
AS many of you know im working on a film about the Marcellus Shale Natural Gas Play here in PA, NY, WV, and OH. I was out on a frac recently learning more about the process, and had a chance to capture some images with my iPhone. This process, while highly controversial, is an important [...]
Feb 03, 2012 | Categories: All Posts, Documentary/Photojournalism, Film, New Posts, Stories | Tags: documentary photography, fracing, fracking, hydraulic fracturing, Marcellus Shale, Marcellus Shale Photography, natural gas, Natural gas photography | Leave A Comment »
I just finished up my most recent video project for the SmartSite Team These guys dont just work with you to build a website, they create a marketing blueprint, so that every piece of your website works together to reach your target audience. If you are looking for a marketing strategy, or a full service [...]
Jan 30, 2012 | Categories: All Posts, Commercial, Film, New Posts | Tags: Business Photography, corporate photography, Corporate videos, Dan Speicher, documentary photography, film, Filmmaker, non profit photography, Pittsburgh Commercial Photography, Pittsburgh Commercial Video, Pittsburgh Corporate photographer, Pittsburgh Wedding Photographer, Video, wedding photojounralism. | Leave A Comment »

ITs been a busy past few weeks here in Cameroon working with the Cameroon Football Development Program as we were preparing to run training camps for our new leaders and project coordinators. So after weeks of preparation, on and off the pitch, and the arrival of FSS Salaberry, our training partners/first team of pen pals/ [...]
Jul 08, 2011 | Categories: Africa, All Posts, New Posts, Non Profits/NGO's, Stories | Tags: Cameroon, Cameroon Football Development PRogram, CFDP, Dan Speicher, development, documentary photography, education, FIFA, fss salaberry, Non Profits/NGO's, photojournalism, Soccer, West Africa | Leave A Comment »

Not long ago, Justin the founder of the Cameroon Football Development Program, lived in a village outside of our hoe base of Kumba. He was working with the University of Dayton, in Ohio, to design and construct a water system for a farming village that is set off of the beautiful Lake Barombi. The project [...]
Jun 30, 2011 | Categories: Africa, All Posts, New Posts, Non Profits/NGO's | Tags: Africa, Cameroon, Cameroon Football Development PRogram, CFDP, Dan Speicher, development, documentary photography, education, HIV/AIDS, humanitarian photography, non profit photography, Non Profits/NGO's, photojournalism, pittsburgh photojournalist, West Africa | Leave A Comment »

Here in Cameroon nearly every type of event draws a crowd. You could be having a choir practice, and it is pretty much guaranteed that a group will assemble to listen to the singing. Replace singing with soccer, and you could have five people or 100 people watching. The crowd usually consists of kids that hear something [...]
Jun 28, 2011 | Categories: Africa, All Posts, New Posts, Non Profits/NGO's | Tags: Cameroon, Cameroon Football Development PRogram, CFDP, documentary photography, education soccer, HIV/AIDS, photojournalism, West Africa | Leave A Comment »
Jun 20, 2011 | Categories: Africa, All Posts, New Posts, Non Profits/NGO's, portraits | Tags: Cameroon, Cameroon Football Development PRogram, CFDP, documentary photography, Kumba, market, non profit photography, Non Profits/NGO's, photojournalism, portraits, West Africa | Leave A Comment »

Work here in Africa is very different from back home in the U.S. Just preparing a meal takes many hours, and depending on the meal, preparation can begin days in advance. A good way to explain this is through a scene witnessed on Thursday. Mrs. Ngwane, “Momma” (the matriarch of our compound) is heading to [...]
Jun 10, 2011 | Categories: Africa, All Posts, New Posts, Non Profits/NGO's | Tags: Africa, Cameroon, Cameroon Football Development PRogram, cooking, development, documentary photography, education, food, futbol, HIV/AIDS, photojournalism, Soccer | Leave A Comment »
Today has been a great day. I was able to meet with the Womens Empowerment Center today, as well as the Delegate and directors of Sports and Physical Education, and I will be meeting with them next week to interview them on tape, and get a better understanding of the issues that face youth in [...]
Jun 08, 2011 | Categories: Africa, All Posts, Non Profits/NGO's, Travel | Tags: Africa, Cameroon, Cameroon africa, children, development, documentaries, documentary photography, HIV/AIDS, Non Profits/NGO's, photojournalism, photojournalist | Leave A Comment »

I have been in Cameroon Africa for the past week working with the Cameroon Football Development Program, and I just got internet into the office yesterday. So here is a quick recap. we arrived in Cameroon last Sunday evening. After a flight that was way to long, we got on a bus that was WAY [...]
Jun 07, 2011 | Categories: Africa, All Posts, New Posts, Non Profits/NGO's, Travel, Uncategorized | Tags: Africa, Cameroon, development, documentary photography, HIV/AIDS, non profit photography, Non Profits/NGO's, photojounralism, photojournalist, Soccer | Leave A Comment »

For me, Thanksgiving is a time of seeing friends who have moved away, and spending time with family. In my experience, most people have some kind of a tradition that revolves around Thanksgiving. For us, it’s more of a cross family tradition that started a few years ago. After a day of eating to much, [...]
Dec 05, 2010 | Categories: All Posts, life, New Posts, Stories | Tags: bird hunting, Dan Speicher, documentary photography, Family Portraits, Laurel Highlands, lifestyle photography, Pheasant hunting, Pittsburgh Wedding Photographer, storytelling, Winter Portraits | 1 Comment »

Cory and Daniela had a wonderful wedding on a beautiful September day in Pittsburgh. They are such a cool couple, and they pulled off a great wedding just weeks after Cory opened the new Dante Salon in Shadyside! Congratulations on your wedding and your opening! Check out Dante Salon if you need a cut or [...]
Oct 12, 2010 | Categories: All Posts, events, New Posts, portraits, Stories, weddings | Tags: Beautiful brides, Dan Speicher, documentary photography, Downtown Pittsburgh wedding photography, event photography, laughter, lifestyle photojournalism, lifestyle wedding photojournalism, outdoor wedding photos, Phipps Conservatory wedding portraits, photojournalism, photojournalist, Pittsburgh Wedding Photographer, Pittsburgh wedding Photography, Schenley, Schenley Park Wedding Photos, St Pauls Cathedral, wedding photography, Westin Convention Center Hotel | Leave A Comment »

Wow what a week. We have seen miraculous things, and built amazing friendships. From Migdonio walking (without pain and crutches for the first time in more than a year), to spending time in the beautiful old city of Grenada, to experiencing the magnitude of this earth at the Masaya Volcano yesterday, this week has burned [...]
Aug 03, 2010 | Categories: All Posts, New Posts, Nicaragua, Non Profits/NGO's, Travel | Tags: caving, central American mission trip, church, documentary photography, Grenada, love light and melody, masaya volcano, mission trip, Nicaragua, Nicaragua Mission Trips, photojournalist, Pittsburgh Wedding Photographer | 2 Comments »

Our first day in Nicaragua was a success! The group leader, Pastor Doug followed a day behind due to some difficulties on the home front, but we are all here now. Yesterday we visited La Chureca for a few hours with Love light and melody director Daniel Baine. Daniel is also a friend, and our [...]
Jul 27, 2010 | Categories: All Posts, New Posts, Nicaragua, Non Profits/NGO's, portraits, Travel | Tags: documentary photography, la chureca, love light and melody, managua, mission trip, Nicaragua, north way Christian community | 1 Comment »

It’s 7am and I can’t believe I’m awake. But with the sounds of the country side it was hard to stay awake. Roosters don’t really care that I just arrived last night and need my beauty sleep. We were greeted by our hosts the Buzzbies and warned to search our beds and shoes for tarantulas [...]
Jul 26, 2010 | Categories: All Posts, New Posts, Nicaragua, Non Profits/NGO's, Travel | Tags: central American mission trip, documentary photography, la chureca, Light Love and Melody, managua, Nicaragua | 1 Comment »