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The keys seemed to suspend in air before they landed with a palpable jingle into the palm of his hand.
"Happy Birthday Dean, she is officially yours. Treat her good son." John said with a look of longing towards his impala. Remembering the time when he had surprised Mary with this beautiful piece of machinery. Dean was stunned-had his dad just really given him the impala?
He set down his crumb littered plate, took off his stupid birthday hat that Sammy had insisted he wear all day because today was his day and the world should know it. Glancing at Sam who was smiling around a mouthful pie gestured for him to finish with a perceptible nod and walked over to dad.
"Thank you dad, seriously it's the best gift ever." He wrapped john in a fierce bear hug.
"Happy Birthday son" John whispered gruffly into the crook of Dean's neck. Holding on for heartbeat too long, he had this overwhelming feeling of paternal love for the strong young man that was nestled into the folds of his arms; finally consenting to let go as he felt Dean's arms slowly start to retract. He watched as his two boys walked out of their crappy motel room and towards the Impala.
"Hey Baby" Dean said sliding his hand up the side of the hood as he walked around towards the driver's seat, his seat. Sitting on the cool broken in leather seat Dean smiled genuinely at his co-pilot, his very first passenger, Sammy the way that it should be. Putting the Impala in drive and backing out of the parking lot he cast one final glance at his father leaning casually against the door frame and nodded. He knew that this gift wasn't just a simple car, but a rite of passage. The only way John knew how to show that he didn't see him as his little boy anymore but a man, a hunter and above all a protector of the one thing that mattered most to both of them; The adolescent boy in the seat beside him. He switched on the radio and turned up the volume as the lyrics of "Hey Jude "wafted out of the rolled down windows. He knew that the Impala wasn't the most ostentatious car, that it didn't scream money or privilege but it was the best gift that he could imagine getting. She was a semblance of home, a resounding force against all the mayhem and chaos that went on outside of her comforting embrace.
Because this 1967 Chevrolet Impala would turn out to be the most important car... no, the most important object in pretty much the whole universe.


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2009 PDN annual
"There will be an emergence of "social thinking" and I think that this would be a great start in the right direction. Photography will play a very big part — as it has done so powerfully in the past — in the presentation of truth and the transformation of social and historical consciousness.
My intention as a photographer is to be a participant in this process."
– Jeff Riedel
the new PDN photo annual is out. and it's available online. and it's superb.
photo by Dan Winters
the best photographs of the last year, from every imaginable discipline – advertising, editorial, photojournalism, sports, corporate and student work – as well as top portfolio sites, all in one place. it's an inspirational goldmine. i found myself completely sucked in by the images in the editorial section – especially the work of Dan Winters, who I freaking love. I'm not sure there is a better editorial portrait photographer working today.
here are a few of the other images that really stood out to me.
photo by Rodney Smith
photo by Justin Stephens
photo by Afton Almaras/AP
but the standout work, in my opinion, was a photo essay on homelessness in New York entitled A Night on the Streets by Jeff Riedel, which originally appeared in New York Magazine and is this year's Arnold Newman winner. there's a great interview about the project & his work in general over on the ASMP website that is well worth the read. i can't say it's ever occurred to me to inject artificial light into social scenes, but i really apprecaite the approach he took with the essay and i'm drawn to the cinematic quality of the images.
photo by Jeff Riedel

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Moments before Huma Abedin stood amid a phalanx of television cameras last week and announced to a national audience that she was standing by her embattled husband, Anthony D. Weiner, she made a quick phone call to a trusted colleague.
Philippe I. Reines, the personal spokesman and adviser to
Mr. Reines, 43, said his primary interest was in supporting his close friend Ms. Abedin, who has been an aide to Mrs. Clinton since the White House years, during a difficult time. But he also called Mrs. Clinton to make sure she knew what was about to unfold, according to a person briefed on their conversation.
Mr. Reines's behind-the-scenes presence illustrates the overlapping roles played by Clinton advisers as they seek to help Ms. Abedin navigate the circuslike atmosphere surrounding the campaign, and at the same time protect the Clinton brand from any spillover damage.
It underscores the extent to which top aides in the extended Clinton family, whatever titles they take on inside and outside government, remain steadfast in their desire to protect the interests of their benefactors, Bill and Hillary Clinton.Continue reading the main story
For Mr. Reines, known in Washington as Mrs. Clinton's fiercest protector, some juggling has been necessary. When a crew from People magazine arrived at the Weiners' apartment building last summer, Mr. Reines, then a top official at the State Department, greeted them. He had traveled from his Washington office to be present for the photo shoot and interview, which lasted hours and resulted in a glossy feature in which Ms. Abedin said "We're a normal family" and which marked the beginning of Mr. Weiner's attempted comeback.
The overlapping lines that characterize the Clinton world set off questions, at times, about whose interests are being represented: For example, Ms. Abedin was permitted, while working at the State Department, to also work as a private consultant for a company linked to former President Clinton, for Mrs. Clinton in a privately paid role, and for the family's foundation.
For his part, Mr. Reines plays down his interactions with the Weiner operation, saying he is unpaid and primarily concerned with assisting Ms. Abedin, a beloved surrogate daughter to the Clintons who has faced unfriendly headlines and pointed questions about her judgment after publicly vouching for Mr. Weiner.
And at times, he cannot hide his exasperation with Ms. Abedin's husband. On a campaign conference call hours before that news conference on July 23, Mr. Reines learned for the first time that Mr. Weiner had engaged in online liaisons after leaving Congress. He was enraged and proceeded to berate Mr. Weiner, saying he would "reach through this phone" and "pull out" his throat, adding an expletive, according to a participant on the call.
This past weekend, Mr. Reines advised Ms. Abedin against participating in Mr. Weiner's newest campaign video, which was being filmed at the couple's Park Avenue South apartment, itself owned by a longtime Clinton donor. Mr. Reines and Ms. Abedin agreed that she should leave her home to avoid even appearing in the background of any scene in the video, according to people familiar with their conversation, who spoke on condition of anonymity to avoid straining ties with those involved.
The widespread interest in Mr. Weiner's digital escapades — and Ms. Abedin's decision to stand at his side — has evoked popular comparisons with the scandals endured by Bill and Hillary Clinton in the 1990s, and some associates of the former first couple have said they would prefer if Mr. Weiner bowed out of the mayoral race.
The comparisons come at an awkward time for Mrs. Clinton, who is weighing her own political return and has embarked on a heavy schedule of speechmaking before influential audiences as she decides whether to pursue a presidential run in 2016.
Some people close to the Clintons said they did not believe Mr. Weiner's campaign would have any real impact on Mrs. Clinton's political future. But there is a long-held belief within their circle that any attacks on top Clinton loyalists are akin to attacks on the former first couple themselves. And the State Department had fashioned Mr. Reines's role as communications chief to include not just defending Mrs. Clinton, but also defending her chief lieutenants and diplomats.
In addition to Mr. Reines, other longtime Clinton loyalists, including Maggie Williams, who managed Mrs. Clinton's unsuccessful 2008 presidential bid, Cheryl Mills, who was Mrs. Clinton's chief of staff at the State Department, and Mr. Clinton's longtime aide Doug Band, have all reached out to Ms. Abedin to offer support and guidance, according to several people close to the Clintons. Ms. Abedin, now 37, is something of a little sister to the group, having started working in the Clinton White House at the age of 19.
Even before the most recent revelations, some iciness among the Clinton crowd toward Mr. Weiner was clear: when Ms. Abedin brought the couple's infant son,
Ms. Abedin remains employed by Mrs. Clinton, who pays her salary as director of her personal transition office in Washington, a job Ms. Abedin began in March. Ms. Abedin plans to take a five-week paid vacation as the Clintons head to
In recent days, Ms. Abedin, who had begun campaigning in
In an interview, Mr. Reines said he had known Ms. Abedin for 11 years and 9 days. "I'm not sure there's anyone I've spoken to or spent more time with over that period," he said.
A spokeswoman for the Weiner campaign declined to discuss Mr. Reines's role, and he would not elaborate on his advice to Ms. Abedin. "A lot of times, with these things, it's really just to talk something through with a peer," Mr. Reines said. He described himself as "someone who's not going to pull any punches, or say everything is dandy when it's not."Continue reading the main story