More Than Just Football

By angeliwright in Advocate Photo Blog

Yesterday I had the pleasure of covering a Refugio game for the first time this season. It was strange for me because I think I stalked the team around the state every Friday for a month last year. Lots of ...

Explosions of Color

By katduncan in Advocate Photo Blog

We were running through clouds of blue, orange, yellow and pink. People were throwing whole bottles of powder into our faces as we blindly stumbled through sections of the race, trying not to eat the colors or get it in ...

On the Trail

By angeliwright in Advocate Photo Blog

Election night has long come to a close in America. Many citizens are still settling in to the news of the night, some are planning their moves to some other country that they think might better suit them and journalists ...

Last Light

By ftilley in Advocate Photo Blog

The day draws to and end but not before the remaining beams of warm sunlight backlight the waves of wild grass . Hues of red, yellow, amber and green burst forward, but only for a few minutes as I chase ...

A Camera Thief

By angeliwright in Advocate Photo Blog

Tonight I covered one of the National Night Out events in Victoria at Salem Village Apartments. The event was filled with the usual: delicious looking food, a bounce house and some really cute kids. What I did not expect to ...

Only in Texas

By katduncan in Advocate Photo Blog

A couple weeks ago I drove my car back across the country. As usual it was packed full of books, clothes and well, more books. It felt like yesterday I was packing up to leave Victoria, but I'm back and ...

School Spirit

By angeliwright in Advocate Photo Blog

Here at the Victoria Advocate I am blessed with a schedule that belongs to the bottom rung of full time employees. In other words, I work nights. Working nights as a photographer at a daily newspaper means that I shoot ...

Backstage with Gary Moses

By angeliwright in Advocate Photo Blog

Last night I was assigned to shoot the Dancing with the Stars Victoria Style event at the Leo J. Welder Center for the Performing Arts. The dancers were super cute but unfortunately I didn't have the time to stay for ...

This Week I Learned...

By angeliwright in Advocate Photo Blog

This week as a photojournalist I learned that... shooting photos underwater is really hard. Earlier this week I embarked on the best assignment of the week: a scuba diving class at the Victoria Aquatic Center (because I was in the ...

Which one would you choose?

By angeliwright in Advocate Photo Blog

Let me tell you a secret. I take a lot of photos. If you've ever seen me on assignment this isn't much of a secret. I take so many photos that my editor has commented on my quantity while watching ...