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Photojournalist based in Washington, DC. // Profile Photo by Patrick Semansky, Banner Photo by @frankthorp
Apr 1, 2023 5 tweets 7 min read
GM from Lusaka! @VP Kamala Harris and the motorcade are en route to our first stop this morning: Panuka Farm, a Zambian owned, operated, and worked farm that is using climate-smart agriculture techniques and digital tools to increase the quantity + quality of their produce. @VP @latimespolitics @latimes @latimesphotos @cmsub Seeing everyone lining the streets as the @VP Kamala Harris's motorcade passed made me think of the images Paul Fusco made of the RFK Funeral Train.
Mar 31, 2023 10 tweets 9 min read
Air Force Two is wheels down in Zambia, as @VP continues her trip to Africa. Follow along with @cmsub and myself. As we wait for the press conference with @VP and President Hichilema, Zebras and giraffes gather in the distance.
Jan 5, 2023 15 tweets 5 min read
GM from Capitol Hill. Where…well…here we are…. Looks like two gargoyles have been installed outside the Speaker’s Office where McCarthy has been holding court all week.
Jan 4, 2023 7 tweets 6 min read
GM from Capitol Hill where it's potentially January 3 Part 2. @GOPLeader has arrived and was instantly swarmed by a sea of journalists. House Republicans delivered two more stunning defeats to the Bakersfield Republican in the chamber’s fourth, fifth and sixth votes today.
Jan 3, 2023 7 tweets 4 min read
GM from Capitol Hill where it’s going to be a busy day. As the 117th Congress comes to a close and the 118th kicks off. Will there a Speaker of the House elected today? We’ll see. Image .@GOPLeader arrives for a GOP Caucus meeting, surrounded by reporters? “We are going to have a good day today.” says McCarthy. Image
Jan 3, 2022 9 tweets 5 min read
It was in the 60s yesterday. #DCwx Update: I’ve been wandering around the grounds for over an hour, and I’m still friggin cold. This Hawaii boy is slightly chilly. #DCwx
Sep 8, 2020 6 tweets 5 min read
The #CreekFire jumped CA-168 just south of Shaver Lake. People still in the area are unable to leave Shaver Lake due to the road conditions. @latimes @latimesphotos Update: People are about to be escorted out of Shaver Lake, as as road conditions have reportedly become less hostile. #CreekFire
Aug 23, 2020 6 tweets 5 min read
Ancient Redwood trees and California's oldest state park have been devastated by the recent wildfires. #CZULightningComplex #bigbasinmemories latimes.com/california/sto… A tree in the Big Basin Redwoods State Park is seen with fla The park's headquarters which was built in 1936 from stone and redwood logs burned to the ground. #bigbasinmemories #CZULightningComplex