Archive: August, 2010
Tom Gralish, Inquirer Staff Photographer
A couple of my assignments that ran in the newspaper over the weekend had similar out of the ordinary photo restrictions. Inside the Camden County Jail for piece by Inquirer columnist Kevin Riordan, I was told I could not use names or photograph inmates' faces during a weekly meeting of women inmates in the jail's Second Chance program.
Tom Gralish, Inquirer Staff Photographer
One of the great things about working a night shift is that sometimes I have a camera in my hands as the sun sets. It's not like I see a beautiful sky and find myself on the way to pick up the kids kids or in the grocery store parking lot. Last week I was in a parking lot, but taking pictures as the sky changed from grey to pink.
Tom Gralish, Inquirer Staff Photographer
I was in downtown Media for a restuarant review. It was also weekly "Dining Under the Stars" evening.
Tom Gralish, Inquirer Staff Photographer
Over the years I've seldom ever been refused at a place of worship, even when showing up at the "last minute" asking for permission to take pictures, especially around the times of celebrations. I've always been able to knock at the door of a church, synagogue, temple, meeting house, shrine, chapel, mandir, or mosque and as long as I approach people the right way, find some kind of photographic accommodation.
Tom Gralish, Inquirer Staff Photographer
In Tuesday's newspaper is another in an occasional series on health care in a typical community hospital by Inquirer writer Michael Vitez. He has been embedded with Abington Memorial Hospital since last fall.
Tom Gralish, Inquirer Staff Photographer
Like everything else in life, assignments for the newspaper seem to come in cycles (I'm not talking about shooting lots of high school sports in the fall, or snow photos during the winter). Sometimes I'll get a press conference every day for a week, other times it seems I end up doing a bunch of restaurant reviews.
Tom Gralish, Inquirer Staff Photographer
In Wednesday's newspaper is the latest in an occasional series on health care in a typical community hospital by Inquirer writer Michael Vitez. He has been embedded with Abington Memorial Hospital since last fall.
His story, with my photos, is about Jenkintown oral surgeon Steve Moriconi who went to help with Haiti’s desperate medical needs and couldn’t forget what he’d seen. He was determined to see one case through.
Tom Gralish, Inquirer Staff Photographer
A ship loaded with new Hyundai and Kia cars docked at Packer Avenue Marine Terminal in South Philadelphia Monday evening. They were to be unloaded on Tuesday. This is the first of six ships that have already sailed from Korea with 18,000 cars arriving here in the next month. I made this photo from the NJ side of the river.
Tom Gralish, Inquirer Staff Photographer
I wasn't looking for a feature photo. Honest. If I were, I'd have gotten out of my car.
