Sometimes, while shooting an assignment like this one at the Manatee Players for their production of "Ring of Fire," I'll see something that intrigues me.
A detail, or several details, that may go together in an interesting way.
That's what happened when I saw the fiddle, cowgirl boots and lacy dress worn by Patricia Rogers.
"Hey, do you guys mind if I shoot something before we go on?" I asked of director Preston Boyd.
It just took a moment for Patricia to sit on the step and position her fiddle before we were moving on.
Hmm. I like it.
Tiffany Tompkins-Condie
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).