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Face Off

Drew — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:58:53 +0000

So my pugilistic dreams have been realized. I met Randy Couture Face to Face here in St Louis and he was kind enough to scare the crap outta me with this picture.

Randy Couture and Journalist Drew Selman Face Off

PTC 2011 Video

Drew — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 02:37:18 +0000

We are pleased to announce the release of our 2011 Video for Pedal the Cause. You can find it YouTube or right here. We love this client and I think its apparent in the video. I hope you enjoy.

A walk around Chicago

Drew — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 18:40:10 +0000

Up in Chicago this weekend and I had called the Mayor’s office to see if the lights were up and on yet on Michigan Avenue. ”Oh yes,” they tell me. Not really true. But I went out and had a splendid little walk around downtown. I met Marilyn and yes, she is wearing underwear.

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The expressions of the young

Drew — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 18:13:28 +0000

At two, Evan is one of the funniest kids I know and he is certainly one of the most expressive. Here are a few to show you what I mean.

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Witness to a miracle – PTC 2011

Drew — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 21:31:51 +0000

We came … we saw.

We saw 1,300 riders take to the street to raise over $1.25 million for cancer research. We will see all that money stay at places like Siteman Cancer Research Center at Barnes Jewish Hospital, Washington University and St Louis Children’s Hospital.

We met some of the kids fighting cancer and who have whole teams riding for them, including one amazing group of kids who have raised over $10,000 for their classmate who can no longer dance, but whose smile still lights up the room.

We saw adults who have lost friends and family go on the ride in their memory. Adults who in spite of fighting cancer, still train for and compete in Triathlons. Go get em Terri.

We took a hell of a lot of photos. I mean a lot — about 8,000 or so. They made us laugh. They made us cry and then some of them gave us goosebumps…

Wanna see?

Pedal the Cause 2011 Dashboard

Flyby!

Drew — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 19:01:31 +0000

Very excited with another acceptance in PJ this week. Very happy to be entering and ya know…winning. Close this article to see the photo.

So accepting…

Drew — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 20:34:19 +0000

Beauty Queen – Images by Drew Selman

In celebration of this image being accepted last night for an honorable mention at the St Louis Camera Club’s Color Competition (among 160 others), I am posting the entire shoot of our beauty queen (really a Ms. Teen or some such.) It’s a tough field I had to compete in and am delighted the judge found it, appealing.

Homecoming 2011

Drew — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 23:02:38 +0000

Ah, they grow up so dang fast. Pictures from some of the women before Marquette High School’s Homecoming last night. My daughter and her friends, not often seen without some sort of number on their backs looking pretty fab.

MHS Homecoming 2011 – Images by Drew Selman

24 Hours, 4 Seasons, 1 City, 1 Book

Drew — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 03:48:53 +0000

I have always wanted to do a photo book and we are going to undertake to do just that. We are also going to try and crowd source it for the costs of it. Here is the concept.

1. Take a city…say, St. Louis.
2. Photograph some happening each hour of a day across a single season, say…autumn. Since its 3 months, I have time to capture all 24 hours of it.
3. Write about each happening, but mostly, have amazing photography for each hour.
4. Repeat for Winter, Spring, Summer.
5. Take photos of the first event I started with again.
6. Publish a pdf to source crowders at the end.
7. Give books to those who really helped.
8. Sell the hell out of it at everyplace I can.

Sounds easy huh? What if I asked your for your input? What if I let really large donors pick a favorite hour?

More to come on this as I go, including the crowd sourcing opportunities. I will also be reporting on our efforts each step of the way. I look forward to having you with us when we kick this thing off October 1 and 2 at the Pedal the Cause cycling event – cause thats the date I chose.

Rocking with the Angels

Drew — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 11:59:15 +0000

The Blue Angels. The big steel-blue kind that rocket off the ground and thrill us to the bone. Now go to their home turf at NAS Pensacola and it becomes a whole new thing. As I drive up to the gate it’s pouring. As we get out to walk to the flight line, it stops. It clears for the practice. It rains when they are done. God loves the Navy.

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Blue Angels – Images by Drew Selman