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South Bend Fireworks

July 5, 2014

I was tasked with shooting South Bend’s downtown fireworks show to run on A1 of our Fourth of July edition. The biggest challenge was that I was told I had to shoot a vertical. Originally I was hoping to shoot horizontally and incorporate the fireworks backdropped against the South Bend skyline. I scrapped my horizontal idea and found a vantage point on a pier along the river looking back towards the launching point. During the show, I prefocused my camera across the St. Joseph River to the east bank and sat it as close to the water as I could to get the reflection.

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Blockheads playing cornhole

July 4, 2014

Niles Family Fun Festival — Josh Martinez, left, wearing a Steve blockhead from the Minecraft video game, reacts after scoring in a game of cornhole with Aaron Smith, dressed as a Creeper character from the same game, during the Family Fun Festival on Thursday, July 3, 2014, in Niles. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

Meet Mallary

July 4, 2014

Mallary Toner shares a laugh as she looks through a songbook filled with original compositions she wrote when she was younger on Friday, July 19, 2013, at the family’s home near Walkerton, Ind. Mallary’s parents claim their daughter was not offered appropriate special education services by the John Glenn School Corporation after she was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

Mourning the death of Michael Jackson

June 26, 2014

On the evening of June 25, 2009, I was sitting in my South Bend apartment watching CNN when the news broke that pop singer Michael Jackson – a native Hoosier – had died. I got a call a little while later from Brad Zehr and Carrie Schedler, colleagues from the Indiana Daily Student, who said they’d be heading up to cover the story for the student paper. At the time I was a summer photo intern at the South Bend Tribune, but I drove over the next morning to cover the story for the IDS. After I arrived and saw the large number of mourners gathering, I called back to my Tribune editor to tell them I’d have photos for them as well. The scene was surreal. Throughout the day, I saw three or four different impersonators with each one depicting a different Jackson era. Several fans brought Jackson albums and memorabilia. At one point, a City of Gary truck pulled up and a couple workers started trimming the overgrown grass around the house. Although it was strange at times, I was amazed by the number of people who showed up to reminisce about Jackson at the childhood home he hadn’t lived in for decades.

Remembering Michael Jackson — Anthony Wilson, an impersonator from Calumet Park, Ill., dances on Friday, June 26, 2009, in the front yard of Michael Jackson’s childhood home in Gary, Ind. Fans gathered at the home to remember the pop star by playing Jackson’s music and dancing. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

Symetra Tour practice round at Blackthorn Golf Club

June 18, 2014