Larry Fullerton Photojournalism Scholarship - James Roh / Ohio UniversityHettie and Graham Hood read the newspaper on the ferry as they cross the Firth of Clyde waiting to arrive on the Isle of Arran's main city, Brodick. The Hood's lived on the island for 25 years before moving to another island just north of Arran. They were traveling to Arran to visit and stay with friends on Arran.
Larry Fullerton Photojournalism Scholarship - James Roh / Ohio UniversityNiall Hume, Van Smith, and Tony McDoniall (left to right) loiter outside of the Co-operative market in Brodick on.
Larry Fullerton Photojournalism Scholarship - James Roh / Ohio UniversityEmma Carter, David Morrison, and Hannah Currie (left to right) climb out of the water after jumping off the dock in Lamlash.
Larry Fullerton Photojournalism Scholarship - James Roh / Ohio UniversityJames Carter, from Glasgow, washes the mirrors and windows in his house of mirrors. Carter owns his own traveling amusement park and has been traveling all over the United Kingdom with it for 30 years. Carter was based in Brodick for several weeks during the month of July.
Larry Fullerton Photojournalism Scholarship - James Roh / Ohio UniversityHotel Ormidale disco goers take a break to smoke a cigarette in Brodick.
Larry Fullerton Photojournalism Scholarship - James Roh / Ohio UniversityBert Ramage laughs as participants attempt to soak him with water in the bulls eye bucket challenge in Brodick. Participants payed to have a chance to throw tennis balls at the bulls eye which in turn would trigger a bucket full of water to pour upon the person sitting in the chair. The game was set up at the 2008 Brodick Highland Games as a means to raise funds for the Arran rugby team to play games on the mainland.
Larry Fullerton Photojournalism Scholarship - James Roh / Ohio UniversityScott Ewart, 18, pops an ollie on the parking lot outside of the Arran High School in Lamlash.
Larry Fullerton Photojournalism Scholarship - James Roh / Ohio UniversityDuncan McAlister, a retired farmer, ties his shoes as he prepares to do some housework on his farm in Blackwaterfoot. McAlister no longer has a fully functional farm but grows some plants in his garden for fun.
Larry Fullerton Photojournalism Scholarship - James Roh / Ohio UniversityMarc Whetton (facing) battles Cameron Ribbeck in the pillow fight competition at the 2008 Brodick Highland Games in Brodick. Ribbeck won the match and the tournament for the third year in a row.
Larry Fullerton Photojournalism Scholarship - James Roh / Ohio UniversityIvan Way takes a break from working at the Arran Brewery in Brodick. The brewery produces about 600-700 bottles of beer a day and supplies most of Scotland and several other countries with its locally brewed beer.
Larry Fullerton Photojournalism Scholarship - James Roh / Ohio UniversityChloe Thomson, 8, from Dunbar, Scotland walks over a bridge at Belhaven Beach, Scotland. Thomson spent the day enjoying the weather with her siblings and mother.
Larry Fullerton Photojournalism Scholarship - James Roh / Ohio UniversityEd Barber, 84, takes a break from reminiscing of his past to take a sip from his coffee cup in Westerville. Currently living in a nursing home in Westerville, Ohio, Barber tells of his childhood, his involvement in World War II, his children, and past marriages. After taking a sip, Barber comments on the fact that he has not had a hot cup of coffee since living in the home, “Always just warm, never hot.”
Larry Fullerton Photojournalism Scholarship - James Roh / Ohio UniversityMike Shetter, a student at Ohio University and member of the Theta Chi fraternity, takes a break from boxing Mike Lower, also a student and member of Theta Chi, during Theta Chi’s Fight Night in Athens. During the break, fellow fraternity brother and organizer of Fight Night, Patrick Lerrimer, coaches and motivates Shetter for his next round with Lower.
Larry Fullerton Photojournalism Scholarship - James Roh / Ohio UniversityWhitney Brooks, 14, from Amesville watches her shot go through the basket at the basketball courts by the Athens Skatepark in Athen. This was Brooks’ first time at the courts.
Larry Fullerton Photojournalism Scholarship - James Roh / Ohio UniversityKellye Green, 21, from Nashville, Tenn., waits for her turn to skate at the Athens Skate Park. Green is an interactive multimedia major at Ohio University and has been skating for about six months.
Larry Fullerton Photojournalism Scholarship - James Roh / Ohio UniversityBill Nye, operations manager at the Athens Hocking Reclamation Center Landfill for 22 years, walks away from the open land fill in Nelsonville. The 1,400 acre landfill has been in operation for 26 years and is expected to last another 80 years at the present rate of 600-700 tons of garbage a day. Although roughly 75% of landfill materials can be recycled, Nye doubts that this will make a difference in most people’s disposal habits. “Unless they make it mandatory, nobody is going to recycle,” said Nye.
Larry Fullerton Photojournalism Scholarship - James Roh / Ohio UniversityDavid Karnosky, 25, a graduate student at Ohio University, leads Ohio University’s Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) cadets through an exercise involving fake M16 guns at OU’s Goldsberry track and field stadium in Athens. Cadets meet three times a week at six thirty in the morning to train and exercise. “I like the commradery amongst the cadets,” said Karnosky.
Larry Fullerton Photojournalism Scholarship - James Roh / Ohio UniversityJohn Bowens, a senior at Ohio University, lays on the ground frustrated just moments after the Ohio University men’s rugby team lost to the Miami University in Athens,. Despite a hard fought match, the OU rugby team’s losing streak continued.
Larry Fullerton Photojournalism Scholarship - James Roh / Ohio UniversityChloe Thomson (left), 8, and Ross Thomson (right), 4, enjoy the nice weather at Belhaven Beach with their other siblings and mother in Belhaven, Scotland. The Thomson family is from the nearby town of Dunbar where the father works as a fisherman. When asked what he wants to be when he grows up, Ross says that he wants to come home smelly, just like his father.
Larry Fullerton Photojournalism Scholarship - James Roh / Ohio UniversityAlex Wilson, 23, a recreation major at Ohio University, poses with his skateboard outside of Flipside Skateboard shop in Athens where he has been an employee for about a year. Wilson grew up in Marietta where he first got into skateboarding at age 13 and has been doing it since.
Larry Fullerton Photojournalism Scholarship - James Roh / Ohio UniversityBrandon Stephens, an employee of Third Sun Solar and Wind Power, carries a solar panel to the other side of Mathews Insurance Company's roof in Athens. In February of 2008, Third sun installed enough solar panels to make Mathew's Insurance in Athens, Ohio a self sustainable commercial building.
Larry Fullerton Photojournalism Scholarship - James Roh / Ohio UniversityIn addition to surfing for about ten years, Niall Shiells has been teaching the sport for over two. Shiells is a 24-year-old Scotsman from Edinburgh, Scotland who commutes to Belhaven Beach to instruct students of all ages how to surf. Shiells works in association with the Dubar based surf school, Coast to Coast. This photograpic story illustrates a typical lesson taught by Shiells and his interactions with the students.After the introductions and a brief discussion on surfing in general, Niall Shiells (center, red) leads a warm up stretch routine on Belhaven Beach in Belhaven, Scotland on August 4th, 2008.
Larry Fullerton Photojournalism Scholarship - James Roh / Ohio UniversityNiall Shiells demonstrates the proper way to stand up on a surfboard while catching the wave on Belhaven beach in Belhaven, Scotland.
Larry Fullerton Photojournalism Scholarship - James Roh / Ohio UniversityNiall Shiells helps a student, Jack Gray, learn how to balance on his surfboard in the water at Belhaven beach in Belhaven, Scotland.
Larry Fullerton Photojournalism Scholarship - James Roh / Ohio UniversityHamish Robison stands up on his board and catches a wave at Belhaven Beach in Belhaven, Scotland. Robison was part of a group of children being instrcuted by Niall Shiells in association with Coast to Coast Surf School.
