On Assignment for NBC News

NBC News reached out to me recently and asked me to cover a church service in Atlanta.  This was a great assignment where I had to be patient and hunt for the images.  The congregation was very thin at the beginning of the service, but eventually filled in.  By the way, I live for hunting images.  I love when the image isn't there waiting for you.

I've recently been focusing on my portrait work more and more as I shoot assignments.  Portraits in this kind of situation are tough, because I sometimes only have a few minutes with a subject.

I had to quickly walk around and find different places to set up the portrait shot.  I settled on one before the service and kept my eye out for where I would shoot the second portrait. I spent about two minutes with Pastor Billy Honor before the service and then another two minutes following the service.

On this particular assignment, I was covering a black church's reaction to Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump becoming President-elect Donald Trump.  The first shot is of church member Octavia Jones reacting as Pastor Billy Honor was preaching that  "IT'S TIME FOR HEAVEN TO START RAISING HELL. YOU HAVE TO BE DILIGENT AND KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN. I WANT YOU TO SPEAK UP. LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD."

It was at this moment that worshiper Octavia Jones jumped out of her seat and spread her arms in front of this beautiful stain glass window and began to shout.

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Octavia Jones reacts as pastor Billy Honor preaches during a church service at Pulse Church, Sunday, Nov. 13, 2016, in Atlanta. Branden Camp / for NBC News

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Billy Honor, pastor of Pulse Church, poses for a portrait following a worship service at his church, Sunday, Nov. 13, 2016, in Atlanta.Branden Camp / for NBC News

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Pulse Church congregants holds hands during a service, Sunday, Nov. 13, 2016, in Atlanta. Branden Camp / for NBC News

I was struck immediately by a man wearing a "Black Lives Matter" shirt in a church.  No religion, no politics, right?  Here we had religion and politics clashing together.

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D'Andre Mayberry enters Pulse church before a church service, Sunday, Nov. 13, 2016, in Atlanta. Branden Camp / for NBC News

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A woman prays during a church service at Pulse Church, Sunday, Nov. 13, 2016, in Atlanta. Branden Camp / for NBC News

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Congregants listen as pastor Billy Honor preaches during a church service at Pulse Church, Sunday, Nov. 13, 2016, in Atlanta. Branden Camp / for NBC News

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Billy Honor, pastor of Pulse Church, poses for a portrait before a worship service at his church, Sunday, Nov. 13, 2016, in Atlanta.Branden Camp / for NBC News

2016 Election Day Coverage

I woke up ready to document what would end up being a very historic and unexpected election day.  I started my day in suburban Silver Creek, Georgia and ended in Buckhead at a very jubilant Republican watch party.  I started my day around 11 AM and ended well after midnight. Though exhausted, I'm grateful for a job where I can document history.

Road Trip Down South

I've been working on a personal project along with my dad for over a year now.  We are slowly but surely making progress.  We are working on a film about Studio One, the recording studio where "Sweet Home Alabama," 38 Special hit "Hold on Loosely" and many more major southern rock songs were recorded.  

The man behind the sound is Rodney Mills, a Georgia native and legendary producer/engineer who has been making large footprints in the music industry for the last several decades.

We took a road trip to Mills' hometown of Douglas, Georgia to film him mixing a live show at The Martin Centre.  

South Georgia was as southern and as beautiful as I hoped.

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On our way to Douglas, Georgia, we made a stop to watch farmers work in the cotton fields.

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A cellphone photo of an old pharmacy in downtown Douglas, Georgia.

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A man steps into my camera frame as I'm taking photos of lights outside of The Martin Centre in Douglas, Ga.

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Producer and Engineer Rodney Mills mixes for country artist Winston Slade.  Mills produced and engineered Lynyrd Skynyrd, 38 Special, Gregg Allman, and many more notable artist.

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Producer and Engineer Rodney Mills mixes for country artist Winston Slade.  Mills produced and engineered Lynyrd Skynyrd, 38 Special, Gregg Allman, and many more notable artist.

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Country music artist Winston Slade performs at The Martin Centre in Douglas, Ga.

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Country music artist Winston Slade performs at The Martin Centre in Douglas, Ga.

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Producer and Engineer Rodney Mills mixes for country artist Winston Slade.  Mills produced and engineered Lynyrd Skynyrd, 38 Special, Gregg Allman, and many more notable artist.

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Chuck Camp, my dad and fellow filmmaker, poses for a photo at The Martin Centre in downtown Douglas, Georgia.

Business as usual

I've had the opportunity to travel recently for corporate clients.  It's always great to get on a plane or take a long road trip for a job.  This post includes photos from recent trips to Augusta, Georgia, Orange County, California, Indianapolis, Indiana and here in Atlanta for various corporate clients.

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 Delta passengers wait to board a plane as an airline pilot walks through a terminal at Indianapolis International Airport in Indianapolis.  Photo by Branden Camp

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A man throws a ball in the air as he leaves after a conference ended in Indianapolis.  Photo by Branden Camp

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A man sits by himself after a conference ended in Indianapolis. Photo by Branden Camp

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A man walks through a church as sunlight shines on a wall in Indianapolis.  Photo by Branden Camp

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Women listen to a speaker at a conference in Orange County, Calif.  Photo by Branden Camp

• AJC 3
• Associated Press 8
• Corporate Work 1
• Documentary 1
• Getty Images 2
• Journalism 27
• Personal Project 15
• The Boston Globe 1
• zuma press 1

A Portrait of Dad

Laura (my wife) and I moved back to Atlanta from New Jersey in spring of 2012.  One of my favorite things about being back down south is hanging with my dad.  I try to take portraits of my dad as often as possible. He always laughs when I grab my camera and ask him to pose.

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My dad laughs because just about every time I see him, I make him pose for a portrait. Photo by Branden Camp

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