On Thursday, July 8, 2010, I had the pleasure of covering President Barack Obama’s speech to employees of Smith Electric Vehicles and special guests, including Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan, in Kansas City, Mo. My good friend Joel Kowsky started the whole chain reaction that got him, me, and my other good friend Kristen DiFate credentials to produce a multimedia piece of the event for the Columbia Missourian.

Watch the video here.

This fortune came exactly eight days after I found out that I would be attending the 60th Missouri Photo Workshop in St. James, Missouri. August 1, 2008. Little did I know how it would manifest.

I came across it looking back through my photostream and project365. Funny how much things have changed since this fortune. I’d say it was pretty accurate.

Life is good.

Scott and I went to St. Louis to see some fireworks and hang out with my Bestest Friend in the Entire Universe™, Becky, and her boyfriend Mark. Our original plan was to get off the train at the arch. However, we were running late and got off at the wrong stop.

That was one of those perfect mistakes. I think this may be one of my most favorite photographs I’ve taken this summer.

originally posted on the staff class blog.