Henry Smith:  American Image Press / AI News Service

      I am currently on assignment for  Today’s Photographer International (Magazine) /American Image Press. / AI News Service  My first assignment was the 1990 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City.  Armed with only one professional Minolta film camera and lens, I presented my  American Image Press Credential, then continued on to cover the parade as an  official member of the working Press.    Over the years since that first assignment,  I honed my skills as a photographer switching over from film to digital - I currently use three Sony Professional Interchangeable Lens [ILC] Mirrorless cameras, plus a variety of lenses & flashes.    Additional news events that I covered include:   

·       COVID-19 Pandemic related events

• Hillary Clinton & Donald Trump Campaigns

·        President Trump Inaugural Parade

·        March on Washington - Women's March - March For Our Lives   

·         Tenth, Fifteenth and Twentieth Anniversary Observances of the Terrorist Attacks on 9/11 

·          Singers / Authors;   Graham Nash, Olivia Newton-John, and      

      Jewel & Scientist / Author; Bill Nye's appearances at Barnes & Noble

·        Havana Film Festival - Red Carpet / Premieres   

·        "The Last Dragon" movie Thirtieth Anniversary Celebration / Screening

·         Amy Helm, Chris Stills, Kelly Clarkson, Jimmy Sturr /Orchestra  in concert

·        Michael Jackson’s Tribute at the Apollo Theater

•  Whitney Houston's funeral in New Jersey

·         NASCAR’s Sprint Series at Watkins Glen & Pocono Raceway

·       Formula E Grand Prix in NYC

·         Major & Minor League Baseball games and special events

·         USTA Youth Tennis & US Open Tennis Qualifying Tournaments, Pickleball Open Tournaments

·         ….and countless other events

Several of my photographs have been published in a variety of print and electronic (internet) media; including Today's Photographer International, Staten Island Advance, TaeKwonDo Times, Hoonlyun Magazine, Orange (County NY) Magazine, News of the Highlands, The Warwick Advertiser,  The New Day Herald, The Pointer View, and The Times Herald Record.