Posts by: Alex

Dayton Greek Festival – Part III

Dayton Greek Festival 2012 Part III The Dayton Greek Festival is one of the best fall festivals in the Miami Valley. The people are always friendly, the music is always good, and the food is incredible. One of the greatest…

LexisNexis Photo Contest Entries

Home is Where the Art Is Below is my photo from last year’s photo contest that took 1st place. A few of you have asked what I submitted for this year’s contest. The photos below are the submissions I entered…

Dayton Greek Festival – Part II

Dayton Greek Festival 2012 Part II OPA! The Dayton Greek Festival is always teeming with the sounds, the sights, and the smells of the Greek isles. The Greek Tycoons are the longstanding “house” band of the Dayton Greek Festival. They…

Dayton Greek Festival – Part I

The Dayton Greek Festival 2012 Part I Every year on the weekend after Labor Day, the air around Grafton Hill is filled with the savory aromas of the Mediterranean. These emanations are all due to the annual Dayton Greek Festival….

Never Forget

Never Forget the Tragedy of that Day A barren void in the sky is finally being filled in the skyline of Lower Manhattan.  Nineteen extremists punched a hole in the skyline of New York City and after eleven years Americans are still…

East Coast Trip

I will be taking a portfolio building excursion/vacation out east at the end of September and the beginning of October. I will be taking the Amtrak from Cincinnati to Boston, with stops in DC, NYC, and maybe Philly. Many of…

Italian Fall Festa – Are You Hungry?

Friday Evening at the Italian Fall Festa The Italian Fall Festa at the Bella Villa Hall in Kettering, Ohio runs Friday September 7, 2012 through Sunday September 9, 2012. There is live musical entertainment, bocce ball tournaments, and of course…

Downtown Dayton Photo Contest

Downtown in Focus 2012 – Dayton, Ohio I had the privilege of taking first place in the 2011 Downtown Dayton Partnership’s Downtown in Focus photography contest in the Amateur – Abstract category last year. I have started to whittle away…

Family Photography – James and Natalie

Family Photography My wife’s best friend from high school was coming into town to visit family and friends, a do some grueling bike ride. I offered to do some shots of her children while she was in town and these…