My images tell stories and my camera is an instrument for change. As a photojournalist, I document some amazing people, places, and events. It’s a privilege to be allowed access and to create records of time through creative expression. -Mark Bugnaski
Slices of Life
Appalachian children in Corning Ohio.
he Last Southern Gentleman by Delfeayo Marsalis showcases his brilliant, classically trained tone as it swings effortlessly through jazz standards and original compositions. Experience this unique opportunity to see Delfeayo share the stage with highly acclaimed jazz pianist Marcus Roberts.
Jerrod Davis, center, and Hunter Lassitter, celebrate with teammates after Portage Central High School Mustangs won the region championship against Farmington Hills Harrison. The team advanced to the Division 2 state semifinals.
The super-moon lunar eclipse seen through the tower of the Radisson Plaza Hotel and Suites in downtown Kalamazoo.
Cadets of the Michigan Youth Challenge Academy’s Forth Platoon cheer on the other students crawling through mud on their way to class.
Ronald Zamort, Cornerback, sprints during Western Michigan’s NFL pro day.
Western Michigan University students react as Bronco’s Darius Phillips makes a 70-yard kick return at the beginning of the against Michigan State University. The Broncos took an early lead against 5th-ranked MSU, but lost to MSU, 37-24, at Waldo Stadium, packed with 30,800 fans.
Ingrid Fliter, left, listens to Laryne Willford as Western Michigan University student begins Schubert’s Sonata in A Minor, D.784 during a Gilmore Master Class at Dalton Center Recital Hall.
The Johnson brothers enjoy cake after adoption proceedings at Kalamazoo County Probate Court. Jacob, 7, and Derek, 9, (with red gift bags at their feet) are the newest members to join the Johnson family. Ellen and James Johnson have adopted five sons, from left to right, Tyree, 11, Jacob, 7, Derek, 9, Jamal, 11, and Tyrone, 11.
Ponies frolic in fresh snow fall at the Susan Parish Farm on Sheffield Road in Hickory Corners.
Western Michigan University will unveil Heritage Hall, its newly development alumni center. The $24 million, two-and-a-half year project includes modern upgrades, a 180-seat ballroom, offices and WMU historical displays.
Brandan Griffith on the first day of kindergarten at Mendon Elementary School.
Movers use a scissor lift to reach up to the more than 30 foot high shelves in WMU’s new Zhang Legacy Collections Center off Oakland Drive.
The rain begins. Shifting weather patterns bring a week of both warm sun, cold evenings and heavy rains in mid October.
Willard Fenton-Miller polishes a Heritage H-150 electric guitar in the former Gibson Guitar factory at 225 Parson Street in Kalamazoo. Less than a year after Gibson Inc. moved its production to Nashville in 1984. the Heritage Guitar Co., was formed by four former Gibson Guitar builders.
Western Michigan University art student Chistina Chobot paints a section of a multi-panel mural commissioned by in Huntington Woods public-works. The mural depicts a Kalamazoo River landscape.
Jeff Wolthuis, with the City of Kalamazoo Public Service Forestry Division, touches up the paint on the giant Santa Claus at City of Kalamazoo offices on Stockbridge Avenue before the holiday season.
Michigan Avenue, Chicago
Marc Shaink, 8, looks for a place to attached GOP literature at a mailbox along Van-Kal Avenue in Prairie Ronde Township. Shaink helped his grandmother Mary Ellen Agar, the executive director of the Kalamazoo County Republican Party, place campaign literature along the edge of Kalamazoo County.
Leonardo Martinez Acevedo arrives for early childhood class as students begin the first day of school at St. Monica Parish and School on Kilgore Road in Kalamazoo.
Evening light ours through the walkway at Western Michigan University’s Richmond Center for Visual Arts.
Katie Stryd, left, of Kalamazoo, crochets as 17-yr-old Amanda Van Der Meer applies lipstick at the Kalamazoo Beauty Academy on S. Burdick St. Stryd has visited the Academy for 20 years and says that the girls are “real nice.”
Poncho Hernandez, 3, has his face shoved into his sister Sandra’s cake by older sister, Nisa, 7. The birthday party for Sandra (far left) was celebration all the members of the migrant worker camp near Decatur, Mich.
In the News
Brig. General Darsie Rogers presents a flag to Staff Sgt. Mark Schoonhoven’s 6-year-old daughter Anjelika during a burial ceremony at Fort Custer National Cemetery Thursday, February 7, 2013.
A semi filled with fireworks explodes on I-94 east of Galesburg Michigan, Jan. 9, 2015. The 193-vehicle pile-up shut down traffic in both directions for 2 days on I-94 in eastern Kalamazoo County.
Kalamazoo Public Safety officers brave intense heat to douse flames at the Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport disaster drill.
“It’s hideous!” said 12-year-old Lane Duckworth jokingly about the wish doll she made at the Great Lakes Burn Camp at Pretty Lake. The Camp provides burn survivors a week together, building confidence and just having fun.
Amanda Jenkins, 17, looks out from the entrance of the Ministry with Community as Kalamazoo’s only daytime homeless shelter launches a $2.5 million fund drive for an expansion and renovations.
Vicksburg Middle School students hold American flags toward the hearse as the funeral procession for Capt. Drew Russell passes on the way to Vicksburg Cemetery. Capt. Drew Russell was killed while serving in Afghanistan.
Jennifer Gregg from Adrian, Mich. greets her boyfriend Shane White as he returns home from active duty.
Cierra Sly, 19, waits for instruction on her first day in the ROTC program at Western Michigan University . Sly recently joined the Army National Guard and is entering ROTC in preparation for officer training.
A Texas Township fireman sits in the yard where five children died after an early morning house fire.
A young visitor is reflected in a cyclist’s eyeglasses mirror at the Ghost Bike memorial on North Westnedge Avenue where nine cyclists were struck by the pickup truck driven by Charles Pickett Jr. of Battle Creek. Five cyclists died and four were seriously injured in the collision, June 7, 2016.
A inmate reaches through the bars of his jail cell with a shaft made from a rolled-up newspaper to adjust the volume of the television in the jail walk way.
Sandra Compton touches the hand of her 4-month-old granddaughter Layla Simpson at her home in Kalamazoo. In 1992 Compton’s daughter Amanda died of SIDS.
Kalamazoo Central Principal Von Washington Jr., President Barack Obama and Kalamazoo Public Schools Superintendent Michael Rice during the Kalamazoo Central Commencement at University Arena.
Neil Austell celebrates during the Kalamazoo Central Commencement at WMU University Arena, June 2010 when President Barack Obama visited Kalamazoo to recognize the Kalamazoo Promise.
Video
Capturing video is an integral part of this photographer’s skill set. Follow the links below to view video posts.
Tara Finley was just 31 years old when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Watch her touching story as she takes us from the first days of her diagnosis, to her experience at Bronson Battle Creek Cancer Care Center. Hear how the Dignicap scalp cooling system made an impact during her treatment.Downtown trains ever stop you in your tracks?Members of the Kalamazoo Children’s Chorus Treble Choir rehearse “It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas” for the annual “Holiday Cheer” concert at Chenery Auditorium in Kalamazoo. Scenes in the video from around Kalamazoo show holiday many traditions. The concert will feature The four Milwood Choirs of the Kalamazoo Children’s Chorus.Berrien County Treasurer Bret Witkowski tells of how some homeowners are abusing the state’s principal residence exemption, particularly prevalent in Southwest Michigan. The loophole siphons millions of tax dollars away from public schools. Berrien County is one of several of counties in Michigan that have assigned an employee full-time to investigate principal residence exemptions. Michigan lawmakers hope to close what they say is a loophole that allows people who own more than one house, including out-of-state residents with homes in Michigan, to avoid property taxes.City officials are working to figure out how improve traffic navigation, accessibility and safety for residents and visitors. “If it’s going to happen, it’s probably going to happen now,” said Director of Planning and Community Development Rebekah Kik. “If it’s not going to happen, it’s probably never going to happen.”
