Frisco Fest
I strolled down to the Frisco Festival in downtown Rogers from the office last night after getting off work. I’ve covered this event for the past several years for the The Morning News and I decided to shoot a few frames of the goings-on for myself for a change.
Water Kick
I’ve been on a water feature kick lately due to the fact that it’s been really hot here in NWA. We’re beyond the normal July/August hot — it’s stupid hot.
Looking Back
I grabbed this frame a few weeks back when we were desperate to fill the hole on the front page in Bentonville. I hit one of the traps I knew I could rely on at any point in the summer if I was in a pinch.
Feature Hunt Gold
Sometimes even the most mundane feature hunting grounds will churn out gold. I grabbed this frame after arriving for a sports assignment for The Morning News at a youth baseball tournament in Springdale last week.
Mutton Bustin’
I shot the 67th annual Rodeo of the Ozarks’ Mutton Busting contest earlier this week in Springdale. Mutton busting is one of those events you never get tired of covering. It’s full of laughs, grimaces and childhood therapy for years to come.
Joplin Tornado
I spent Wednesday working on a story about local relief efforts for victims of the F5 tornado that devastated Joplin, Mo., three days earlier on Sunday, May 22. I have covered several tornado disasters in the past, nothing compares to this.
Odds and Ends
It’s been a busy month and a half. Here are some of my favorite news and feature photos in no certain order for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy.
Spring Sports Medley
Spring is always very busy on the sports photo beat. There are usually twice as many assignments during the week compared to the fall and the sports are more challenging to shoot. Here is a gallery of some of my favs so far this spring.
Burning Down the House
Last month I was assigned to shoot a training burn that was being performed on an abandoned house by the Rogers Fire Department. Talk about your “gimme” assignments. I was looking forward to this one. We don’t get a lot of fires in our area, which is a good thing, so when controlled burns are planned it usually gets covered.
Snowed Out
As my head hit the pillow on Tuesday night my mind was clear of any worry that the snow predicted to fall overnight would be anything beyond what we had seen from two winter storms a week earlier. When I woke I looked out my bedroom window. “Oh my God,” was all that came out.
A Few Prep Portraits
Here are a few recent portraits I shot last month for the newspaper’s sports section. If you haven’t noticed by now, I really enjoy shooting athlete portraits. College, high school, little league. The level of competition matters not to me. It’s fun.
Christmas in the News
It’s almost Christmas. Here are some of my favorite news and feature photos from holiday-related events over the past month. Merry Christmas!
“Wiener Takes All” Dachshund Races
The Bella Vista Animal Shelter held its fourth-annual “Wiener Takes All” Dachshund Races over the weekend in Bella Vista. Oh man, this was just the assignment I needed to take away the blues of a bye week.
Prep Football: Bentonville vs. North Little Rock
Bentonville hosted North Little Rock for their season opener on Friday night at Tiger Stadium. This was my first football game to shoot for the 2010 season. It’s a good thing I was able to get some practice in with a high school game before shooting the Razorbacks the following day. Boy was I rusty.
Benton County Fair
Kids, farm animals, fair food and carnies. Another Benton County Fair has come and gone. Here is a selection of some of my favorites from last week.
Recent Work: Post Vacation
So it’s been just over a month since I returned from vacation. Looking back at my photos from the past month I realize just how busy I’ve been. I think I’ve shot pretty much all you can shoot as a news photographer: Sports, Features, News, Portraits and Food shots. The only thing missing is a big spot news event.
Philippines 2010 Preview
I’ve been home for two days now from my three-week trip to the Philippines and I haven’t even began to scratch the surface of the 3,000-plus RAW photos I have stored on my SeaGate drive. It could be a week or two before I can really sink my teeth into my Philippines photos. In the meantime, here is a preview image from an early morning walk on the beach at Mansalay Bay, in Mansalay, Oriental Mindoro.
One For The Road….
I thought I would post one more photo before I head off to the Philippines. I had an assignment today to get a shot of a Bella Vista kid and his big cabbage. After digging up the 19.6-pound monster he goofed around with one of the leaves. A great shot to send me off on my vacation.
Recent Work: Home Stretch
It’s now less than one week until my 3-week vacation in the Philippines and I’m counting down the days like a kid eager for Christmas to arrive. I have been busy with work covering news for the paper and Arkansas in the recent NCAA Fayetteville Regional for Hawgs Illustrated.
In The “Doggie” Bag
Whenever I get an assignment for a pet-related event I know it’s going to be like shooting fish in a barrel. The 18th annual Dogwood Walk on the lawn of Old Main in Fayetteville was just such an event.
Recent Work: On The News Beat
I’ve been on the news rotation the last couple of weeks which means I shoot a lot, A LOT, of stand-alone features and some news when it happens. Here are some of my favorites from the last few weeks.
Whole Lotta Preps
Over the past month I spent many an afternoon covering prep sports for work. The majority of my assignments were baseball, but I did shoot some softball, soccer and track as well. Check out the gallery inside for some of my favorites from April.
Hobbs Burn
I had the opportunity to cover a controlled burn at Hobbs State Park and Conservation Area a week ago for The Rogers Morning News. It has been a while since I have worked in a forest environment covering a fire. Back in my days working at The Daily Times in Farmington, N.M., I covered my share of large wildfires.
Marc F. Henning is an award-winning photojournalist based in Northwest Arkansas specializing in wedding, portrait, editorial, sports and corporate photography. He is the chief photographer of Hawgs Illustrated magazine and staff photographer with Northwest Arkansas Newspapers, L.L.C. Marc is available for freelance assignments and projects throughout NWA and beyond.