I have been covering the soldiers returning home from battle since the Vietnam War; some happy returning men and women and way too many sad stories. One that particularly stands out to me is a very happy East Boston soldier returning to Logan happy and healthy from ‘Nam. We were allowed out on the tarmac to be there for the greeting. Then there are the many sad stories of soldiers who did not return home. […]

For 44 years this past week I have been covering the news of the day around New England, mostly in Boston. I have tried to capture the moment of many news events and most of them were not happy stories. Personally, when I photograph a story I always try not to portray a victim as “a victim”. I don’t perform brain surgery or save lives directly, but I hope that some of my images might […]

I was covering the Bruins practice in 1968-1969 during their playoff run the year before they won the Stanley Cup.  D. Leo Monahan, the great hockey writer for the Record American, came out of the Bruins locker room to get me while I was shooting stuff on the ice and said, “Bobby wants a team photo.” Bobby Orr had received a poster from a group of soldiers in Vietnam and Orr wanted a team photo […]

Tammi Brownlee being interviewed 7/30/10.