Photo of the Week

-- Sean Hiller

In a small community like Newport-Mesa, breaking news is a rare event.

But by the looks of recent editions of the Pilot, you would think the

city was burning.

It’s my job to cover news, but it’s no fun being the one to photograph

people at their worst. It was hard to watch the people devastated by a

fire that claimed the lives of their pets. Especially when it was the

second fire in a week at Monticello Townhomes in Costa Mesa.

You do what you can and hope people will understand your position. My

compassion for the situation hopefully was expressed by me putting down

my camera and going over to the family to see how they were doing after

such a tragic situation.