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\u2026 is one of the first expressions I learned as a photojournalist.<\/p>\n

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Dodge'n Snow<\/a><\/h5>
January 15, 2025<\/div>

\n\n\n\n\nEven though I was in a passing by on a timetable, still took the time to photograph this old truck that was in the snow, beside the road during a recent snowstorm. (Photo by Mike Tripp vi...<\/p>Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/article>

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Perch with a view<\/a><\/h5>
October 6, 2023<\/div>

\n\n\n\n\nAn Osprey perched on an old tree alongside the Atlantic Ocean on a cloudy, rainy day along the coastline of Florida on Sept. 30, 2023.\n\n\n\n(Photos by Mike Tripp \/ F8 Explorer)\n\n\n\n\n<\/p>Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/article>

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Offerings of stone<\/a><\/h5>
September 28, 2023<\/div>

\n\n\n\n\nAn offering bowl filled with stones rests in front of a statue in front of a residence in Abemarle County, Va., on Sept. 27, 2023.\n\n\n\n(Photos by Mike Tripp \/ F8 Explorer)\n\n\n\n-------------...<\/p>Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/article>

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Droplets in the web<\/a><\/h5>
September 28, 2023<\/div>

\n\n\n\n\nDroplets of water are caught in the strands of a web in a flower garden in Abemarle County, Va., on Sept. 27, 2023.\n\n\n\n(Photos by Mike Tripp \/ F8 Explorer)\n\n\n\n--------------------\n\n\n\nPhot...<\/p>Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/article>

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Walking life's wheel, finding purpose again<\/a><\/h5>
September 27, 2023<\/div>

\nThis photo might not seem like much, but for me it represents something deep and meaningful.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the photo ... It comes from me simply playing around a bit and experimenting.\n\n\n\nOrig...<\/p>Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/article>

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Mother with fawns<\/a><\/h5>
July 23, 2023<\/div>

\n\n\n\n\nA mother grazes with two fawns in a front yard of a home in a residential neighborhood near Charlottesville, Va., on July 23, 2023.\n\n\n\n(Photos by Mike Tripp \/ F8 Explorer)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPhotogra...<\/p>Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/article>

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A field of sunflowers<\/a><\/h5>
July 23, 2023<\/div>

\n\n\n\n\nSunflowers grow in a field along a country lane on a farm in Albemarle County, near Charlottesville, Va., on July 23, 2023. \n\n\n\n(Photos by Mike Tripp \/ F8 Explorer)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPhotographer's ...<\/p>Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/article>

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Hummingbird ... Finally got him!<\/a><\/h5>
July 23, 2023<\/div>

\nA male ruby-throated hummingbird seeks nectar within a Persian silk tree, aka. a Mimosa tree, in Staunton, Va., on July 22, 2023. (Photo by Mike Tripp\/F8 Explorer) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPhotographer's Note...<\/p>Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div><\/div>

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\nphotojournalist.<\/span><\/h2>\n <\/div>\n [vc_column_text]Picked up photography while historical reenacting and got sucked into freelancing for the local paper. Mentored and learned under great community photographers and journalists. <\/span><\/p>\n

Worked my way into a staff position at a daily paper, became a chief photographer and now freelance with a much broader skillset.<\/span><\/p>\n

Am a photographer, journalist (working with photos, words, audio & video<\/span><\/strong>), scifi geek, history nut and adventurer.<\/p>\n

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