This was one of those instances where I felt like I just could get int can't get into an assignment. My pictures were all fine and very run-able for the paper, but I was looking for something more. I was making a lot of "see do," photos, as in 'See Jimmy run' and 'See Jane jump.' I could list off an million excuses about why, but it doesn't really matter.

Right when I was about to leave, they had just started this game and I knew I would get a strong emotion with it. Th object was to pour a cup of water into a soda bottle and the first one to fill it up wins. Kids were laughing and getting soaked. It was pretty funny to watch.

I was happy with this one.

Nick Agro, Southern California and Los Angeles based editorial photographer.

 I had a fun assignment about a Muslim school's first year having a co-ed sports team. Here's two favorites.

Not every assignment can be visually interesting, at least at first glance. That is what makes our jobs as photojournalists interesting. No matter how boring something is to me, it matters to someone and it's my job to do it justice.

Ribbon cuttings though, they are nightmares. It's really hard to make a photo of people in a straight line doing something so subtle as cutting a teeny tiny ribbon. Luckily, this particular ribbon cutting was for a building that has been in the works for years so there was a lot of excitement. While, there was no guarantee that the mayor of Anaheim was going to triumphantly thrust a pair of wooden scissors in the air, I had to be ready in case he did.

I just got low and hoped. In a dream world there would be a flurry of orange balloons flooding the background as well, but no such luck this time. I was just happy I got a photo with some emotion to run as the main art on the Local front.