Illinois Photojournalist │Nick Adams│309-569-0688 │Adamsvisuals@gmail.com Galesburg, Il Photojournalist

Abridged Portfolio

David Murry hugs his daughter Nichole , a ninth grader at Las Plumas High School, as she gets off the bus following a hostage situation at the school.
   
Angleton's Enma Lopez falls to the ground exhausted, 16.45 seconds after Somer Robinson passes the finish line. Lopez screams in pain after coming in second in the 1600 meter run with a time of 5:51.1. The time was good enough to send her to the regional meet. Moments later, Angleton track staff members put their arms around her and carry her off the rubberized track. "I was so close," said Lopez."It's all right. Second is good; you're going to the regional - prove yourself there," said Coach Breck Koelemay. The coaches laid her on a bench to rest.
   
     
  
Fire and rescue workers try to extricate Dexter Payne from his vehicle after he crashed into a pole in Madison Heights.
   
  
     
  
   
Ge Vaig, left, and Janice Yang, right, laughs as Nancy Hang, center, and dances during a ball toss game used as a conversation tool during the Hmong New Year celebration at the Yuba-Sutter Fairgrounds
   
Adam whispers sweet nothings to Eve during an era-themed birthday party in a Yuba City.
     
  
Tears start to run down Mark Hayes' face when he thinks about what he would do if he is forced off the Washington Park pier. The broken motor, ripped jib sail, and no power guarantee Mark wouldn't last verylong on the open sea. A detective with the Galveston Police Departmentwants Mark off the pier, and threatens him with tickets if Mark doesnot consent. Mark, whose weekly income is $10 to $30 a week, cannot afford to pay any potential tickets, and this would result in a warrant for his arrest. If arrested, Mark would have to entrust his boat with a transit person, which would most likely end up damaging the boat.
   
Corey Cetwood tries to get away from a bull after scoring an 82 during the second day of the Mikel J. Moreno Memorial PBR
   
Aubrey Thomas, 10, struggles to get a piece of cardboard up the levee on Blue Street in Marysville. "We do it every day. It's a lot of fun, but we have to find new boxes since ones we use get messed up," said Thomas
     
  
   
Drive-by shooting - Galesburg, Ill
   
Jaipur, India
     
  
San Fransico Love
  
A nude man makes a withdrawal during Folsom Street Fair in San Francisco. Folsom Street Fair annually draws 400,000 visitors and is the world's largest leather event and showcase for S&M products andculture.
   
Ceven Prater, 3, a Bowling Green native, sits while the other kids at Kids World Day Care get up to move rooms, while his mother Andi Prater attendants class at Western’s South Campus. Ceven was born with Downs Syndrome, and this is his first year at day care. He is the only special education child at the day care. “It seems like he is in hisown world at times, since he doesn’t understand what we are sayingmost of the time,” said Alicia Boards, a day care worker.
     
  
Students intently study the Qur'an before beginning their pre-Ramadan praying and fasting at the Islamic Center of Yuba City.
   
  
Bowling Green firefighters work to control an abandoned house fire at 330 E. 14th Ave. on Dec. 16. It was the second fire that night. The first was located just a few blocks away at 1362 Park St.
     
  
   
A couple reacts to zombies Cyndie Ruhland and Nichole Jordan as they come out of Esquire Grill in Sacramento. The two zombies were a part of Walking of the Dead, a zombie walk on October 20, 2007.
   
William P. Hobby Airport
     
  
   
  
Alyssa Dill, 9, of Galveston, jumps while throwing bits and pieces of bread up for the birds to feed on. "I don't like the birds,” she said. Alyssa’s mother, Rea Dill, was sitting with the family dog Sadie, while watching her daughter. "Itis such a beautiful day. Nice and sunny, no clouds or fog. She was bored and all her friends are on vacation, so we came to the beach,"said Rea.
     
  
Sikh Parade
  
Kayla Clayton, 6, waits patiently on C Street before she gets on the Freedom/Safe House float during the Marysville Christmas Parade on December 1.
   
Bubba Berry and Jeremy Battistoni walk past an opening to the next hole during a game of disc golf at Jack Brooks Park
     
  
Susanne Whiting lives with David Heatherly, her two teenage sons, and her 8-year-old daughter. The couple survives on Susanne’s $600-per-month unemployment insurance, David’s $892-a-month Social Security Assistance, and child support payments of $640 per month. Their yearly income of $25,584 is just below the Federal Poverty Guideline of $26,170 for a family of five. The family also receives $500 a month in food stamps.For the city of Galesburg alone, 11.6 percent of the 32,195 people counted in the 2010 U.S. Census are living at the poverty level.Susanne Whiting waits for her appointment with a company representative to see if she can receive a discount on her $600 electric bill. Without assistance from the company it would take Susanne roughly half her monthly income to pay the bill.