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So proud to share that I and my colleagues at The Jersey Journal newspaper have been honored with 16 state awards in the 2014 Better Newspapers Contest sponsored by the New Jersey Press Association, including a First Place win in the News Picture Story category for my photo coverage (below) of the funeral for Darren Maurice ‘Reese’ […]

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Here are some of the best images that I’ve taken for The Jersey Journal in 2014. Sadly, there had been quite a few funerals, but there are lighthearted moments as well. I hope 2015 will bring more of the latter. Some photos link to a longer post. Just click on the photo to see more. […]

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It’s already almost halfway through 2014, so forgive me if I’m only finally getting around to updating my blog with some of my favorite news images from last year taken around Hudson County, N.J. for The Jersey Journal (including one image I took just for my own). One set of images, taken in November when […]

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9.11.13 The Statue of Liberty is framed by One World Trade Center, left, and the Tribute in Light memorial in Lower Manhattan on the 12th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on New York City. (Reena Rose Sibayan/Reena Rose Photography)

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The year 2012 was a great one for me personally because my son, Renzo, was born in September. So at every assignment I covered for the newspaper from the start of the year, Renzo was along for the ride until August when I took my maternity leave. Here are a few of my favorite images […]

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9.11.12 Together with the One World Trade Center still under construction, left, and the Statue of Liberty, the Tribute in Light memorial shines once again from Lower Manhattan on the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on New York City, as seen from Port Jersey Boulevard in Jersey City, N.J. (Reena Rose Sibayan/Reena Rose […]

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2.4.12 UPDATE: This photo won first place in the Feature/Single Picture category of the National Press Photographers Association’s Region 3 Monthly Clip Contest for July 2011. Read the story by Jim Fitzgerald from The Associated Press: Baked Apple: Heat Wave Hits Urban Northeast

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JERSEY CITY, N.J., JUNE 21, 2011 — Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman announced at Liberty State Park he is seeking the 2012 Republican nomination for president, the same place Ronald Reagan–his former boss–chose three decades ago. Huntsman is also President Barack Obama’s former ambassador to China. (Reena Rose Sibayan/The Jersey Journal) Read the story from […]

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