https://danielminphotography.com/ 2026-09-25 weekly 1.0 https://danielminphotography.com/videos 2026-09-25 monthly 0.8 https://danielminphotography.com/contact 2026-09-25 monthly 0.8 https://danielminphotography.com/defying-the-odds-edward-s-journey 2026-09-25 monthly 0.8 https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/edward00001.jpg Family time Edward Miller looks on his sister, Shakiria Miller, and cousin, David Grady, 3, at his home. Edward was shot five times by another 16-year-old, with unknown reason, while walking home with his sister, Shakiria Miller, from a birthday party. "First time, I got a little shook-up. Second time, I hit the ground. Out of breath, pleading for my life," Edward said of the shooting. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/edward00002.jpg With mom Lawanda Booker and her son, Edward Miller spent time at their home in Richmond. One of the difficulties for Edward after being shot is that he needs to spend most of his time at his home for medical issues. He used to be very active and outgoing boy. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/edward00003.jpg Last photo on standing This is the last photo of Edward, standing on his two feet. Edward had taken this photo two days before he was shot five times by another 16-year-old on a South Richmond street. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/edward00004.jpg Resting Edward Miller rests as he has been having sleeping issues at night since the shooting. “It (the shooting) changed a few plans,” Edward said of his wish about being a professional football player. “I was planning on doing that so I can help my mom out because she has been struggling all her life.” https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/edward00005.jpg Supporter Edward gets emotional as his neighbor Kyrone Broyles says, "don't give up your hope." Broyles, a New York native, had to leave his home town, Harlem, after he was shot five times when he was a teenager. Broyles encouraged Edward not to give up hope and dream. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/edward00006.jpg "Everything now is much slower" Dexter Tillery lifts up his cousin Edward Miller taking a shower. Simply using a bathroom for Edward is a challenging task for the family. “Everything now is much slower. You have to wait a lot of time on other people’s time,” Edward said of being helped on his daily activities. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/edward00007.jpg Shower Daily activities, such as taking a shower or using a bathroom, are constant struggles for Edward after the shooting. He was shot five times and paralyzed from his waist down, which caused many medical issues such as curved spine and skin infections on his heel. Edward took a shower but tried not to get wet on his heel. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/edward00008.jpg Good days and bad days Lawanda Booker cheers up his son, Edward Miller, as they are ready to head to Philadelphia for Edward's spinal fusion surgery. “We have good days and we have bad days. But you always got to figure out away to get through today,” Edward said. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/edward00009.jpg Home school Rosalyn Blowe, an instructor of George Wythe High School, teaches Edward Miller of algebra at Edward's home. Edward receives his education at his home with a homebound education service from Richmond Public Schools. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/edward00010.jpg Physical therapy Edward gets his physical therapy from Lindsay Derenthal, a physical therapist, at Sheltering Arms Physical Rehabilitation Centers, in Richmond. As Edward's waist down is paralyzed by gun shots, his posture is unbalanced by weak muscle. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/edward00011.jpg X-Ray X-Ray of Edward shows his curved spine with a bullet at Shriners Hospitals for Children in Philadelphia. Edward was shot five times by another 16-year-old and paralyzed from his waist down. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/edward00012.jpg Open wounds Open wounds on Edward's feet are examined by Kim Curran, center, a registered nurse and care coordinator, Dr. Mark Solomon, a plastic surgeon, and Dr. Connie Domingo, a pediatric physical medicine & rehabilitation physician, at Shriners Hospitals for Children in Philadelphia. Edward's feet have opened wounds by pressure from his bones as gunshots paralyzed Edward from the waist down. After doctors’ concern of the infection, Edward has to stay at the hospital until he finds proper open wound cares back home in Richmond. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/edward00013.jpg Praying Edward prays with his mother, Lawanda Booker, standing next to Edward, during a church service at Crusade for Christ Christian Church Ministries in Richmond. Edward often recites the note from his sister, Shakiria Miller, 'God gives his hardest battles to his strongest warriors.' "That's what got me through physical therapy, those hard days and me passing out and stuff like that. That's what got me through that hard time," Edward said of the note. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/edward00014.jpg Friends Edward, left, and Andre Seabrook, show off what they can do with their wheelchairs as Edward visits his friend, Andre, in Richmond. They met each other at VCU rehabilitation center as they both were shots on the same day but not related crimes, which caused paralysis for both from their waist down. “When I heard his story, it made me feel better about my story. So I won’t be the only one going through my situation, “Edward said of Andre. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/edward00015.jpg Game Edward plays Xbox basketball game at his home in Richmond. Edward likes to play the game as this is only way he can feel like playing sports, which he loves. His mom, Lawanda Booker, said that he used to be very outgoing and athletic kid but his medical issues keep him inside. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/edward00016.jpg Preparing a surgery Edward exercises with the help of Rodney Debro, a neighbor, at Debro's backyard in Richmond. To prepare his spinal fusion surgery, Edward tried to lose his weight and build the muscle. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/edward00017.jpg Workout Edward pushes himself to home after his workout at his neighbor's home in Richmond. To prepare his spine surgery, Edward tried to lose his weight and build the muscle. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/edward00018.jpg Heading to a surgery Edward sleeps as he leaves Richmond at 5 a.m. heading to Philadelphia to be checked for a skin infection, one of many medical issues, he has. He got a ride from volunteers of ACCA Temple of Richmond to Shriners Hospitals for Children in Philadelphia. Edward's feet have opened wounds by pressure from his bones as gunshots paralyzed Edward from the waist down. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/edward00019.jpg At a hospital Edward, center, arrives Shriners Hospitals for Children in Philadelphia for his spinal fusion surgery to treat his curved spine. Doctors planed to correct Edward’s curved spine, which caused by pressure from his weight after being paralyzed by the shooting. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/edward00020.jpg Text Edward Miller sends a text message to his girlfriend while waiting for his spinal fusion surgery at Shriners Hospitals for Children in Philadelphia. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/edward00021.jpg Meeting with a surgeon Lawanda Booker listens carefully to Joshua Pahys, an orthopaedic surgeon, about Edward’s spinal fusion surgery at Shriners Hospitals for Children in Philadelphia. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/edward00022.jpg 13-hour surgery Lawanda Booker waits as her son, Edward Miller, goes through 13-hour spinal fusion surgery to treat his curved spine at Shriners Hospitals for Children in Philadelphia. As Booker has to take care of Edward's medical issues and other needs, she has to stop working her job as a taxi driver, which caused difficult financial issues for the family. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/edward00023.jpg Before and after Lawanda Booker compares before (right) and after X-ray photos of Edward's spinal fusion surgery at Shriners Hospitals for Children in Philadelphia. A bullet on Edward's spine was also removed during the surgery. The hospital provided the surgery and other medical needs to Edward without a financial obligation. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/edward00024.jpg Seeing her son Lawanda Booker sees her son Edward for the first time after 13-hour spinal fusion surgery as Edward recovers at the intensive care unit of Shriners Hospitals for Children in Philadelphia. “My mom, she is very strong. She does everything on her own. She is very strong woman,” Edward said later. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/edward00025.jpg After a surgery Lawanda Booker kisses her son, Edward, as she sees Edward for the first time after 13-hour spinal fusion surgery at the intensive care unit of Shriners Hospitals for Children in Philadelphia. "My mom, she is very strong. She does everything on her own. She is very strong woman‚"Edward said later. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/edward00026.jpg Crying Lawanda Booker is upset because she can't do much for Edward, who recovers from spinal fusion surgery to treat his curved spine at the intensive care unit of Shriners Hospitals for Children in Philadelphia. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/edward00027.jpg Checking a wound Lawanda Booker is upset because she can't do much for Edward, who recovers from spinal fusion surgery to treat his curved spine at the intensive care unit of Shriners Hospitals for Children in Philadelphia. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/edward00028.jpg Learning Mallory Meyer, a physical therapist, explains to Edward Miller how to use a motorized wheelchair as Edward has to depend on the wheelchair next 6-month recovery period after his spinal fusion surgery. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/edward00029.jpg Recovery Edward lies down and watches TV as he tries to steer his attention away from pain after his spinal fusion surgery. He has to be careful not to use his spine during his 6-month recovery period after the surgery. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/edward00030.jpg 18th birthday Edward and his mom, Lawanda Booker, share a smile on Edward's 18th birthday at their home in Richmond. Lawanda said she is grateful for God that Edward made his 18th birthday after all of struggles after the shooting. Booker said, ‚ "Today is a day of celebration for me and Edward." https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/edward00031.jpg Keep myself up Edward helps his cousin, Desten Grady, 8, practice football near his home in Richmond. “I’m defying odds, right now. I wasn’t supposed to be living. After taking five shots, all the places I took them in, I’m not supposed to be here,” Edward said, “I’m just doing everything keep myself up and doing everything keep going. I don’t wanna be fall back. I don’t wanna back track. I wanna keep going forward.” https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/edward00037.jpg edward00037 edward00037 https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/edward00035.jpg edward00035 edward00035 https://danielminphotography.com/walking-through-the-pandemic 2026-09-25 monthly 0.8 https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/00001s.jpg 00001s 00001s https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/00002s.jpg Larry said he came out for fresh air as he sits near Maggie L. Walker statue in Jackson Ward. Larry, who lives in Jackson Ward, stopped working ten years ago due to his health issue. Larry said he came out for fresh air as he sits near Maggie L. Walker statue in Jackson Ward. Larry, who lives in Jackson Ward, stopped working ten years ago due to his health issue. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/00003s.jpg 00003s 00003s https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/00004s.jpg A man checks out several trash cans in the neighborhood to look for what he needs. 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Christopher Burch waits in the line for a free lunch at The Bethel Center in Richmond. Burch said he has been homeless for last 20 years after long period of drug uses. 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Hines said he stopped working for a month due to the coronavirus and misses his work. Henry Hines waits for a bus to his home on East Broad Street in Jackson Ward after taking care of his father in Church Hill. Hines said he stopped working for a month due to the coronavirus and misses his work. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/00026s.jpg 00026s 00026s https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/00027s.jpg 00027s 00027s https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/00028s.jpg 00028s 00028s https://danielminphotography.com/black-lives-matter-protests-at-the-former-capital-of-the-confederacy 2026-09-25 monthly 0.8 https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/blm00001.jpg Confederate monuments Robert E. Lee statue with downtown Richmond https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/blm00002.jpg Protesters at Lee Monument Protesters gather at Robert E. Lee statue in Richmond, Va. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/blm00003.jpg Black Lives Matter protest Protesters march down Grace Street peacefully. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/blm00004.jpg Mindfulness March for Kids Children, parents and others chant for a Black Lives Matter protest. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/blm00005.jpg At the state capitol Protesters raise their hands near Virginia State Capitol. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/blm00006.jpg Oliver Hill Jr. Oliver Hill Jr. offers to an altar, set by community members, in front of Maggie Walker statue. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/blm00007.jpg Prayer Rev. M. Randell Williams Of Shiloh Baptist Church prays with Black Lives Matter protesters. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/blm00008.jpg Moment of silence Ashland police deputy chief, Anthony Callahan, left, police chief Doug Goodman, center, knee down and take moment of silence. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/blm00010.jpg Aspiring dancer Nishe' Castelle, 13, an aspiring dancer from Petersburg, performs at Lee Monument in Richmond. She has been dancing since she was 18-month-old. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/blm00011.jpg Prayer for peace Jonathan Elbert, center, and other members of New Life Kingdom Church, pray together for the city, peace and keeping together. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/blm00012.jpg Cello Beth Almore, Richmond Public Schools music teacher, plays cello. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/blm00013.jpg Graduation photo Quishara Day, right, George Wythe High School graduate, has her graduation photo taken by her family friend, Kellie Johnson, at the Lee monument. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/blm00014.jpg Memorial of Freddie Gray Visitors check out a memorial of Freddie Gray and other memorials at Robert E. Lee statue. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/blm00015.jpg Marcus-David Peters circle From center to right, Amar Bullock, 13, Zykuan Williams, 13, and Anthony Rosser, 12, play basketball near the sigh of Marcus-David Peters Circle at Robert E. Lee monument. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/blm00016.jpg Climber A man tries to climb up Robert E. Lee monument. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/blm00017.jpg LGBTQ march for Black lives Matter Kathryn Heckroth of Charlottesville holds a banner with the portrait of George Floyd as Heckroth attends Stonewall Rising: LGBTQ March for Black Lives Matter. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/blm00019.jpg Coaches Coaches from all of Virginia, take moment of silence as they gather to support their athletes at Arthur Ashe statue. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/blm00020.jpg Black Lives Matter protest Protesters march peacefully in Museum District, Richmond, Va. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/blm00021.jpg Image of Harriet Tubman Lee monument is lit with the image of Harriet Tubman, American abolitionist and political activist. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/blm00022.jpg Confrontation Protesters confront police at the circle of the Lee monument. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/blm00023.jpg Tear gas Police release chemical irritants into the crowd at the circle of the Lee Monument. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/blm00024.jpg A protester A protester holds a poster, "Black Fathers Matter." https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/blm00025.jpg The crescent moon The crescent moon sets on top of Robert E. Lee Monument. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/blm00026.jpg Stonewall Jackson statue The crowd gather to witness the removal of the Stonewall Jackson statue. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/blm00027.jpg Counter protester A counter protester pleads for confederate statues as the Stonewall Jackson statue is removed in Richmond. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/blm00028.jpg Celebration The crowd celebrate as the Stonewall Jackson statue was being removed. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/032.jpg Robert E. Lee statue The top part of Robert E. Lee statue is lifted on Monument Ave. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/20220529_CULT_COVER_MONU001.jpg Monument Ave. An aerial view of Monument Avenue without Robert E. Lee statue and pedestal in Richmond, Va. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/034.jpg 034 034 https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/035.jpg 035 035 https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/036.jpg 036 036 https://danielminphotography.com/virginia-from-above-drone-project 2026-09-25 monthly 0.8 https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/012.jpg State Fair of Virginia State Fair of Virginia is illuminated by a Ferris wheel, thrill rides and lights from food vendors at The Meadow Event Park in Doswell, VA., on the first day of the state fair. The state fair, which was inaugurated in 1854, has been attracted between 200,000 and 250,000 attendances in recent years. The state fair offers various entertainments, including a pig racing, a circus, a rodeo, carnival games, music concerts and rides for all ages and it also has been called Virginia's largest outdoor classroom for its educational field trip program for students. As you walk around the fair, it is hard to miss fair foods, such as funnel cakes, cotton candy, kettle corn, BBQ and even craft beer. "I like pretty much everything," Elisabet “Lissi” Dalton, 6, of Goochland, said about the fair after getting one of kids' rides with her younger sisters. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/011.jpg James River Railway Bridge, James River Railway Bridge, also known as the CSX A-line bridge, is one of picturesque places in Richmond over the James River and its images are often used for posters, postcards, T-shirts, and so on to illustrate the beatify of the river. The bridge, which designed by John E. Greiner and built in 1919 for the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad, is now part of CSX lines and located between the Powhite Parkway, shown in this drone photo on the background, and the Boulevard Bridge(The Nickel Bridge). Sunset over this arched bridge on James River is one of magnificent views that Richmonders are fortunate to have. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/006.jpg Alvis Farms Sunflower Hannah Molnar of Alvis Farms walks with farm cow Memphis in front of sunflowers as she and others get ready for Sunflower Festival in Manakin-Sabot, Va. The farm was founded in 1965 and it has 50-acre of sunflowers. The festival started on July 18 and ends on August 3 (last day would be changed due to sunflowers' blooming status) and there are a maze, hot air balloon rides, picking your own flower patch, mobile milking class and live music. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/003.jpg Confederate monuments The Robert E. Lee monument had been a defining element of Richmond's landscape - and psyche - for 130 years. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/20220731_MET_DRONE_DM01.jpg President heads Damaged 42 U.S. presidents’ heads, 20-foot-tall busts, are placed on a farm in James City County, Va. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/004.jpg Robert E. Lee statue Aerial photo of Robert E. Lee statue on Monument Avenue in Richmond. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/001.jpg James River Summer campers of Passage Adventure Camp learn kayaking on James River as downtown Richmond is shown on the background in Richmond, Virginia. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/005.jpg Historic Polegreen Church "Historic Polegreen Church is known as the cradle of religious freedom," Leslie Luck, shown in this drone photo and Director of Operations of Historic Polegreen Church Foundation, said of the church site on Tuesday, August 16, 2022. Samuel Davies, who inspired a young Patrick Henry, was Virginia's first licensed non-Anglican minister there from 1748 to 1759. The original church structure was burned down during the Civil War, and the current white steel beam structure, designed by Carlton Abbott, was erected at the site. Other than the historical importance and symbolism for religious freedom, the Historic Polegreen Church located in Hanover County, is a popular wedding venue, and was made even more popular since guitarist, singer and songwriter Jason Mraz got married here. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/20220918_MET_RICHVIEW_DM01.jpg RVA Street Art Festival Ed Trask and other muralists work on their arts at the RVA Street Art Festival site, the power plant along the Haxall Canal, in Richmond, Va. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/002.jpg Broad Street Broad Street is coated with red paint as Greater Richmond Transit Company's Pulse bus gets new 2.5-mile bus-only symbol in Richmond, Virginia. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/20220814_MET_DRONE_DM03.jpg Rockfish Gap Visitors spend time on the views of the valley about 1,000 feet below and mountains beyond at a scenic spot on Rockfish Gap Turnpike near Afton, Virginia. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/007.jpg The Garden Maze Visitors navigate their way to search hidden goals at The Garden Maze, which is located at a popular tourist attraction, Luray Caverns - the largest caverns in the eastern United States, in Luray, Va. The largest hedges maze in the Mid-Atlantic states is created with over 1500 evergreen hedges and a half-mile pathway on one acre ornamental garden. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/008.jpg Pumpkinville Visitors look for their pumpkins and other fall decorations at Pumpkinville in Toano, Va. Last 27 years, Pumpkinville has been a popular place for families and friends, who look for a picturesque place with fall activities. "It’s a family own farm and it’s all about kids. On Weekends, we have inflatables up, we got a hayride and a train ride." says George Crandol, who helps Clint Allen and Berry Allen, owners of Pumkinville. "On the first day we opened we had a couple, where their daughter came up from North Carolina who used to live here. They came because they always came to Pumpkinville every year and when she's seen Pumpkinville is open. She called her dad and she said, 'we gotta go.' He was fishing. He quit fishing and came up here," Berry Allen said with a laugh. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/009.jpg Fall foliage Monument Avenue in Richmond, is decorated with the fall foliage. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/010.jpg Mathews County Sailors rested aboard their small boat at sunset near New Point Comfort Natural Area Preserve in Mathews County, Va. Waiting for sunset at Observation Walkway at New Point Comfort Preserve in Mathews County, I was able to observe my surrounds for a few hours with peeks of turtles and crabs swimming around, some big fishes jumping out of the water and great blue herons flying near me. Mathew, the second smallest county in Virginia, is boarded with Gloucester County and surrounded most part by shoreline with Mobjack Bay, Chesapeake Bay, North River and Piankatank River. Mathews County is one of great day trip destinations from Richmond areas with the charming downtown, beautiful waterfronts, and historical lighthouses. By the way, there are zero traffic lights in the county and according to the Mathews County pocket travel guide, John Lennon and Yoko Ono once owned properties there. https://danielminphotography.com/four-lives-one-last-chance 2026-09-25 monthly 0.8 https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/60-mins-01ss.jpg Leg irons After relapsing for possession of heroin, one of the drug court participants with leg irons on waits to be sentenced. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/60-mins-02ss.jpg Judge Drug Court uses a variety of methods to enforce its rules and reinforce good conduct. Here, Judge H. Vincent Conway, Jr. joins a group of addicts in applauding the success of a client. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/60-mins-03ss.jpg Christmas photo A few days before Christmas, the program participants take photographs in front of the Drug Court administrative office in Newport News. They are spending more than 18 months together to finish the program. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/60-mins-04ss.jpg Drug test The urine samples from drug court participants are screened for drugs by a parole officer, Rod Charity. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/60-mins-05ss.jpg Jennifer Jennifer not only wants to beat the drug addiction, but she also wants to prove that she deserves to get her children back. Jennifer's children were taken from her after she had spent years smoking crack. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/60-mins-06ss.jpg Alcohol screen Jennifer is screened for alcohol with a breathalyzer by Denise Sherrod, a drug court staff member, before the group meeting. The program's participants are prohibited from alcohol as well as drugs. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/60-mins-07ss.jpg Group sessions Jennifer often takes center stage in group sessions, talking about her dream of reuniting with her children and her frustrations with the legal system that keeps her from them. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/60-mins-08ss.jpg Promotion Jennifer gets a hug from a fellow addict when Judge H. Vincent Conway Jr. announces that Jennifer has graduated to a higher level in Drug Court. Gary Ford, right, applauds the promotion. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/60-mins-09ss.jpg Boyfriend Jennifer and her boyfriend, Ben, share a quiet moment at the beach after Ben wrote, 'I love Jennifer.' Despite the court order to stay away from Ben after they had a fight, Jennifer keeps her relationship. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/60-mins-10ss.jpg Exam Jennifer waits her turn to see a doctor in an examine room during her three-month check up for pregnancy. She believes she's ready to have a child and to redeem herself for her past mistakes. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/60-mins-11ss.jpg New child Ben and Jennifer share a moment with their baby, Benesha, at a hospital. "With my recovery and everything, I don't even want my child to know what a cigarette is" said Jennifer. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/60-mins-12ss.jpg Linwood Scuffles on the street for drugs left Linwood scarred physically and mentally. Linwood lived on the streets, sold drugs and even robbed his own mother to pay for drugs https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/60-mins-13ss.jpg Cousins In this picture, Linwood is on the far left, with his cousins. Cousin Timonthy, far right, was murdered on the streets of Washington, D.C.'s drug scene. His death gives Linwood the inspiration to kick drugs. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/60-mins-14ss.jpg Walk Linwood walks to a Narcotics Anonymous meeting from his home in the East End, which has been ravaged by drugs and drug-related violence for a decade or more. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/60-mins-15ss.jpg Acupuncture Linwood rarely misses a chance to have acupuncture, a treatment that Drug Court counselors use to help clients relax and fight their addictions. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/60-mins-17ss.jpg Graduation Linwood hugs Drug Court Administrator Natale Ward during the graduation ceremony. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/60-mins-18ss.jpg Tears of joy Tears flow down Linwood's cheeks during his graduation speech. "These tears I cry today are tears of joy," he says. "The pain is long gone." https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/60-mins-19ss.jpg Linda Linda's battle with HIV is fought in part with prescription drugs. Her battle with addiction to illegal drugs is fought in Drug Court. Linda had contracted HIV while working as a prostitute to support her habit. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/60-mins-20ss.jpg Waiting Prostitutes learn to stand on the streets with poles at their backs for protection, Linda says. "This is my old habit," she observes while waiting to catch a bus to the Drug Court office. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/60-mins-21ss.jpg Tearful plea About an hour after one of her peers was taken to jail, Linda makes a tearful plea to Denise Sherrod, a counselor, for the peer to get another chance. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/60-mins-22ss.jpg Counselling session After a Drug Court counseling session, Linda and other addicts join to recite the Serenity Prayer. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/60-mins-23ss.jpg Celebration Linda and other participants at the Drug Court blow bubbles to celebrate their commitment ceremony to "marry themselves." The ceremony is an event that the women in the drug court holds every year to inspire them to love themselves and have self-esteem. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/60-mins-24ss.jpg Engagement Linda's life has taken a dramatic turn from the difficult days when she first entered the program. As she prepares to graduate from Drug Court, she accepts an engagement ring and marriage proposal from her boyfriend, Wes. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/60-mins-25ss.jpg Granddaughter For Linda, spending time with her granddaughter is one of the biggest gains from being drug-free. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/60-mins-26ss.jpg Vernon Vernon, left, is often the jokester when Drug Court clients slip outside for a smoke in between counseling and court appearances. Vernon, a naturally intelligent and witty man, had spent four of his 28 years behind bars because of his heroin addiction. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/60-mins-27ss.jpg Meditation Drug Court counseling sessions are sometimes quiet and reflective, sometimes angry and loud. Vernon, center, and other Drug Court participants use meditation time during the session. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/60-mins-28ss.jpg Counselling Even during counseling sessions, Vernon sees himself as different from others in Drug Court and frequently questions whether the program is doing him any good. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/60-mins-29ss.jpg Being kicked out An anguished Vernon takes a look at the back door and thinks about running from the courtroom after Judge Conway kicked him out of the program for refusing to attend Narcotics Anonymous meetings. Vernon spent seven drug-free months in the program, but now he could be sentenced to five years in prison for violating his probation. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/60-mins-30ss.jpg Jail Vernon waits for a jail deputy to take him back to his cell at the Newport News City Jail. After disobeying the judge's order, Vernon was revoked from the Drug Court program. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/60-mins-31ss.jpg Released After stepping outside the jail, Vernon exults in his freedom. After being locked up for six weeks, Vernon has one more chance to get back into drug court. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/60-mins-32ss.jpg Return After getting out of a jail, Vernon hears from Gary Ford, a social worker and therapist, about one of his group peers who was shot in the street. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/60-mins-33ss.jpg Graduation After fighting many parts of the program, Vernon has embraced activities, such as this Drug Court picnic, as helpful in his fight against addiction. Now at the program's fourth level, he could graduate to freedom next summer - if Drug Court doesn't become a victim of the budget cuts of the State of Virginia. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/threepage01s.jpg threepage01s threepage01s https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/threepage02s.jpg threepage02s threepage02s https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/threepage03s.jpg threepage03s threepage03s https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/threepage04s.jpg threepage04s threepage04s https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/threepage05s.jpg threepage05s threepage05s https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/threepage06s.jpg threepage06s threepage06s https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/threepage07s.jpg threepage07s threepage07s https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/threepage08s.jpg threepage08s threepage08s https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/threepage09s.jpg threepage09s threepage09s https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/threepage10s.jpg threepage10s threepage10s https://danielminphotography.com/portraits 2026-09-25 monthly 0.8 https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/DanielMin_001000.jpg After resting less than eight hours during their six-day patrol, Sgt. Jon Rosenberg, left, and other Marines start their Escape and Evasion exercise with singing The Marine Corps Hymn in a cloud of gas from gas grenades and then tear gas canisters. To be combat-ready Reconnaissance Marine, students must go through ten weeks training that required them to challenge their physical and mental limits. After resting less than eight hours during their six-day patrol, Sgt. Jon Rosenberg, left, and other Marines start their Escape and Evasion exercise with singing The Marine Corps Hymn in a cloud of gas from gas grenades and then tear gas canisters. To be combat-ready Reconnaissance Marine, students must go through ten weeks training that required them to challenge their physical and mental limits. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/DanielMin_001001.jpg VMFA Louise B. and J. Harwood Cochrane Curator of American Art Dr. Leo G. Mazow is shown at the replica room from Edward Hopper's 1957 oil painting "Western Motel" at the museum. VMFA Louise B. and J. Harwood Cochrane Curator of American Art Dr. Leo G. Mazow is shown at the replica room from Edward Hopper's 1957 oil painting "Western Motel" at the museum. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/DanielMin_001002.jpg Willie D. Ransom Sr. of Powhatan, holds a photo of his son, Charles A. Ransom, an Air Force major, killed during his duty in Afghanistan in 2011. Willie D. Ransom Sr. of Powhatan, holds a photo of his son, Charles A. Ransom, an Air Force major, killed during his duty in Afghanistan in 2011. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/DanielMin_001003.jpg Philip S. Walker is a lawyer who filed desegregation lawsuits in Newport News in the 1950s. Mr. Walker was a member of the legal staff of the Virginia Conference of the NAACP and, as such, participated in law cases bringing about desegregation of the Newport News City Public Schools, Newport News Ship Building Drydock Company, and the Riverside Hospital. Philip S. Walker is a lawyer who filed desegregation lawsuits in Newport News in the 1950s. Mr. Walker was a member of the legal staff of the Virginia Conference of the NAACP and, as such, participated in law cases bringing about desegregation of the Newport News City Public Schools, Newport News Ship Building Drydock Company, and the Riverside Hospital. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/DanielMin_001004.jpg Hans Blume shows his photo from 1944 at his home in Hampton. Blume was an 18-year-old private in the German Luftwaffe during WWII. He recalls the Battle of the Bulge from the German perspective on the anniversary of the day Germany launched its last major offensive against the Allies. Some sources consider it the bloodiest battle of the war for U.S. troops. Hans Blume shows his photo from 1944 at his home in Hampton. Blume was an 18-year-old private in the German Luftwaffe during WWII. He recalls the Battle of the Bulge from the German perspective on the anniversary of the day Germany launched its last major offensive against the Allies. Some sources consider it the bloodiest battle of the war for U.S. troops. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/DanielMin_001005.jpg Nicole Unice, a pastor and author, is shown at Hill City Church in Richmond, VA. Unice is a teaching pastor at the church, and she is also a traveling pastor. Nicole Unice, a pastor and author, is shown at Hill City Church in Richmond, VA. Unice is a teaching pastor at the church, and she is also a traveling pastor. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/DanielMin_001006.jpg Nedra Ross is a member of The Ronettes, girl group of the 1960s and sang, "Be My Baby," which has been described as the "Record of the Century." She is shown in front of the painting of The Ronettes. As part of the Ronettes, Nedra Ross was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007. Nedra Ross is a member of The Ronettes, girl group of the 1960s and sang, "Be My Baby," which has been described as the "Record of the Century." She is shown in front of the painting of The Ronettes. As part of the Ronettes, Nedra Ross was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/DanielMin_001007.jpg Rose Soghoian, left, and her sister, Florence Soghoian, hold their mother's 1914 family photograph. Their mother, Grace K. Soghoian, third from left, was 6 in 1914. After the massacre of the Armenians by the Turks, only she and her mother, second from left, survived. Rose Soghoian, left, and her sister, Florence Soghoian, hold their mother's 1914 family photograph. Their mother, Grace K. Soghoian, third from left, was 6 in 1914. After the massacre of the Armenians by the Turks, only she and her mother, second from left, survived. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/DanielMin_001008.jpg John Nichols, 91, of Chester, served as a Buffalo soldier from 1942 to 1944. John Nichols, 91, of Chester, served as a Buffalo soldier from 1942 to 1944. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/DanielMin_001009.jpg Kitty Saks holds a yellow star, which she was forced to wear on her clothes, designating her as a Jew during World War II. Saks survived the Holocaust by being hidden in seven convents in Belgium. Kitty Saks holds a yellow star, which she was forced to wear on her clothes, designating her as a Jew during World War II. Saks survived the Holocaust by being hidden in seven convents in Belgium. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/DanielMin_001010.jpg Lorenzo Pope, of Newport News, prays on the street in the hot summer day in Southeast Community in Newport News. Pope says of why he prays in the middle of street for last 30 years, " I'm lived by the Holy Spirit, not my doing, not my will. It's God's will." Lorenzo Pope, of Newport News, prays on the street in the hot summer day in Southeast Community in Newport News. Pope says of why he prays in the middle of street for last 30 years, " I'm lived by the Holy Spirit, not my doing, not my will. It's God's will." https://cdn.neonsky.app/4e20db5a6e768/images/DanielMin_001011.jpg Keith Allen Harward shows his tattoo with convicted date, exonerated date, Innocent Project, and his exonerated number. Harward, a former sailor wrongly imprisoned for 1982 slaying of a Newport News man and the rape of his wife, walked out of the prison after 33 years. Virginia Supreme Court granted a writ of actual innocence and tossed out his convictions after DNA tests. Keith Allen Harward shows his tattoo with convicted date, exonerated date, Innocent Project, and his exonerated number. Harward, a former sailor wrongly imprisoned for 1982 slaying of a Newport News man and the rape of his wife, walked out of the prison after 33 years. Virginia Supreme Court granted a writ of actual innocence and tossed out his convictions after DNA tests.