The Democratic Presidential Nominee Barak Obama greets 85,000 people at the Democratic National Convention in Invesco Field at Mile High Stadium Thursday, August 28, 2008, in Denver, CO. (Jason Halley/Denver Post)In late August, I was invited to join a group of journalists to help The Denver Post with their coverage of the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colo. I don't know quite the details of how I was chosen to partake in the events, but I never really wanted to investigate why; fearful of the powers at be learning that I should not be in that position. It was a week of great opportunity. The most memorable part was that of being in a stadium of 85,000 individuals with a dream of achievement. I witnessed not only with my camera, but with my presence. I was there witnessing history. I took the moments and captured the memories for myself. Doing so, I have a part of history that is not recorded. That, is my past. A piece of time that is only remembered in my thoughts. They can only be described through my speech. I keep these memories for the rest of my life. It is a memorable part of history. And so I was given an "ich" for the national news. This doesn't mean I am thinking about joining the AP, Reuters or even Getty. It just means that as I watch the national coverage of the Inauguration of Barack Obama, I congratulate him and thank him for the opportunity for giving me the greatest memories thus far.
The front page of the Chico Enterprise-Record Commemorative Inauguration Edition was released January 20, 2009 in Chico CA.The Chico Enterprise-Record gave me a huge spread in a Commemorative Inauguration Edition that was in the front page of the newspaper on January 20, 2009. It was nice to be able to get a good use out of the photos from that day.
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