Daughters of the American Revolution, Alton Memorial Day Parade & DQ, Alton, Illinois
Fifteen unclaimed remains of soldiers lost in the wars of the last century were laid to rest in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery. A two-star general paid respects at the gravesite. A soloist who performs at funerals for homeless soldiers sung “Amazing Grace.” Rain soaked the grounds of white tombstones as taps played on the bugle.
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Washington Park Cemetery cleanup, St. Louis, Missouri.
I had always seen this cemetery from the highway, located in the takeoff path from Lambert airport. It was dilapidated, overgrown, infested with mounds of trash, tires, parts of appliances, and broken headstones. At one point there was a police pursuit of a suspect in the cemetery. A tree [...]
Scrap metal yard, (gritty) south St. Louis, Missouri.
There’s an inherent challenge in illustrating a story on scrap metal theft when a majority of scrap yards want absolutely nothing to do with you or your presence. It’s the type of assignment that requires less of a dress code and more wit in dealing with a list [...]
Firefighter Tim Hoffman trains for the Ironman 9/11/11 in Wisconsin.
I’m not exactly the connoisseur of the weight room. In fact an uber-buff high school P.E. teacher once called me a <expletive> because I didn’t particularly favor the rigors of heavy pieces of metal clamped to a bar. Ten years later the teacher (who I’m confident [...]
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Losing and remembering Tyler Warne, Ellisville, Missouri. Photo by Erik M. Lunsford
Kerrie Warne, along with her husband Kyle, son Austin, 12, and daughter Sydnie, 10, visit the grave of their son Tyler Warne, who died in a car crash due to drowsiness just over a year ago in March. The family visits the grave once [...]
Barista competition, St. Louis, Missouri, Photo by Erik M. Lunsford
The barista competition claimed in the community event listing that the admission and coffee was free. I waited all week to snag an espresso from some pretty talented baristas. It’s a shame that after an hour of shooting and sniffing, they tore down the community espresso [...]
Sno-to-go, south st. louis county, missouri.
DWI traffic stop with St. Louis County Police Officer Fred Yaakub, Canon 5D Mark II, ISO 5000, 1/100 @ F2.8, photograph by Erik M. Lunsford
There is a new saying out there — 2500 is the new 400.
Okay, I made that up, but it’s mentally cementing quickly.
Let me take you back nine years when I [...]
hacking bananas, south St. Louis, photograph by Erik M. Lunsford
Every fall, proprietor Joseph Waeltermann of the Southside Garden Stop in south St. Louis City chops down his hardy banana trees in anticipation of the winter season. Waeltermann will mulch over the chopped remains and wait until spring, when the trees will grow again.
Having learned gardening [...]