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Newt Gingrich Iowa Campaign Tour

Chris H. — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:35:43 +0000

On the day after Christmas, I got a call from the Gingrich campaign asking if I could fly to Des Moines to document Newt’s Iowa “Jobs and Growth” bus tour. I spent the next eight days following the campaign bus around the state – two thousand miles, 40 hours in the car, 22 cities, 4-5 hours of sleep per night, and 10,000 photographs.

It was a great experience, both personally and professionally. I was impressed by the caliber of the campaign staff, touched by the kindness and generosity of the many Iowans I met along the way, and amazed by the stamina and discipline required of anyone who runs for the Presidency.

Here are a handful of images from the tour:

Newt and Callista Gingrich in Mason City, IA

Spencer, IA

Le Mars, IA

Televised town hall in Des Moines, IA

A campaign supporter attends a meet and greet

Taking questions from the national press

Independence, IA

Walford, IA

Davenport, IA

Muscatine, IA

Greeting supporters in Muscatine, IA

Campaign bus in Burlington, IA

Iowa Caucus in Cedar Falls, IA

Cedar Falls, IA

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Arizona Celebration of Freedom – Night 1

Chris H. — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 21:49:34 +0000

Decided to wander downtown last night to check out the first night of a two night Fourth of July celebration. It was still meltingly hot – 109 at 7 pm – but seemed relatively tame after the combined heat and humidity of my recent visit New Orleans. Maybe there’s something to this whole “it’s a dry heat” mantra after all. Lots of activity and interesting people downtown last night. Here are a few:
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Trek

Chris H. — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 19:24:43 +0000

I was invited recently to photograph a re-enactment of the 19th century trek across the Great Plains by Mormon pioneers. Approximately 350 teenagers, aged 14-18, along with their adult leaders were divided into 30 or so “family” groups and assigned handcarts that they would spend two and half days pushing and pulling through sometimes rugged terrain in the Arizona mountains 150 miles east of Phoenix. Both the adults and the kids dressed in pioneer clothes, left their smartphones at home, and slept on tarps under the stars.

For many reasons, it was a great experience. It was inspiring to see sometimes squirrelly teenagers band together to accomplish something difficult and way outside their comfort zone. Over the course of the two and a half days, I’m not sure I heard a single complaint about the difficulty of the task, nor did I see any evidence of the cliquishness that can be such a cruel part of adolescent life. It was likewise inspirational to witness the sacrifice and selflessness of the adult volunteers who made this massively complex event come off so smoothly.

Here are a few of the photos from that event:

An adult leader waits for the action to begin

One of the teenagers channeling a pioneer.

The trek gets underway.

A re-enactment of an event during which the women and children had to fend for themselves for a period of time.

The effect of pulling a heavy handcart at 7,000 feet of altitude.

Getting an early start.

After a particularly difficult climb, the handcart groups were serenaded by this harmonica player.

The trail boss greets some stranded pilgrims along the way.

Brothers.

The evening square dance was fun, but a dust-fest.

A pine illuminated by a not very pioneer-like spotlight.

Elevation of 7,000 feet. More than 100 miles from the city. No moon. Lots of stars.

Actors playing Jesus and Mary at the Garden Tomb, part of a devotional the last evening of the trek.

Filed under: adults, candids, children, events, photography Tagged: arizona, b&w, black and white, candids, children, christopher halloran, christopherhalloran.com, events, hermosa vista stake, mesa, phoenix, photographer, pioneer, trek

Nine Eleven

Chris H. — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 17:26:46 +0000

The city of Tempe has raised more than 3,000 flags to pay tribute to each man, woman and child who died in the cowardly terrorist attacks nine years ago. Early this morning a ceremony was held to commemorate all of those victims, in particular the many emergency response personnel who died that day.
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Filed under: candids, editorial, photojournalism Tagged: 9/11, arizona, candids, christopher halloran, christopherhalloran.com, events, heroes, phoenix, photographer, photography, september 11

Middle Eastern Adventure

Chris H. — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 22:28:31 +0000

I’m finally recuperating from jet lag and general travel exhaustion after a two week whirlwind adventure through Israel, Jordan and Egypt. I still have hundreds of images to sort through, but here are a few of my favorites from the trip.

The surprisingly ubiquitous camel, which we saw everywhere from the desolate wilds of the Sinai to the busy streets of Cairo.

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One of the pyramids at Giza, photographed early in the morning just as the fog was lifting.

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We were able to take a short break in the middle of the trip and spent an afternoon watching kiteboarders and windsurfers tearing it up along the coast of Israel. The mountains in the background are in Jordan.

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On the left is a Bedouin musician we met at a camp near Wadi Musa in southern Jordan. On the right, a pilgrim is lost in meditation in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem.

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My intrepid travel partner, Colby, photographed at the beautiful Mosque of Amr ibn al-As in Cairo.

Filed under: candids, personal, photography, sports, travel Tagged: arizona, camel, candids, christopher halloran, christopherhalloran.com, egypt, israel, jordan, kiteboard, landscape, landscapes, middle east, phoenix, photographer, photography, pyramid, travel

McCain and Romney: Strange Bedfellows

Chris H. — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 17:14:52 +0000

John McCain continues to pull out all the stops to fend off Republican challenger JD Hayworth in his quest to be re-elected to his fifth term in the Senate. This past weekend, Mitt Romney, one of Senator McCain’s challengers for the Presidency in 2008, traveled to Arizona to participate in a town hall meeting to help buoy up McCain’s campaign. As with Sarah Palin’s appearance at a McCain rally two months ago, it seemed that the majority of the crowd had come out not to see the Senator, but the Senator’s guest. Governor Romney has issues to overcome before he can hope to run successfully for President, but he is undeniably charismatic and articulate on a variety of issues.

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Sarah Palin and John McCain, Together Again

Chris H. — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 18:28:59 +0000

Senator John McCain is facing a tough fight in his campaign for re-election, so he has started calling in the big guns, beginning with Sarah Palin. He held two rallies this past weekend – first in Tucson and then in Mesa – at which Ms. Palin offered her endorsement of her former ticket-mate’s candidacy. I won’t opine on policy and politics, but there is no denying that Sarah Palin is a rock star to one segment of the Republican faithful. I don’t have any more scientific evidence than the volume of the reception they each received, but it seemed clear to me that the vast majority of the overflow crowd had come to see and hear Ms. Palin. The welcome she received was both lengthy and loud. Here are a handful of images from the event:

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Todd Palin

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Singing the Blues | Arizona Event Photography

Chris H. — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 17:48:14 +0000

I was hired recently to shoot an arts and music festival that featured a Vegas-based cover band called The Bluzmen. As you will quickly see, the band is a knock-off of the John Belushi-Dan Aykroyd act from the late 70s and early 80s, best known from the 1980 film The Blues Brothers. It was a great show and a nostalgic blast from the past for those old enough to remember The Blues Brothers.
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Emily & Bryce | Arizona Wedding Photographer

Chris H. — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:15:12 +0000

I have known Emily since she was in high school and have always thought the world of her, so it was a pleasure and an honor to be asked to photograph her wedding this past weekend in Newport Beach. Although it has been a rainy winter in Southern California, the weather was perfect and the celebration went off without a hitch. Here are a few images of the lovely bride with her new husband, Bryce:
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Filed under: adults, candids, events, photography, portraits, wedding Tagged: arizona, california, christopher halloran, christopherhalloran.com, events, LDS, mormon, newport beach, phoenix, photographer, portrait, portraits, wedding

Shooting in the Dark | Arizona Event Photographer

Chris H. — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:32:15 +0000

The latest generation of digital single lens reflex cameras is able to capture images in lighting conditions that would have been impossible even one generation ago. This image, for example, was captured at ISO 6400 with a hand held telephoto lens at 1/250th of a second. While a small amount of post-production noise mitigation was necessary, the clarity and relative sharpness of an image like this one, shot in such low light, would have been next to impossible a year and a half ago.

Here, Jesse Sapakie, the Performing Arts Department Chair at a local high school, conducts the school’s choir. His hands and his music are lit by an overhead spot while his face is lit by the reflection of the lights trained on the performers on stage. It’s an evocative image, capturing both Mr. Sapakie’s individual artistry as well as his relationship with the unseen singers in front of him.

These are a few of the performers he is conducting.

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