Looking suave in a tuxedo and fedora, hometown hero Kid Rock, backed by the lush 70-piece Detroit Symphony Orchestra , under the baton of Music Director Leonard Slatkin, belted out a bevy of hits including “Bawitdaba,” “Devil Without a Cause,” “Purple Sky” and “All Summer Long” during a sweeping sold-out fundraising concert, that racked up a million dollars for the cash-strapped orchestra, at the Fox… Continue reading
Dodge and Burn
Scenes that caught the eye of Detroit News photographers
Kid rocks with the DSO
Evolution of the modern consumer?
This is a detail of a graffiti mural painted on the alley side of the old Grinnell Piano Building in the historic Corktown section of Detroit. I don’t know who the artist is, but I like the commentary, which I interpret as depicting the evolution of people into capitalists and consumers.
Super Cloudy
The “Supermoon” is barely visible beneath the clouds in Rochester, Michigan on May 5, 2012. Last night, the moon was as close to the earth as it will be this year, appearing 14 % larger and 30 % brighter.
Stop the Killing...please!
Five-year-old Tashayla Cook, 5, of Detroit stands with her mother Virginia Cook’s arms around her as she listens to a police inspector talk about the murder liquor store owner, Faraj Dally, who was known to his west-side Detroit customers as “Freddie.” Fred Dally was well liked in the neighborhood, friendly and willing to extend credit… Continue reading
:07 of Fury
It took only :07 seconds but it had to be the longest 7 seconds of Fred Turvervilles life. During the mixed martial arts event, MAYDAY, at the Palace of Auburn Hills Saturday night, Ruben Bariac and Turverville came together in the center of the ring at the beginning of the first round. Immediately, Bariac got Turverville with… Continue reading
Gumbies Graduate
Today’s University of Michigan spring commencement ceremony featured CNN’s Sanjay Gupta, Michigan football players and Gumpy x 4. check out the photo gallery
Violin Monster loose on the streets of Ann Arbor
Zachary Storey, aka the “Violin Monster,” plays for spare change on a street corner in downtown Ann Arbor on Hash Bash Saturday. Storey is back in Michigan after traveling across the country as the Violin Monster to escape the Michigan winter. During his trip, he played on the streets of New York City, Boston, Atlanta,… Continue reading
U of M/ U of M
I don’t even want to think how many press conferences I have gone to in my 21-year photographic career and while the news they are announcing is often important, the image of ‘person behind podium’ is often less than inspiring. I have also learned that, the former being true, you just never know when a ‘real moment’… Continue reading
Hanging out in the neighborhood
So this photo didn’t run with today’s story on Marathon buying up homes in the neighborhood it almost surrounds. But it is by far one of my favorites moments from hanging around the neighborhoods, which were filled with families and kids playing outside together.