I live in Boston and work toward transparency. About / Twitter / Random / Subscribe#WBUR / #PhotographyTumblr (3.0; @joespurr)http://joespurr.cc/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a928ca856d5b39be0ffa10f984e6d83a/tumblr_mn6ont0tL71r6sokqo3_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://badchemistry.wbur.org/">Bad Chemistry</a> is the result of a concept to meld folks from <a href="http://opencourt.us/">OpenCourt</a> and <a href="http://homicidewatch.org/">Homicide Watch</a> and collaborate to build something to effectively track the extremely complicated, costly, and unprecedented drug lab crisis in Massachusetts. After months of tough work, we’re live.</p> <p>If you’re new to the story, <a href="http://badchemistry.wbur.org/timeline">the timeline is a good primer</a>, and something I worked on pretty hard. We also offer a trove of primary documents, some quality data vis from <a href="https://twitter.com/eyeseast">Chris Amico</a>, several sit-down video interviews (more to come), and solid reporting from <a href="http://www.wbur.org/about/people/deborah-becker">Deb Becker</a>.</p> <p><span>Proud to launch it this week alongside a great team.</span></p>http://joespurr.cc/post/51050549223http://joespurr.cc/post/51050549223Wed, 22 May 2013 01:02:00 -0400dookhanwburphotojournalismdata journalism<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a89058f5fafa4c0cf0c82b86c925f547/tumblr_mltqdnMQWb1r6sokqo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7bbd8e0717954247da38e42727ad804d/tumblr_mltqdnMQWb1r6sokqo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/2c997f50cda2c9878e091a650cb9475f/tumblr_mltqdnMQWb1r6sokqo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0fd952b84aba352d010318ba19f9792e/tumblr_mltqdnMQWb1r6sokqo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/43c4013132735fa15045761aaad2319a/tumblr_mltqdnMQWb1r6sokqo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/17249e132922070194499926b421cbda/tumblr_mltqdnMQWb1r6sokqo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b191ba53784b433e9f4a100060afefe2/tumblr_mltqdnMQWb1r6sokqo7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c5bd1af3eda1abeff8607b1c529739dd/tumblr_mltqdnMQWb1r6sokqo9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0fee5adca03457cb941b57366ad60fee/tumblr_mltqdnMQWb1r6sokqo8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e882855798bcfffcc62445f65ea12036/tumblr_mltqdnMQWb1r6sokqo10_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Some iPhone panoramas I shot last week. <a href="http://www.wbur.org/2013/04/24/boston-panoramas">WBUR’s post here</a>.</p>http://joespurr.cc/post/48866540284http://joespurr.cc/post/48866540284Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:36:00 -0400photographyphotojournalismwburboston marathon bombingiphoneographyiphone5panorama<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/690b0d59e287868a2d1ed5dcd81185cd/tumblr_mldigoeUo91r6sokqo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d40159b5da1fed7d0ed15f606226b124/tumblr_mldigoeUo91r6sokqo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e169dea5f44564db49707b4c6b409300/tumblr_mldigoeUo91r6sokqo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/2952cfb39002b26037fcf5fda2f31977/tumblr_mldigoeUo91r6sokqo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/caa9e139cbafe481056c5047b3f9b6f1/tumblr_mldigoeUo91r6sokqo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d227d56fc0fec764f6ec5d7cc7f72bec/tumblr_mldigoeUo91r6sokqo7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7a07a9b66bbe4d67d63fe37aabb78675/tumblr_mldigoeUo91r6sokqo8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/dc8cd97aaef2f394c21804b36b1ff9d8/tumblr_mldigoeUo91r6sokqo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thestatusjoe/sets/72157633257349071/with/8656873552/">More on Flickr</a><span>.</span></p>http://joespurr.cc/post/48159714482http://joespurr.cc/post/48159714482Tue, 16 Apr 2013 20:24:00 -0400boston marathonboston marathon bombingphotographyphotojournalism<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c498c81617bfdee1372cef68f1e251de/tumblr_mlc05epWEE1r6sokqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Peace.</p>http://joespurr.cc/post/48101979121http://joespurr.cc/post/48101979121Tue, 16 Apr 2013 00:51:00 -0400bostonboston marathon bombing<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/s0i6R9_M9BY?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Witnesses describe their experience of the Boston Marathon bombing. Video shot in the late afternoon on Monday, April 15, 2012.</p>http://joespurr.cc/post/48101897848http://joespurr.cc/post/48101897848Tue, 16 Apr 2013 00:49:00 -0400marathonboston marathonwburvideographyboston marathon bombing<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f33eb2e29b7fcc3f66d6f93f022020ad/tumblr_ml0b0lbxVE1r6sokqo1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p>Happy Birthday Andrew!</p>http://joespurr.cc/post/47563993748http://joespurr.cc/post/47563993748Tue, 09 Apr 2013 17:14:45 -0400friendselizagif<a href="http://wiki.magiclantern.fm/install">Magic Lantern v2.3 Install Guide</a>: <p>Thinking about it.</p>http://joespurr.cc/post/46862495918http://joespurr.cc/post/46862495918Mon, 01 Apr 2013 14:01:00 -0400firmwaremagic lanternbookmark<a href="http://strata.oreilly.com/2013/03/python-data-tools-just-keep-getting-better.html#.UVBEgQz60m8.twitter">Python data tools just keep getting better</a>http://joespurr.cc/post/46248195835http://joespurr.cc/post/46248195835Mon, 25 Mar 2013 09:18:00 -0400bookmarkcodepythondatadata journalism<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7c790c3af877ba6a391d7cce12f8e2bc/tumblr_mk0xux1Oum1r6sokqo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Frame grab from a video shoot in Cambridge last night for <a href="http://banditasboston.bandcamp.com/">Banditas</a>. Part of a larger music project I’m very excited about. More about that soon, hopefully.</p>http://joespurr.cc/post/45926755802http://joespurr.cc/post/45926755802Thu, 21 Mar 2013 14:54:00 -0400musicscreenshotcambridgewbur<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a58f0c684f50c9d0e0d9be579e30a9b9/tumblr_mjnwbsi1b61r6sokqo1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p>Happy <a href="https://twitter.com/jedsundwall/status/312238499023712256">Pi Day</a>!</p> <p>(Image via <a href="https://twitter.com/jedsundwall/status/312238499023712256">Jed</a>)</p> <p>Update: it’s Palindrome Pi Day (3.14.13) AND Einstein’s birthday??</p>http://joespurr.cc/post/45353942179http://joespurr.cc/post/45353942179Thu, 14 Mar 2013 13:52:39 -0400mathsciencegifholidaypi<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/bf338265aaccd49d5556b6fa44ae0af3/tumblr_mjkovsowwU1r6sokqo1_r1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>I’ve been looking for an interesting prime for street shooting and stopped resisting the value of Canon’s f/2.8 pancake. Eets so teeny. <span>Looking forward to playing with this when it lands in my mailbox sometime next week.</span></p>http://joespurr.cc/post/45228424838http://joespurr.cc/post/45228424838Tue, 12 Mar 2013 20:19:00 -0400lensgear<iframe src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F81761778&liking=false&sharing=false&origin=tumblr" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" class="soundcloud_audio_player" width="500" height="116"></iframe><br/><br/><p><a href="http://soundcloud.com/pomdeterrific/pomdeter-call-me-a-hole">Head Like a Hole mashed with Call Me Maybe</a>. Sheer brilliance.</p>http://joespurr.cc/post/44597740792http://joespurr.cc/post/44597740792Mon, 04 Mar 2013 23:24:00 -0500musicmusic mondaynine inch nails<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/8669a81a96bcd5d12e9280246ad6dd34/tumblr_mj3fx4USZp1r6sokqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><p class="caption">Above: screengrab of a focus group video I shot for Radiolab last week.</p> <p class="left">It’s always fun and inspiring to see the community impact of great storytelling. This and especially some lovely conversations later that night reminded me I should get around to sharing a few of my favorite RL segments:</p> <p class="left"><iframe frameborder="0" height="54" src="http://www.radiolab.org/widgets/ondemand_player/#file=%2Faudio%2Fxspf%2F91722%2F;containerClass=radiolab" width="474"></iframe></p> <p class="left">“<a href="http://www.radiolab.org/2010/jun/28/be-careful-what-you-plan-for/">Be Careful What You Plan For</a>” is a segment within the “<a href="http://www.radiolab.org/2010/jun/28/">Oops</a>” series about a psychological experiment you can barely believe.</p> <p class="left"><iframe frameborder="0" height="54" src="http://www.radiolab.org/widgets/ondemand_player/#file=%2Faudio%2Fxspf%2F91710%2F;containerClass=radiolab" width="474"></iframe></p> <p class="left">When are you <em>really</em> out of energy? Part of the <a href="http://www.radiolab.org/2010/apr/05/">Limits</a> episode, “<a href="http://www.radiolab.org/2010/apr/05/limits-of-the-body/">Limits of the Body</a>” in part explores how certain athletes hack the human body’s conservative energy gauge.</p> <p class="left"><iframe frameborder="0" height="54" src="http://www.radiolab.org/widgets/ondemand_player/#file=%2Faudio%2Fxspf%2F91539%2F;containerClass=radiolab" width="474"></iframe></p> <p class="left">Part of the <a href="http://www.radiolab.org/2007/may/17/">Placebo</a> series, “<a href="http://www.radiolab.org/2007/may/17/the-white-coat/">The White Coat</a>” provokes you to meditate on the power of really believing in what you’re doing.</p> <p class="left"><iframe frameborder="0" height="54" src="http://www.radiolab.org/widgets/ondemand_player/#file=%2Faudio%2Fxspf%2F96043%2F;containerClass=radiolab" width="474"></iframe></p> <p class="left"><a href="http://www.radiolab.org/2010/oct/08/its-alive/">It’s Alive</a>? “Bob Levine, Professor of Psychology at California State University, found a way to take the pulse of a city…and get a little bit closer to locating its heart.” Part of the <a href="http://www.radiolab.org/2010/oct/08/">Cities</a> series.</p></p>http://joespurr.cc/post/44464982202http://joespurr.cc/post/44464982202Sun, 03 Mar 2013 12:14:00 -0500radiolabwburvideography<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f584a0be5726b29cd13651ae945299ef/tumblr_mivzv0pStB1r6sokqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Just helped hopefully <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mixcard/mixcard-postcard-mixtapes">Kickstart Alfred’s awesome new project</a>.</p> <p>Update: goal reached!!</p>http://joespurr.cc/post/44144854084http://joespurr.cc/post/44144854084Wed, 27 Feb 2013 11:16:00 -0500kickstarterartmusicpostcard<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3897c361f0ba8a3cabf88149082e8b84/tumblr_mium32rlOO1r6sokqo1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Republican Senate candidate Daniel Winslow. February 26, 2013.</p> <p><span>Shot at WBUR for </span><a href="http://radioboston.wbur.org/2013/02/26/dan-winslow">Radio Boston</a>, b<span></span><span>orrowing <a href="http://www.wbur.org/about/people/jesse-costa">Jesse</a>’s 24mm f/1.4L.</span></p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thestatusjoe/8510314277/in/photostream">Higher-res</a>.</p>http://joespurr.cc/post/44089462271http://joespurr.cc/post/44089462271Tue, 26 Feb 2013 17:21:00 -0500portraitwburpoliticsphotographyphotojournalism<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c7a81eb878ca1266edb6b246fffc7e8d/tumblr_mir4mj4OXM1r6sokqo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d76edaedeaff5eb37b96dda912210f67/tumblr_mir4mj4OXM1r6sokqo3_r1_400.gif"/><br/> <br/><p>Snow tonight in Cambridge.</p>http://joespurr.cc/post/43942945022http://joespurr.cc/post/43942945022Sun, 24 Feb 2013 20:11:00 -0500naturesnowcambridgephotography“If the end result is that the special magistrate did not have jurisdiction to issue a stay of execution of sentence, that would mean a very large portion of individuals will end up serving much lengthier sentences in cases that inevitably are going to be dismissed.”<br/><br/> - <em>Defense Attorney Chandler Matson in <a href="http://www.wbur.org/2013/02/21/sjc-drug-lab-scandal-appeal">our latest story about the Massachusetts drug lab crisis</a>.</em>http://joespurr.cc/post/44469617290http://joespurr.cc/post/44469617290Thu, 21 Feb 2013 10:14:00 -0500wburdookhanjournalismquote<iframe src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F1232184&liking=false&sharing=false&origin=tumblr" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" class="soundcloud_audio_player" width="500" height="116"></iframe><br/><br/><p><span>Dead Prez fused with Grizzly Bear. How have I only discovered this now?</span></p>http://joespurr.cc/post/43395910015http://joespurr.cc/post/43395910015Mon, 18 Feb 2013 08:01:00 -0500musicmusic monday<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/eded38942236f6ca535e344f95be81bd/tumblr_mi2d5fhvOE1r6sokqo1_500.png"/><br/><br/>http://joespurr.cc/post/42847034158http://joespurr.cc/post/42847034158Mon, 11 Feb 2013 11:15:00 -0500data journalismjournalismlink<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0e20581cb0df84e41093329975681aa1/tumblr_mh43qdTb4s1r6sokqo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3287d306317ed6ef67561232a8bf546e/tumblr_mh43qdTb4s1r6sokqo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4b1d96c5610ae15c200a3910a029f02c/tumblr_mh43qdTb4s1r6sokqo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/16b709b4c83bf024e0b59458c09b2d0b/tumblr_mh43qdTb4s1r6sokqo9_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e0c90e0dc35847716a8a8aeb3c40f093/tumblr_mh43qdTb4s1r6sokqo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e008661421b8527c424d1548f4e05cd9/tumblr_mh43qdTb4s1r6sokqo10_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/487cd65af20351aed642570bf1a19085/tumblr_mh43qdTb4s1r6sokqo8_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/158377e0372da13dbb59ac588318ab62/tumblr_mh43qdTb4s1r6sokqo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Family gathering, September 8, 2012.</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thestatusjoe/sets/72157632478096752/with/8362877517/">More on Flickr</a>.</p>http://joespurr.cc/post/41336560402http://joespurr.cc/post/41336560402Wed, 23 Jan 2013 23:13:00 -0500familyportraitphotography