Yesterday, I was assigned to shoot photos of the Bradley kid who perished in last Sunday’s fireworks-related fire. From across the street of the church, I kept a respectable distance and a low profile. I did receive some hassle while doing so, because of a press release that the family issued stating that they did not want television cameras and reporters attending the vigil and funeral (notice no newspaper mention in the release.) I don’t have much I’d like to say about the situation beyond noting that it was awkward and that I feel our coverage was respectable and served a purpose. Not surprisingly, public reaction on our decision has been extremely mixed (comments at the end of the article):
Heart-wrenching goodbye by Scott Hilyard
If working a day shift wasn’t enough, I did some hard manual labour over at Dave and Clare’s place. Cleaning and stacking brick pavers… my back is complaining today.