"Line drawings are the only ones that can not be imitated." Pablo PicassoMy Photo Debut
A friend of mine was on his way to my place for Thanksgiving on Thursday when he stopped by the local 7-11 to get some wine for dinner. He couldn't buy any though because a woman had accidentally driven her Honda Accord through the front door.
Fortunately, no one was hurt but the woman driving was a bit shaken. I ran down to the 7-11 shortly after putting in the turkey, so I had nothing better to do than go look at the mess and shoot some photos. I went back and emailed them to the photo desk and the picture above ran in the Daily News' Friday edition. Now I'm an officially a published news photographer! How's that for multi-tasking!?!
The firemen and police officers on the scene were very professional....I get the feeling they see this a lot.
Don't worry, I'm not going to give up cartooning for a career in photojournalism just yet. Like any situation there's always a bit of humor....the sign placement is wonderful.
Comments
And they say LA drivers are bad.
Posted by: Moodie | November 27, 2007 12:16 PM
sorry in advance for all the comments that may come. i'm getting all caught up on your blog now that i have the correct URL...
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Posted by: this is my alias | November 29, 2007 4:01 PM
I live for this shite.
Posted by: Jes | December 4, 2007 5:40 PM
Yeah, it makes you want to give it all up and photograph disasters every day.
Posted by: Patrick O'Connor | December 5, 2007 10:50 AM
I could kick myself for missing your appearance at the Burbank Public Library. Will you be appearing again there?
Posted by: Carmelina Montante | December 30, 2007 9:42 AM
No plans as of yet. I'll certainly let you know if I have any other speaking engagements in the works. Thanks!
Posted by: Patrick O'Connor | January 3, 2008 10:08 AM