Last Doughboy

Frank Buckles, the last surviving World War I U.S. veteran, passed away last night. I had the privilege of photographing Mr. Buckles several times during my times at The Journal.

Buckles lived in a gorgeous home outside of Charles Town, WV. He was one of the most fascinating person I have ever photographed.

This is a shot when, then, Governor Joe Manchin honored Buckles at his home in 2007.

Tell Tale Nights

Photo ©2011 by Martin B. Cherry

I recently photographed nashville indie rock band Tale Tell Nights. We had a lot of fun shooting together at a small park in nashville. The location was perfect for the band. Tell Tale were awesome for bringing props, dressing well and knowing how to pose. They blended perfectly with Sunnyside, a 1852 restored house at the park.

More photos will be posted on my flickr this weekend.

New Video! Contra Dancing

New video project completed. I wanted to do a more journalistic style video; using ambient audio and music.

I shot this with my friend's sony HD handicam. Videography or video journalism has been a style I have been wanting to explore. I really enjoyed doing this. I cant wait to explore this more often. Next time, I'll use a DSLR ( more control, better color correction and overall quality) and have more quotes. I realize the challenge of finding good quotes, it's the foundation of a story.

I'll post more videos from china in it's same theme to music, but i will also post some raw videos from the trip and other mini vids using ambient audio.

Contra Dance in Nashville from Martin Cherry on Vimeo.

Egypt Protest in Nashville

On Tuesday evening, about 100 people gathered in Nashville for a protest against Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak.

Protesters from various ages and backgrounds came together to join with the millions of protestors in Cairo, Egypt 6,000 miles away.

Update: On Friday, Hosni Mubarak

resigned as president and the Egyptian Military will assume power until democratic elections.

more photos are on my flickr.

photo ©2011 by Martin B. Cherry