Chroma - Blog of photojournalist Greg Kahn

Jackson Lab

gkahn — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:37:15 +0000

I had the opportunity recently to travel to Maine on assignment to cover the Jackson Laboratory, a genetic research facility that is looking to add a campus in our corner of the world. While access at the lab was slim pickings, the town of Bar Harbor Maine was full of photo fun.

Young Grasshopper

gkahn — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:29:19 +0000

I was in search of a photo column, and was given a tip to check out these huge grasshoppers that only populated the 16th tee at one of our local golf courses. These eastern lubber grasshoppers, were quite an awkward bunch. They can’t fly and have a habit of leaping off balance, but people seem to love them anyway.

Graduation time

gkahn — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 16:22:12 +0000

Returning to Nature

gkahn — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 13:26:02 +0000

Flashing, lights

gkahn — Mon, 31 May 2010 03:27:22 +0000

My latest attempt at Athletes of the Year portraits. I always love doing something that is challenging personally. This time I used a long shutter and multiple strobes and alien bees. Here are some of the more successful ones.

Street Preacher

gkahn — Sat, 22 May 2010 18:03:40 +0000

Downturn layouts

gkahn — Wed, 19 May 2010 11:53:50 +0000

I’m always amazed to see a story come together and the resulting layout in my paper. I am so fortunate to be at a place where photos are valued.

It’s not a house, it’s a home

gkahn — Tue, 18 May 2010 16:30:07 +0000

The story writer Steven Beardsley and I have been working on since last July has finally published. It was the most in-depth story I worked on to date, and the first photo essay. Starting out on this project we wanted to show the new face of homelessness. We saw that a growing number of people, who had never been in danger of being homeless, now were facing the possibility of not having a roof over their head. Problem was, most of those people were too embarrassed to have their story told in the newspaper. But the story grew from there, we also found who was profiting from the downturn, and what happens after foreclosure. For me it was a lesson in persistence. I put in more phone calls than I could count to families who never returned a message, or to officials that wished they could provide information, but were bound by client privacy. We knew that someone wanted their story told, it just took a matter of continually trying. It’s an important story, one that this community hopefully understands better now. Photos and links below, Layouts to post tomorrow:

Video links – Part I & Part II:

Story links - Part I : Part II : Part III : Part IV

Polish Memorial Mass

gkahn — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 18:29:15 +0000

Yesterday I was allowed inside a local church to photograph a special memorial mass to remember the Polish dignitaries lost in a plane crash in Russia on April 10th.

Southern Short Course

gkahn — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 14:45:52 +0000

Just got back from the Southern Short Course in Charlotte, NC where I was honored to speak about my last two years of work. Great people, great times. Couple of favorites from the weekend.