Unfortunately for STLCC-Meramec, it made headlines this week and for all the wrong reasons, again. A male allegedly attacked a female student in a women’s restroom, putting her in a choke hold intending to kill her and scratching her face. A…

About Mike

Professional barista and work as an online communications manager for Kaldi’s Coffee Roasting Co. I also occasionally freelance for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch/STLTODAY.com. Coverage typically includes city councils, school boards and other governmental items of interest. Specilities include customer experience, content creation,…

I was sitting in a crowded mall food court the day after Christmas and a suddenly a sense of fear rushed over me. I was alone with my headphones in, head buried in my iPhone reading a forgotten Kindle book,…

Fog Blankets Jefferson County, MO

A belated post with photos from the November 21 blinding fog in St. Louis from the top of Tower 21, an old lookout tower in Jefferson County.

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Walk-off home run by Freese, Cardinals force World Series Game 7

The Montage crew watched the unbelievable game six tonight in a sports bar near our hotel in Florida. I watched them watching the game and got a few good ones. The table behind us had the only Ranger fans and…

What were they thinking?

Before starting my journey into photojournalism I always wondered what photographers were thinking when they were taking photos. Was there some sort of extreme higher level thought process needed to produce eye pleasing photos? Well, I made some photos I’m pretty happy…

STLCC makes an appearance at Busch Stadium

It’s been about a year since I’ve done any sports shooting so it probably wasn’t the wisest choice to wait and brush up on it during one of the better opportunities I have this year access wise. STLCC played inside…

First issue, first photos.

The Montage had its first issue this last week. I think I had a strong start photo wise.

Ozark Drive Trailer Fire

I covered my first fire in months tonight. It’s weird how I get a feeling and then a few seconds later my pager starts ringing and sure enough it’s a 1st-alarm fire page. The trailer was fully involved by the…