At spot news events we walk a fine line between where we want to be and where we are told to go.
Conversations with firefighters and law enforcement personnel are usually short; after all, they are busy doing their jobs.
So when I asked a tired, hot, dirty, Southern Manatee Fire Rescue firefighter for his name, I did not expect a “thank you.”
Jason Weissman had just moved a heavy supply hose after working a structure fire.
“Thank you for coming out and seeing what we do,” said Weissman, much to my surprise.
Thank you, Jason, and the rest of the firefighters along your side, for all you do to keep us safe.
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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