Mnikesa Whitaker is an Educator, Founder of Ballet Haven, was named last year’s New Havener of the Year by the New Haven Independent, and is such inspiration to me and so many others. Here is (part of) her story: “It’s taken courage to accept that I’m sick enough to need oxygen. Truthfully, I’ve needed it for […]
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Photostory – New Haven Weight Loss Challenge – Jeffrey Kerekes
March 14, 2014 Interview With Seth Poole “I got ambushed” says Seth Poole. Thus began his recruitment into the New Haven Weight Loss Challenge. His goal is to get back to his high school weight of 20 years ago. Along with increasing the frequency of his meals to five times a day, he has been […]
2013 Looking Back – Gary Winfield
This week is a week of review. Blogs, newspapers, T.V. everywhere there is review. In that spirit I look back at 2013 and post some of the images that I shot in New Haven that I think really helped me communicate the story at hand. My joining this site (Thanks Jeffery and Chris) was really […]
Spreading The Nice Word On Adoption – Jeffrey Kerekes
November is Adoption Awareness Month and Mike Howard is on a mission to speak with as many groups, whether at schools, support groups, churches or tv and radio shows as he can to tell them how adoption saved his life and why adoption is important. “I owe her [adoptive mother] my life since she gave […]
“New Haven Until I Die” – Jeffrey Kerekes
Norman Wiggins, Ambassador with the Town Green Special Services District Norman Wiggins keeps New Haven clean. He was born and raised in New Haven. When I asked him if he has any plans on living elsewhere, he notes it’s “New Haven until I die.” As part of the Town Green Special Services District‘s Ambassadors Team, […]
Artists of New Haven: Petra Szilagyi – Daria Anna
New Haven is full of amazing artists, with unique perspectives and talents. I wanted to start a series introducing some of these artists to you. For our first artist I would like you to meet Petra Szilagyi. What kind of artist are you? what do you do? Pretty much whatever I can get my hands […]
Finding An Edge – Jeffrey Kerekes
First, the backstory on this post. A few years ago, I read an article in Wired Magazine about a small town newspaper in Indiana called the Jasper Herald. They covered their town with photography in a detailed way telling the stories in their community. That led me to learn about the Mountain Workshops, one of the […]