Thad Allender

Photography, Multimedia & WordPress guru based in Washington, D.C.

Kansas Wind Energy

Last week I spent a few days traveling around Kansas shooting video and photos for this story for the Lawrence Journal-World about wind energy. When I arrived back in Lawrence, I had put 1,000 miles on my VW Rabbit, clicked more than 1,200 accuations on my Nikon D200, and logged about 5 hours of HD [...]

Wakarusa Fest Photos

Just to set the record straight, I’m generally turned off by jam bands, dead heads, and patchouli oil. For the fourth consecutive year, thousands of tye-dye wearing music lovers set up camp at the Clinton Lake State Park for the Wakarusa Music & Camping Festival. The four-day festival has basically become what Woodstock was generations [...]

Shawnee Mission Skatepark

I think that I’ve shot this same photo of Phil Wasson at least 10 times. And every time, I still love it as much as the first. Anyway, for those that don’t know, this is Phil airing the bowl at the Shawnee Mission Skatepark. It’s a fun place with lots of fast lines. Click here [...]