveled over to Dayton, Ohio last week to photograph Notre Dame’s short-lived appearance in the NCAA tournament. It was my first time shooting the tournament. This week, I’ll be following the Notre Dame women’s basketball team as they attempt to make a third-straight championship game appearance.

Notre Dame Iowa State NCAA — Notre Dame guard Eric Atkins (0) walks off the court after a blowout loss to Iowa State in a second-round game of the NCAA college basketball tournament on Friday, March 22, 2013, in Dayton, Ohio. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

Plane crash in South Bend

March 20, 2013

I spent most of my workday on Monday waiting at the scene of a fatal plane crash on South Bend’s west side. A day earlier the small luxury jet fell out of the sky, hitting a residential neighborhood near the South Bend Regional Airport. Miraculously no one on the ground was killed in the accident. Two people in the jet were killed in the crash.

Plane Crash Investigation — A South Bend firefighter holds an axe-wielding comrade by the tail of his jacket as the two try to cut through a section of roof, allowing an awaiting excavator, pictured in background, to remove a piece of the home from plane wreckage on Monday, March 18, 2013, along Iowa Street in South Bend. The jet crashed into a neighborhood near the airport a day earlier, killing two of four on board and injuring two on the ground. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

St. Patrick’s Day in South Bend

March 17, 2013

Had a busy couple of days covering the city’s St. Patrick’s Day festivities. My schedule consisted of a 4-12 shift followed by a 9-6 meaning I was running on fumes by the end of my shooting on Saturday afternoon. Crazy couple of days, but I would much rather be crazy busy than bored sitting around the office any day.

South Bend St. Paddy's Tent Party — People let loose as they listen to the band Stillshot during the St. Paddy’s Tent Party on Friday, March 15, 2013, in downtown South Bend. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

South Bend Regional Airport

March 6, 2013

At the airport today looking for photos of passengers, I found a neat new vantage point overlooking an area near the ticket counters.

Airport Travelers — A woman and child make their way past airline check in counters on Wednesday, March 6, 2013, at the South Bend Regional Airport. New Transportation Safety Agency regulations will allow passengers to carry some varieties of knives along with golf clubs and small baseball bats on aircraft starting on April 25. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

Environmental Science at Krueger Middle School

March 6, 2013

Earlier this week, I took a drive over to Michigan City, Ind. to hang out in a swamp with a class of sixth graders studying Environmental Science. Pretty cool, right? It was one of those somewhat rare moments as a photojournalist where you pinch yourself and ask, “Do I really get paid to do this for a living?” The pictures might not reflect my enthusiasm until you consider my usual Monday: waiting around in the office and building mugs. Walking around in the woods making pictures beats sitting in the office any day in my book. The reason I was there was to get a hands-on look at what an Environmental Science magnet school looks like for a story about a South Bend school considering becoming one.