The phone started ringing early Sunday. I thought I was going to be sent to Woodward to cover storm damage, but instead was sent to Skiatook. Their airport was damaged. That phone call started one of those days that I love to be a newspaper photojournalist.
There are no typical days for a newspaper photographer. Here was my day yesterday:
8:00 A.M. Storm Damage at Skiatook Municipal Airport
11:00 A.M. Photograph a living legend preaching at First Baptist Church in North Tulsa. Rev. Jesse Jackson was captivating. It felt historic.
2:00 P.M. The Drillers took on the Corpus Christi Hooks and I was there. There was even a play at the plate early in the game.
7:00 P.M. The Tulsa/Dallas African Ancestral Society sponsored a march and a memorial service for those slain and injured in the Good Friday shooting spree. There was singing, dancing, chanting, candles and masqueraded characters. A compelling event to photograph, and a tribute to those killed.
10:30 P.M. Collapse exhausted in bed with the sounds and events replaying in my head as I dozed off.
Skiatook Town Administrator Martn Tucker views storm damage at Skiatook Municipal Airport April 15, 2012. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
The Tulsa Drillers' Lars Davis tags out John Singleton of the Corpus Christi Hooks April 15, 2012. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
The Tulsa Drillers' Tim Torres catches a long fly ball by Jonathan Villar of the Corpus Christi Hooks April 15, 2012. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
Eddie Eugene Parker prepares to head in and hear Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr. preach at First Baptist Church April 15, 2012. Parker isn't a member at the church but came to hear Jackson preach. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr. preaches at First Baptist Church in North Tulsa April 15, 2012. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr. preaches at First Baptist Church in North Tulsa April 15, 2012. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
Wariwo, a traditional masquereder from West Nigeria, dances with during a Community Unity Memorial and March April 15, 2012. The event was sponsored by the Tulsa/Dallas African Ancestral Society. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
Omisade Fagbenro of Oklahoma City holds a candle during a Community Unity Memorial and March April 15, 2012. The event was sponsored by the Tulsa/Dallas African Ancestral Society. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
Chief Egunwale Amusan pours spirits as Chief Omilana Fagbenro Amusan sings at a shrine during a Community Unity Memorial and March April 15, 2012. The event was sponsored by the Tulsa/Dallas African Ancestral Society. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
A shrine to the victims of the Good Friday Shooting spree is lit by candles during a Community Unity Memorial and March April 15, 2012. The event was sponsored by the Tulsa/Dallas African Ancestral Society. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
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