Jesse's Wedding

Jesse James Smith, 20, has leukemia and only months to live. He decided to spend it married to his long time girlfriend. With the help of Riley Hospital for Children and the Indianapolis Colts he proposed at a recent Colts game. Many other people and companies came together to help him complete his goal.


Jesse's Wedding - Images by Chris Bergin

Duck Hunt

I was sitting around the office yesterday trying to come up with something good to shoot when I saw a Facebook post saying there was a goose hunt at Prairie Creek Reservoir here in Muncie. I couldn't resist, despite the 9 degree temperature. After hunting for the hunters I found them and they were kind enough to let me shoot some pictures as they packed up for the day. 

Spot News

It's been a busy past week and a half of shooting news in between regular assignments. I shot 4 fires, couple of accidents, and saw a man get run over by a car while he was volunteering his time giving food to the needy. Lets hope it calms down a bit soon. Here are a few spot news images. 

The weather this week has been great, with highs in the 70's. Driving back from an assignment I was pleased to find these two guys painting the side of a building in downtown, Muncie.

On Assignment: Controlled Burn

From the newspaper office in downtown Muncie, Indiana we noticed a lot of black smoke near Ball State University. I went to investigate and found that they were doing a controlled burn in one of the nature areas north of campus. I stuck around for a few minutes to shoot some pictures as they were wrapping it up.

Storm Damage

We get plenty of storms here in Muncie, Indiana but not many at this time of year.  This storm hit around 10:30 a.m. but no one knew about any damage, not even the emergency services, until around 1 p.m. At least one tornado touched down and damaged a few houses and uprooted a bunch of trees.


Storm Damage - Images by Chris Bergin

On Assignment: Demo Derby

I love shooting these things. Destruction + rednecks = cool pictures



Demo Derby - Images by Chris Bergin

On Assignment: Cornfed Derby Dames roller derby team

Here are some images from a recent shoot with the new roller derby team here in Muncie. The pictures were shot at a local farm using one off camera flash. Although hectic at times, and battling with occasional downpours I was really happy with the results.


Cornfed Derby Dames - Images by Chris Bergin