Thursday, October 17, 2013

Nick Nichols


Today, or should I say yesterday now, I got the chance to hear Michael 'Nick' Nichols speak at the Cincinnati Zoo about a few of his projects. His most recent work covers the struggle of African elephants as they fight to survive a constant onslaught by poachers looking to sell their ivory tusks. Moreover, he points out the indifference China has shown in light of the elephant massacres. Ivory is desired by carvers in China to make various objects. Currently, the Chinese government does nothing to decrease/eliminate the sale and purchase of ivory. The current elephant population, in the area that Nick is photographing in his book, is little more than 400 individuals.

I strongly suggest everyone to check out Nichols' book Earth To Sky for a more detailed and heartbreaking look at this tragedy.
This link will take you to his website:
 http://www.michaelnicknichols.com/product/earth-to-sky-pre-order/

Friday, October 11, 2013


Scott High School Eagles

It's been 4 1/2 years since I've attended Scott. I can still remember waiting for the parade to pass on Taylor Mill Road as it made it's way to the homecoming football game. SHS is in the middle of a laundry list of renovations, but it's nice to see that some things haven't changed.

Friday, October 4, 2013

Parking Lot K

NKU is a commuter school. It has about 25 parking lots in total which radiate out from the center of campus. However, many of these lots are only partially paved or completely gravel. After that, you'll come to no-man's-land. In the farthest reaches of the west side parking lots, gravel yields to dead grass before meeting the thickets edge. NKU charges roughly $200 per parking permit.