Monthly Archives: February 2010

Why can’t golf be more like Bill Murray?

The AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am was my first time photographing pro golf, and the experience left me with the distinct taste of Perrier Water (really, that’s what they served in the press tent). While the affluence of Pebble Beach isn’t exactly my cup of tea, as gated communities leave me feeling nervous, the place...

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Publishing a Violent Death

Is it appropriate to publish pictures of the dead? This is a question I wrestled with before publishing the photo above.
Our community is acquainted with death, especially a violent death. The city of Salinas suffered a record high 29 homicides last year, as images from these scenes are becoming a common sight. While many of...

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Weaving her way

Reporter Maria Zamudia and I recently took on an enterprise story to revisit the Trique community in Monterey County. Many indigenous people from the southern state of Oaxaca, Mexico moved to make a home in Greenfield, California, where jobs in the fields promise some income. They bring a vibrant, beautiful culture, but the Trique people...

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