Karaoke nights in Bham

Bouncing the flash off a black ceiling makes it really soft, almost unnoticeable.

From the photo column "In Focus"

Michelle Amaral, foreground, and teacher Megha Gavin take a moment to reflect and find quietness before their American Tribal Style belly dance class.


Actor, director, choreographer and singer Carl Dean shows "Alabama Idol" actresses how to dance a song during a rehearsal at the Comedy Club.

That's the difference

The difference between high school basketball in the US and the rest of the world is not only the higher level of the sport in this country; it's also this:

In Europe, 16-year-old girls playing a final would be happy if even their parents were watching. Media? not even in their wildest dreams. That's pros' territory, exclusively.

Cleaning up

After one week inside a big arena for 10-12 hours a day shooting the state basketball finals, I was fortunate enough to go out on a sunny saturday to take pictures of this church group that was doing some cleaning, fixing and building in a small community in the countryside.

Some worked, some played...

There's a cemetery close to my house

I took this one for a friend of mine

Weather features...

... or how to turn a weather feature into a skateboard feature (not yet at Brandon Kruse's levels, but I'm trying real hard). And yes, this is how february looks in Alabama.

Thanks to Amanda Lucier for the inspiration...