Iraq Veterans Against the War March 8/27/08

Photo by SEAN MULLINS / smullin5@mscd.edu
The Backbone Campaign's executive director, Bill Moyer, leads the incarcerated costumes of President Bush and Dick Cheney through the Iraq Veterans Against the War March wednesday. These costumes were used in several protests on the streets of Denver.


Photo by SEAN MULLINS / smullin5@mscd.edu
Zack de la Rocha, left, Tom Morello and Tim Commerford from the band, Rage Against the Machine join protesters at the Iraq Veterans Against the War March Wednesday. The band played a free concert at the Denver Colosseum before the protest that ended near the Pepsi Center.



Photo by SEAN MULLINS / smullin5@mscd.edu
A police officer watches as protesters, led by members from the band, Rage Against the Machine march down Arapahoe street, toward the Pepsi Center Wednesday.


Photo by SEAN MULLINS / smullin5@mscd.edu
Iraq Veterans Against the War march down Broadway towards Arapahoe street. Three thousand protesters took part in the march that ended peacefully after sunset wednesday.


Photo by SEAN MULLINS / smullin5@mscd.edu
Peacefull protesters march down Arapahoe St. in support of Iraq Veterans Against the War.


Photo by SEAN MULLINS / smullin5@mscd.edu
The Metropolitan State College of Denver is closed for the Democratic National Convention this week. The march for Iraq Veterans Against the War made its way across the Auraria Campus on the way to the Pepsi Center wednesday.


Photo by SEAN MULLINS / smullin5@mscd.edu
Veterans and civillians alike celebrate when the protest, conducted without a permit ends peacefully. The crowd dispersed as a meeting was arranged between one of presidential candidate Barack Obama's aides and a veteran spokesman to discuss the immediate withdrawl of "all occupying forces".


Photo by SEAN MULLINS / smullin5@mscd.edu
Disabled Vietnam War veteran, Ron Kovic celebrates as demands from the protesters are met and a meeting is arranged with an aide from Obama's campaign.

DNC Comes to Denver

This morning marks the first day of the DNC. I will be covering all four days of the convention. I will be shooting for the Met and freelancing for local media outlets. Follow the adventures of my colleuges and myself here:

http://metrostudentmedia.blogspot.com/

Gearing Up For Fall Photojournalism

An ode to a fantastic summer filled with ample golf and stormchasing! What more could a man ask for? Im getting ready for another photojournalism class so i figured this would be appropriate. This is my most sucessful photoessey from last simester and involves a round of golf played by my Father.








Ive also upgraded my photo system to include a Canon 30D camera. So another $645 down and Im ready to go with 2 body setup. No more changing lenses and missing shots!

Ken-Caryl Valley Storm 6/25/08

What a nice suprise! A sweet, photogenic storm went up over the Ken-Caryl Valley right at sunset. This thing had cool structure and awesome lightning. The first shots are in my hood and the last one is out at Castle Pines Pkwy and I-25. Im really happy with these shots! This will help ease the pain of having to miss tommorow's tornadic setup in South Dakota.

Ducking For Cover!

This was taken somewhere south of Wichita, Ks. On June 12th.

Jon and I were both ducking for cover as this struck about 50 yards from us. The photo was taken at 10mm so it looks further away than it really was. I was really lucky to be stopped down and have the shutter open at this point. June 12th was a frustrating day with a cold front crashing through the area. We had all but given up home. we were hunting for a place to get dinner in Wichita as a huge supercell formed right over the southern part of the city. We were unable to get east of the hook due to traffic, street flooding, and road construction. More supercells formed to the southwest and we were able to intercept these after dark for some killer lightning. The bulk of my chasing this season is behind me. I will save my money for the outbreaks in August and September barring a potent tornadic setup closer to home. I will continue to shoot storms and lightning in the Denver area throughout the summer.

5/22-5/24 NEW VIDS!!!

Here is the video courtesy of Jon Merage. His video and editing skills are fantastic and these vids bring justice to these tornadoes like no photograph can do.

Multiple tornadoes near Orlando, Ok. on the 24th!


Hoxie, Ks. Multivortex madness on the 22nd!

More of Jon's videos can be found at:
http://www.youtube.com/user/jmchaser