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Andrew Ramirez for The New York Times

This one has been in the bucket for a couple weeks, I went down to Eagan, MN to grab a portrait of Andrew Ramirez a couple hours after the childcare story. Andrew came out to his parents when he was 17 and was promptly shipped off to Bachmann & Associates Christen counseling center as an attempt to turn him straight.

You can read all about it HERE

Zombie Shootout for Outdoor Life

If I've learned anything in this business its when an editor calls and says "zombies" and "assault rifles" in in the same sentence you drop whatever you're doing and go. I had the opportunity to shoot the 4th annual Outbreak Omega in southern Minnesota this past weekend and it was totally awesome. Met some interesting characters, got some cool photos, and blew away some clay pigeons and zombie targets which bleed when you shoot them.

Check out the gallery HERE

Side note all the weaponry photographed here is fully operational, which includes the AR-15 Assault Rifle/Chainsaw and the semi-automatic machine gun welded to a wheelchair.

Gov't Shutdown for The New York Times

The Government caught a flat tire here in Minnesota and a lot of people are feeling it. This story ran in last saturdays New York Times on the effect of the shutdown on subsidized child care.

You can read it HERE