Chris UrsoPhoto Director, News & Sports
Growing up in Southern California was great but in 2005 I needed to make a drastic move. This move was not caused by my fear of earthquakes but my fear of not having a career in the vocation I adored. Family in tow we trekked cross country, on a plane, and landed at The Tampa Tribune. I am lucky to be one of the few who were plucked by the Tampa Bay Times after the purchase of the Tribune in 2016. My family and I have grown to love the Tampa Bay area. We spend off times floating on the intercostal and biking along the Pinellas Trail. I am extremely passionate about photojournalism and a strong advocate of photojournalism ethics. When asked, I tell people I am just a SoCal expat attempting to live the Florida lifestyle and I make visuals awesome.
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![The marquee for Allendale United Methodist Church is seen Monday in St. Petersburg.](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 562 316"/%3E "The marquee for Allendale United Methodist Church is seen Monday in St. Petersburg.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/JD7LM4LEENH67HSWZ52QZ7UKVU.jpg "Gwendolyn Henderson, Tampa City Council District 5 candidate, waves to cars while holding a sign in front of the St. James House of Prayer Episcopal church on Tuesday in Tampa.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/QYALZNWFVFD4RKM2XKDZF2KJEY.JPG "President Joe Biden meets with supporters after his speech about Social Security and healthcare at the University of Tampa on Thursday.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/GDKT4IUXFRHIVNF6X5KZL4BKMQ.jpg "Anti-abortion protesters and patient escort volunteers are pictured outside of Bread and Roses Woman's Health Center in Clearwater on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/VDGY3IF6SJBE3L7MCCOLNEPJWY.JPG "Walter Evans enseña Shotokan, una forma tradicional de karate, y Sanuces Ryu jujitsu a estudiantes principiantes el lunes 9 de mayo de 2022 en el Centro Recreativo North Greenwood en Clearwater. Evans fundó la Escuela de Supervivencia Shihan en 2005 y ofrece programas que combaten el aumento de la obesidad juvenil, la diabetes, la violencia, el acoso escolar, las actividades de pandillas, el comportamiento delictivo, el suicidio, el uso de drogas y otros problemas sociales.")
:format(webP)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/VDGY3IF6SJBE3L7MCCOLNEPJWY.JPG "Walter Evans teaches Shotokan, a traditional form of karate, and Sanuces Ryu jujitsu to beginner students on May 9 at the North Greenwood Recreation Center in Clearwater. Evans founded the Shihan School of Survival in 2005 and offers programs that combat the increase of youth obesity, violence, suicide, drug use and other societal issues.")
:format(webP)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/TPYEVNZNABCIJBHBKOWTU7LLAE.jpg "The SpaceX Falcon 9 is seen transitioning an almost full moon just after takeoff Saturday, Oct. 8, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/NBNI5LWBGZGHPK57MCZYRSK754.jpg "Bob Rittner, 79, proofreads the September edition of On Top Of The World News on a Wednesday in late August 2022 in Clearwater. Rittner also volunteers as a sports reporter.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/U33HISLE3ZECTCKRTPWW64PPBU.jpg "Andrew Warren, right, is interviewed on CNN as communications adviser Grayson Kamm, center, and videographer Alan Rosenquist look on while in Warren's hotel room Wednesday in Tallahassee.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/4V7T3ZQZ3VAJ3CRWBVMXTGIK2U.jpg "Freda Brown, 83, of New Port Richey is seen riding the new section of the Pinellas Duke Energy Trail north segment Friday in Clearwater.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/TASUR5BQ3JB7BPLYWSCEXSTZI4.jpg "Anarkitty performs on Saturday, June 25, 2022 in St. Petersburg.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/EGLV6TVFLNEM5BS4DKI5P76AEI.jpg "Tampa Bay Lightning players look as the Colorado Avalanche celebrate their Stanley Cup win after defeating the Lighting 2-1 in Game 6 Sunday, June 26, 2022 in Tampa.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/G4ZDNCZKYJDHHPMMQ3EYDMJLCA.JPG "Tampa Bay Lightning center Steven Stamkos (91), top right, and Tampa Bay Lightning left wing Ondrej Palat (18) celebrate Ondrej Palat’s third period game winning goal in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup final Friday, June 24, 2022 in Denver. TheTampa Bay Lightning won 3-2.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/RWVYDAMFCNED7J2GOMCEHHUNEU.jpg "Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (88), center, along with defenseman Ryan McDonagh (27), right, and defenseman Mikhail Sergachev (98) react after the game winning overtime goal by Colorado Avalanche center Nazem Kadri (91) in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup final Wednesday, June 22, 2022 in Tampa. Kadri’s shot got stuck in the goal for a Colorado Avalanche 3-2 win.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/IHTN3FJZHFA3BP3M645CYBEMQE.jpg "Tampa Bay Lightning left wing Pat Maroon (14), right, holds Colorado Avalanche center Nico Sturm (78) as they tangle during the third period in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup final Monday, June 20, 2022 in Tampa.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/J6QKMUKSLVCKPAH6ZJKKTGNAVU.JPG "Tampa Bay Lightning players look at the scoreboard during the third period against the Colorado Avalanche in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup final Saturday, June 18, 2022 in Denver. The Lightning lost 7-0.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/CL5A6C47OVCM3NJPV5N4QYNX5M.JPG "Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Mikhail Sergachev (98), left, and Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (88), look on as Colorado Avalanche left wing J.T. Compher (37) celebrates the overtime goal by Avalanche left wing Andre Burakovsky (95) lifting the Avalanche to a 4-3 win over the Lightning in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup final Wednesday, June 15, 2022 in Denver.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/ASNX2WIGVFFQJGD6333NNL5GUE.JPG "The Tampa Bay Lightning celebrate their victory at the conclusion of the game between the Tampa Bay Lightning and the New York Rangers for Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Final on Saturday, June 11, 2022, at Amalie Arena in Tampa.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/XYLXBUNB7NDJJCDGKTI5TSZYKY.jpg "Marchers protest and chant during a gun-safety march on Saturday, in St. Petersburg.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/7II7MVRJDJBFZGIYDYV4YN6BKA.JPG "People arrive at Mexico Beach on Thursday, June 2, 2022, where one of its landmarks, the iconic Driftwood Inn, background, was reopened 3.5 years after it was destroyed when Hurricane Michael struck Mexico Beach on Oct. 10, 2018.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/AATPCWUAABAQTBVLEBUWFQFFWQ.JPG "Tampa Bay Lightning left wing Ondrej Palat (18), left, and Lightning center Steven Stamkos (91), celebrate Palat's go ahead goal against the New York Rangers in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference final Thursday, June 9, 2022 in New York. The Lightning defeated the Rangers 3-1.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/ZGHIOSJV7NDHJDDKYXPDKOONAA.jpg "Tampa Bay Lightning players congratulate each other after defeating the New York Rangers 4-1 Tuesday, June 7, 2022 in Tampa. The win levels the series at two games a piece.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/SFLRABXAZNFXFP5QVT6URKTMCA.JPG "The marquee for Allendale United Methodist Church is seen Monday in St. Petersburg.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/RBYXIQGLYRELVAVUQKFMGB3KW4.JPG "Two male mute swans feed along the banks of a small pond Tuesday in Palm Harbor.")