One of my favorite things to do is to photograph local animals up for adoption as part of our regular "Pets of the Week" feature in print every Friday. This week's dog is a Chinese Crested named Stewart - the second photo above. Stewart, or Stewey, as I grew fond of calling him, is nothing less than unique, and has a countenance to match his multifaceted personality. Stewey reminded me of a few other photographs which still give me pause to this day. For my first official post I thought I'd share some of these favorites. These photographs are all culled from visits to Bishop Animal Shelter in Bradenton, an exceptional facility with dedicated staff who are passionate about the health and wellbeing of the animals in their care.
-- Paul Videla
Grant Jefferies, a native of Palmetto and chief photographer at the Bradenton Herald, has been capturing moments in the lives of Manatee County residents for over 25 years. Images from the streets of Cuba and Haiti to the clay fields of the Little League World Series and beyond have been captured through the lenses of Jefferies' cameras. Jefferies can be found on his sailboat when his feet are not on land.
Tiffany Tompkins-Condie is in her 13th year as a photojournalist at the Bradenton Herald. Through the years she has covered crimes and carnivals; feasts and floods. Her postings will vary from events in Manatee County's back yard to the work of photojournalists covering the stories of our times from around the world. 
Paul Videla has been a staff photographer with the Bradenton Herald since 2002, when he made the move from Detroit, Mich. When he's not working,
he enjoys hunting for unique LPs at the area's plethora of thrift stores and continually works to improve his baking chops(as the records spin and his dog waits for handouts).
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