FDR Skate Park in South Philadelphia

Me and John Taggart spent a few hours at FDR Skate Park under I-95. It was fun!

Philadelphia homicide # 252...

Another memorial at Broad and Fitzwater St. in South Philadelphia. A man shot and killed at the intersection on Sunday, August 5, 2004. One more homicide in South Philadelphia...

Harry Potter Madness

Aaron Thompson, 11, left, and brother Donye, 9, are posing with a copy of the latest Harry Potter book at Eastwick Library.

Latest Harry Potter book on display at Head House Book Store on 2nd and Bainbridge St.

Nanny Amy Plummer reads to 4-year-old Emma Young at Head House Book Store on 2nd and Bainbridge St.

Philadelphia's Homicide #219...

A memorial on 9th and Federal St. in South Philadelphia. Right next to a playground... 14-year-old Tykeem Law was killed in a "road rage accident" on Saturday July 14, 2007. He was riding his bike "too slow" and after honking a couple of times 18-year-old Charles Meyers fatally shot him. Philadelphia's homicide #219...

casiNO!

South Philadelphia residents protest Foxwoods Casino project at the City Planning Commission hearing. Free Library of Philadelphia. July 17, 2007.

You Are Beautiful

I noticed "You Are Beautiful" when I was riding my bike on 2nd St. It turned out that this is an installation by You Are Beautiful collective, a group of activists who create amazing street art in Philadelphia. With this simple, positive message they try to oppose consumerism and mass media culture. For more info visit www.you-are-beautiful.com.

"Police Line: Do Not Cross" aka My First Crime Scene Shooting

The first crime scene I had to photograph during my summer photo internship with South Philly Review. The shooting happened at 31st and Weston St. in North Philadelphia June 26, 2007. The victim was sent to hospital in critical condition.
By the way, he homicide rate this year has just reached 200 in the city of Philadelphia...

"Police Line: Do Not Cross"

"Police Line: Do Not Cross"

News photographers at work.
John Taggart from South Philly Review and Alejandro Alvarez from The Daily News are photographing the crime scene. With huge telephoto lenses!
31st and Weston St., Philadelphia.
June 26, 2007.

A detective and a police officer are looking for bullets at the crime scene.

Detective at work at the crime scene.

Summer Photo Page for South Philly Review

Sisters Alexandra (left) and Bridgete (right) Naughton enjoy water ice at Rita's on South Street.


Kids posing for a photo at a playground in South Philadelphia.

Queen Village resident Corine Kalina is picking a sunflower at a farmer's market at Passyunk and 5th Street.

A vendor selling cherries at the farmer's market at Passyunk and 5th Street.

A South Philly resident walking her dog near South Street.

South Philly Review Internship: Day 1

Veteran baseball player Harold Goude meets young players in South Philadelphia. June 9, 2007.

Final Project: Life of a Young Artist

Here's my final project :)


http://astro.temple.edu/~tua37017

Life of an Artist (Work in Progress 2)

Pole Dancing 101

Temple News writer Holly Otterbein is doing a story on a Pole Dancing Studio "A Sensual You" in North Philadelphia. She went there last week to take a class for beginners.

An interior of "A Sensual You," a pole dancing studio at 8th Street and Girard Ave.

Beginners are encouraged to wear high-heals, but the writer Holly decided to be barefoot. "I can't even walk in such shoes, to say nothing of dancing," she says laughing.

Holly' s first pole dancing experience!

The owner and instructor Barbara shows the beginners some simple moves.

Beginners are watching Barbara. "Damn, it looks so easy when she does it," one of the girls says.

"And now bend your left knee and grab the pole tight. You got it!"

By the end of the class Holly is having a lot of fun spinning around the pole!

Almost a professional pole dancer! "It was an interesting experience," Holly says after an hour- long class. "And quite a workout!"

The Fight of the Century

The Fight of the Century. On March 24, I witnessed an amateur boxing match between my classmate Cody Glenn (140 pounds) and his roommate Andrew Franklin aka Frank (240 pounds). The Fight happened in the living-room of their apartment on Girard Street. Around 30 friends attended. It was the first time I saw a live boxing match, and I must admit I got scared because it was "bloody and violent!"

Getting ready.

Round 1.



Strategy.

"Go, Cody!"

Round 2.

Round 3.

"You OK, Cody?"



The End.

Cody was knocked down in Round 4. Fellow-photographer Max Levine is taking pictures of Cody lying on the floor.