Zach Pluhacek

Ladies man, one of the most driven journalists I've ever met.

It's the time of the season

For loving? No. For entering the three main photo contests (NPPA, NNPA and POYI) that I have no chance of winning? Yes.



So in honor of this, all week I will try to post different images that didn't make the cut on here or in the paper. For my two or three faithful blog readers, it'll be a chance for them to see something they haven't before. For me, it's a palette cleanser for what is shaping up to be the worst first week of school in my life.

Greg Blobaum

All-around cool guy, great photographer.

Tanika Cooper

Owner of the most contagious (not to mention glass-shattering) laugh, balls to the wall reporter.

What I learned in 2007

I was in an unusually reflective mood last night, and felt the need to write down what I learned in (or around, in one case) this past year. Here are 10 of them.

1. Things can (and most likely will) get worse.


2. Athena is probably the one girl that will always be glad to see me.
3. How to pee while holding a 400mm lens.


4. My family has become an increasingly important part of my life.
5. School work needs to become increasingly important in my life.


6. Never, ever, ever get in a fight with this man.
7. Every photographer I meet is more talented than I am.


8. Even if you never show them to anybody, self portraits are a lot of fun.
9. How to drive stick shift.
10. Despite everything, I must be doing something right, because I have a great group of friends.

Dumb Blondes

At the Qwest Center for Nebraska's victory over Oregon, the fans rushed the court and swarmed Coach Sadler.

Here's one frame:


Here's the next:


P.S. Thank you Greg, my brother in colorblindness.

Sorry, girls.

Better luck next year. You all played great.