Kids' eyes

Tired Jaylin Pitts, 5, rests his head on the arm of Mellasiah Dixon, 5, toward the end of the Breast Cander Walk at the Elias Boudinot elementary school. Students who have raised pennies to benefit the Breast Cancer 3-Day Walk held a symblic walk of their own in Burlington City.

mosque

A scene from the open house at the newly built Voorhees Mosque on Saturday, October 28, 2006.

Xcountry

Start of the the varsity boys cross country run during the Colonial Conference in Pennypacker Park in Haddonfield. Thursday, October 26, 2006. Marcin Szczepanski/Courier Post

Here's one to Paris...

Set against dramatic afternoon sky, a referee raises his hand during the soccer game between Rancocas Valley and Ocean City at Rancocas Valley. 10/12/06 Marcin Szczepanski/Courier Post

Paris L. Gray, our staff photographer and my friend dies

That was Paris, being positive and funny, making faces for the camera even in the hospital bed..... He lost his battle... We loved him and we always will.



He was strong, always smiling and always willing to help. He kept shooting through the first months of his chemo. He always had time to sit down with me and help me edit a project I happened to work on at that time. Music, photography, his wife and, strangely enough, covering funerals, these were his passions.

Here's what one of our reporters Matt Katz wrote about him:

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Paris L. Gray, a 12-year Courier-Post photographer known professionally for his compelling coverage of sensitive events and personally for his unique style of yellow-tinted glasses and eclectic hats, died Sunday morning after a battle with cancer.
He was 44.
The photojournalist saw his vocation as an art, and colleagues said Monday that he sought the best angle and perspective on each shot -- including potent shots of funerals, which earned him a Pulitzer Prize nomination in 1994.
"When your passion becomes your livelihood, every day is a great day," Gray wrote in the introduction to an online gallery of his work.

Dancing in the field

A take from a game... I tried to look for different moments than a straightforward action shot.

Cumberland's Alan Federico blocks off the ball from Williamstown's Alex Rodier (white) as they are both caught in a dance-like move in the second half of a soccer game at Williamstown HS. October 19, 2006. Marcin Szczepanski/Courier Post

pumpkins pumpkins....

I'm back from Eddie Adams Workshop, it was an awesome experience. I will try to remember lessons I learned there as I shoot back in South Jersey.....

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Caption:
Lee Vincent and Marcel Vincent, 4, paint together a pumpkin during a Mum Madness and Pumpkin Parade at the Camden Children's Garden. Saturday 10/14/06

Breast Cancer survivors

Regina Buchhofer (right), Dale Parenti (behind her) and other members of the Breast Cancer Survivors team, that includes South Jersey women, paddle during a dragon boat practise on Wednesday, October 04, 2006 on Schuylkill River in Philadelphia. They are getting ready for the Hope Afloat race this Saturday. Marcin Szczepanski/Courier Post

Schuylkill blues

I went to the river to shoot something else but couldn't resist the charm of these two girls.

Sisters Nashay, 5, and Renay, 4, Barley watch the boats and enjoy an evening breeze at the Temple University boathouse on Schuylkill River in Philadelphia. They came here with their grandfather Keith A. Barley. 10/04/06 Marcin Szczepanski/Courier Post

Circus

Summer memory...

Yerico Rodriguez Rodriguez (cq) of Peru (left) and Sandro Lopez Ramos of Mexico practice backstage and get ready for the show before the start of The Cole Brothers Circus performance in West Deptford on Saturday, August 5, 2006. Marcin Szczepanski/Courier Post

Field hockey

A shot from a game today. I'm trying to post once a day. It helps me stay focused.

Cherokee's goalie Esther Tetreuashvily defends the shot by Washington Twp.'s Lauren Summers (#8) during the field hockey game at Cherokee HS on Tuesday, October 3, 2006. Marcin Szczepanski/Courier Post