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 [...]
Post-Dispatch Newsroom, St. Louis, Missouri. Photo by Erik M. Lunsford
Routine is something photojournalists do not have often. Assignments change daily, as do the locations we work in and the people we meet. I’m working an early morning spot news rotation, but two days last week I joined an overnight police ride-along. Hours that normally start [...]
Pantherettes and Golden Girls, Oakville, Missouri. Photo by Erik M. Lunsford
The early morning shift at the paper comes at a cost; notably my sleeping pattern and state of mental readiness. Although, on the plus side it does offer up some of the greatest opportunities for great morning light and in this case the absence of [...]