Feed the Blog » A photographer's blog by Bryce Vickmark. Boston, MA.

My photo of Andy Tranfaglia, who suffers from Fragile X syndrome, and his mother Katie Clapp at their home in West Newbury, MA lands on the front page of the New York Times printed edition! The story is about promising new drug research that may help people with the mental disorder. It was a great story to be a part of and I really appreciate the opportunity to be let into the Tranfaglia/Clapp family’s lives for a little while. Andy is very shy around new people but we got along great. Apparently I got a pass since I drive a Jeep Wrangler and talked about one of his favorite TV shows, the Wiggles. My daughter is also a big fan!

I photographed a philosophy class in Springfield, MA for a story in the New York Times. What made the philosophy class so interesting was that it was for second graders. They listened to a reading of the book “The Giving Tree” and then debated its moral points. I was delighted last night to see my photo and the story featured on the front page of the NY Times website.

I photographed an incredible follow-up story for the New York Times yesterday. Jean Paul Coffy went to Haiti to find his parents six days after the earthquake. He found them alive in the ruins of their home. His father was unhurt but his mother suffered a broken leg. The family spent the following months trying to get to the United States sleeping in halls of hospitals in the Dominican Republic arriving finally last Saturday. Read the original story for all of the amazing details.