Learning How To "Stick It To The Man"

Where were things like this when I was a kid?


School of Rock from Travis Heying on Vimeo.

There are two summer camps in Wichita that teach kids how to rock. Wrote a story about it that you can read here.

Weekend Getaway

Spent a couple of very relaxing days with my aunt and uncle at Lake Francis Case in South Dakota this weekend. It was a long way up there (500 miles) but well worth it. Perfect weather, and pretty good fishing.


I don't fancy myself a fisherman, so this haul probably represents 75% of all the fish I've ever caught in my life. This photo was taken at 4 a.m. Fish get hungry at very odd times.

Guantanamo: Beyond The Law

The story I was a part of in Albania, Jordan and Afghanistan was published in newspapers and on the web this morning. It's a five part series. You can find a really amazing piece of journalism here.

The website contains a database of 66 former Gitmo detainees, videos I shot and produced and some killer graphics.

Below are some of the detainees I photographed and links to their stories.

Syed Ajan: Jalalabad, Afghanistan.

Nazar Gul: Kabul, Afghanistan

Mohammad Ayub: Tirana, Albania

Mohammad Aman: Gardez, Afghanistan

Amir Jan Ghorzang: Jalalabad, Afghanistan

Abdul Salam Zaeef: Kabul, Afghanistan

Ghalib Hassan: Jalalabad, Afghanistan

This is a group of 20 or so guys on the day they were freed from U.S. and Afghan custody. Most of them had been in Guantanamo for up to six years. There is no profile info on them.

Mohammed Naim Farouq: Gardez, Afghanistan

Khaled al Asmr: Irbid, Jordan

Karla's Road To Recovery

Karla Burns is a Wichita institution and I was fortunate to be able to spend some time with her lately to produce this video.

She's sang on some of the most famous stages in the world. The Metropolitan Opera, Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center... just to name a few.


Karla's road to recovery from Travis Heying on Vimeo.

Desert Moon

It just looks different out in the desert than it does at home.

Wrapping this vacation up and headed back to the humidity that is central Kansas.

Gosh. I can hardly wait.

I'm On A Beach In Mexico And You're Not

In the midst of a much needed, and in my opinion, much deserved vacation in Mexico.

The in-laws have a quiet little place in Bahia de Kino and I've made quite a few trips down here over the last 9 years. Here's some photos.

Took one of these new Kayaks out yesterday and paddled out to Alcatraz Island. (Not THAT Alcatraz island) 4.5 miles of paddling. I'm pretty worn out today.

Of course I have all week to recover, and I intend to.

With Your Chrome Heart Shinin'...

Kirstie Alley owns a home here, Luke Wilson has been spotted in downtown drinking establishments, and now Neil Young has been gracing Wichita with his presence. He even says he loves it here.

Is Wichita becoming cool? A celebrity hideout?

Impossible.

Anyway... Spent half of my Thursday with Neil Young and local mechanic Johnathan Goodwin while they do some pretty amazing things to Neil's 1959 Lincoln Continental. He was kind and gracious with his time (though he didn't want to be interviewed on camera) and it was an honor to meet someone who's music I really admire. Makes me wonder how the guys in Skynyrd could insult him with song lyrics.

The story about the car is pretty fascinating and what Johnathan Goodwin is doing down at his shop on east Douglas is nothing short of amazing. Read the story here.

The best I can explain the technology in the car is this, and I'm probably wrong: Some sort of turbine generator that can run on anything (diesel, gas, natural gas, vegetable oil, etc) powers a charger which then charges the batteries that make the car go. The car is so powerful, it can actually pay you back, meaning that when you park it at night, you could power your home with the charge in the batteries. This car, which weighs over 4000 pounds, will get over 100 mpg. It has no emissions and requires no roadside fuel stops. Sounds impossible, I know.

Detroit. Take note.


Neil Young makes green car in Wichita from Travis Heying on Vimeo.