Every now and then, I like to Google search my name. I used to just look for rank placement of my website. I am proud to say that if you Google search “Max Gersh,” my website is the first to appear.
Recently, I have followed the pages a bit deeper to see where my name and pictures are showing up. I have found my pictures being displayed on sites all over the web.
I first noticed this after I took a snow feature that has nearly become viral in the sporting world.
Wednesday January 28, 2009 — After an overnight snowfall in St. Louis, someone stomped out the words "Cubs Suck" in Ballpark Village, as seen from a view from the 19th floor of the Hilton St. Louis at the Ball Park. ©2009 Max Gersh | St. Louis Post-Dispatch
By no means do I consider this a “great” photo but it sure has stirred up Cardinals/Cubs rivalry. Both published versions of my shot made it on Urban Prankster. I appreciate the second commenter, Melissa. “There could not be better photography in this world.” I might disagree but thank you.
Again, both versions of my photo appeared on a baseball site called Home Run Derby. Another baseball site called Ball Hype ran one as well. And Yard Barker. And Sportsnipe. And MLB USA. And PopFi. And The Large Morning Show in the Afternoon. And so on.
Let’s not forget that it was first published on the St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s Website.
The most supprising link for the Cubs Suck photo was the Chicago Sun-Times. Their blogger, Kevin Allen (a Mizzou grad), thought the message in the snow was a bit harsh. I find it funny because I don’t even like baseball.
Another photo of mine I found on the web was one I shot in Rolla, MO of the Discovery Channel filiming a new show called The Detonators.
Friday January 16, 2009 — Explosive experts Dr. Braden Lusk (blue hard hat) and Dr. Paul Worsey are filmed by a Discovery Channel crew at an experimental mine in Rolla Friday morning. Lusk and Worsey are the hosts of a new 13-part series on the Discovery Channel called "The Detonators." ©2009 Max Gersh | St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The story and photo were picked up and ran in the Springfield News-Leader and the Kansas City Star.
I also found a portrait I shot of an environmental economist on the McClatchy-Tribune wire.
Tuesday February 10, 2009 — Professor Lea Kosnik poses for a portrait in Forest Park Tuesday afternoon. She has been teaching economics at UMSL for five years. Kosnik has expertise in environmental economics, public and regulatory economics and behavioral economics. ©2009 Max Gersh | St. Louis Post-Dispatch
As I dug deeper, I found a photo I shot of the Delmar Loop on a blog called Bad Black Girls.
On top of that, I found endless links to my work at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the Alton Telegraph, my personal website and my blog.
My web presence is constantly changing. It is interesting to see who picks up your work and who reads what you write.