60th College POY: Casey Templeton

January 2006 For News Photographer magazine By Jenn Fields In 2004, Casey Templeton took a week off from the fall semester of his junior year at James Madison University to observe the judging of College Photographer of the Year. Templeton’s school in Harrisonburg, Va., doesn’t have a journalism program. CPOY judging was to be his [...]

17-year-old whiz kid takes a stab at the national fencing scene

By Jenn Fields For Vox Magazine March 24, 2005 Two faceless opponents stare each other down from behind dark masks. Swords are poised gracefully yet powerfully in their hands; they are ready to strike at a whisper of motion. Andrew Gardner is the shorter of the two. He calms his breathing. Sweat pours beneath the [...]

Slices of scripture

Family-owned pizza joint open about Christian faith Jenn Fields, For the Camera Saturday, November 11, 2006 LONGMONT — When they opened Luc’s Pizza in Longmont eight years ago, Jim and Marie Lucarelli hoped to serve plenty of pizza. They also wanted to serve the community and God. The walls and menus at Luc’s serve as [...]

Holy Spirits

Church groups hit pubs to broaden appeal By Jenn Fields, For the Camera Wednesday, November 15, 2006 On a recent Thursday night, after the children had been put to bed, five men were engaged in a deep discussion around a table. They mulled over suffering and the meaning of an old hymn with the lyrics: [...]

Little support for ‘Nativity Story’

Congregations not expected to flock to film in ‘Passion’-like numbers By Jenn Fields, For the Boulder Daily Camera Friday, December 1, 2006 So far, “The Nativity Story” is not getting a passionate response in Boulder. New Line Cinema’s film about the Immaculate Conception, Joseph and Mary’s journey to Bethlehem and the birth of Jesus premiered [...]

Dalai Lama: War is wrong

Tibetan leader focuses on compassion, nonviolence in speech Jenn Fields, For the Boulder Daily Camera Sunday, September 17, 2006 Nearly 15,000 people gathered at the Pepsi Center on Sunday to see a man who calls himself a simple monk, nothing special. They waited in lines that stretched far from the main doors toward the CityLights [...]

Coming soon to a theater near you: God

A growing trend of people seeking out meaning in movies Jenn Fields, For the Camera Friday, September 29, 2006 It’s a Tuesday night in September, and more than 700 people are jamming the hallways of the Boulder Theater to see a limited release movie. Many are Buddhist, some monks in maroon robes. The show starts [...]

A traditional Tibetan tale on the big screen

Jenn Fields, For the Boulder Daily Camera Friday, September 29, 2006 People are sometimes tempted by revenge. The temptation can be so great that it persuaded one mother to send her boy to sorcery school so he could punish his greedy aunt and uncle by conjuring an epic storm that flattened their village. That’s how [...]