Perrysburg city workers TJ Haas, left, hands a newly-filled water container to Dave Mysinger, right, as Andy Hartman, back, fills a 275-gallon drum with water at the baseball field at Perrysburg High School on Sunday, August 3, 2014.

In 13 weeks I took 27,887 photographs and drove 5,322 miles while working for The Toledo Blade. I feel genuinely lucky to have had the opportunity to work for The Blade and get to do what I love most, all summer long. All the photographers on staff made me feel welcomed in a city with which I was quite unfamiliar. I got to photograph a wide variety of assignments and had just enough work that I wasn't ever bored, but rarely felt overworked. I cannot thank the photo staff and the editors at The Blade enough for giving me the internship-I really do feel as though I've grown in more ways than one. I learned how daily assignments flow at a newspaper. Often I found myself working to make deadline and budgeting my time on assignments to get exactly what the paper needed while making sure I had enough time to transmit and get to the next assignment on time. I feel that I've gotten much more efficient with my shooting. I also lived alone and had to buy and cook my own meals for the first time in my life, which was entirely another adventure in and of itself. I feel like people my age have to scramble to find any sort of job they can to make ends meet during the summer months. I was fortunate to find a job that not only paid the bills, but that gave me deep personal satisfaction and fortified my choice of study in college. Does it really get any better than getting paid to work your dream job?

The image above and the next six below are some of my favorite photographs I made from the Toledo water crisis. Late in the evening of  Friday, August 1, the Toledo water plant found dangerous toxin levels in the city's drinking water. The city of Toledo funnels its water supply from Lake Erie. It was found that a strong concentration of algae in the lake near Toledo had been releasing a toxin that had made its way through the water plant filtration process and made the water dangerous to drink. The public was alerted through the media early Saturday morning and by mid-morning of the 2th, Governor John Kasich had declared a state of emergency in the city of Toledo. 500,000 people in the greater Toledo area were left without drinkable water. People then flocked to numerous water distribution centers that cropped up and tried their best to get bottled water and stay away from the drinking water. Restaurants closed and many people had trouble going about their daily routines until the water ban was lifted mid-morning on Monday, August 4.

It was a rush to cover this breaking news story. I jumped from spot to spot photographing and transmitting images frantically as I made sure to try and catch everything while still making decent images. It gave me a good idea of the hectic newsroom environment during spot news events. It made for a few very long days, but it was an invaluable learning experience. 

After the water crisis images are photographs I made from July to the end of my internship on August 7. Constructive criticisms are always welcome. 

All photographs are copyrighted by The Toledo Blade are not to be used without explicit permission from the publication. Photographs are available for purchase atThe Blade'swebsite.

Plant operator Tim Eckman pours a sample of water to test for various chemicals and water qualities at the Oregon Water Plant in Oregon, Ohio, on Sunday, August 3, 2014.

Citizens of Toledo and surrounding areas line up for water at Central Catholic High School in Toledo, Ohio, on Saturday, August 2, 2014..

Sargent Chris Fitzgerald, center, and other police officers and volunteers load water into citizens' cars at Waite High School in Toledo, Ohio, on Tuesday, August 2, 2014.

Simeon Washington, left, 15, a junior at Central Catholic High School, hands water to Osama Dudar, right, of East Toledo from a Salvation Army van full of bottled water from the American Red Cross at Central Catholic High School in Toledo, Ohio, on Tuesday, August 2, 2014.

Kathy Wielfaert, left, of West Toledo, walks away with two two gallon jugs of water in her arms at Central Catholic High School in Toledo, Ohio, on Tuesday, August 2, 2014.

Connie Elter, left, and Dawn Szych, right, play with Myah Brown, center, 11 months, Szych's granddaughter, in a small pool at Szych's home at the corner of Eleanor and Walker Avenues in North Toledo, Ohio, on Monday, August 4, 2014. Prior to today, Brown received bottled water baths and today they decided to celebrate the water announcement by hanging out in their pool with clean water. 

Spectators enjoy the fireworks display at the Star Spangled Banner celebration held at Fort Meigs in Perrysburg, Ohio, on Thursday, July 3, 2014.

(Left to right) Samuel Ellis, 7, covers his ears with his hands as his mother, Francine Ellis, holds him as Lydia Ellis, 9, and Joseph Ellis, 11, both cover their ears as a cannon fires during a recreation of July 4, 1813 at Fort Meigs in Perrysburg, Ohio, on Friday, July 4, 2014.

Hannah Grohowski, center, marches with other reenactors during a recreation of July 4, 1813, at Fort Meigs in Perrysburg, Ohio, on Friday, July 4, 2014.

Crystal Lanning lays outs while reading a book as she soaks up the sun at Inez Nash Park in Toledo, Ohio, on Friday, July 11, 2014.

Susan White, center, and Elizabeth Curtis, 5, right, both from the neighborhood, collect bricks to use for landscaping and keepsakes from the pool with another member of the neighborhood as a demolition crew works at the deconstruction site of the Sylvan Pool at 6422 Longfellow Rd., in Sylvania, Ohio, on Tuesday, July 15, 2014. The community run pool opened in the 1970's and recently fell into a state of disrepair when the community couldn't get enough help to work on it. A private residence will be put in its place.

Holly Hopewell looks through a variety of hand-crafted wind chimes during the 22nd Art on the Mall at Centennial Mall on the University of Toledo's main campus on Sunday, July 27, 2014. 

"Doctor Claydo", formally know as Clayton Chortie, left, makes a balloon dog for Gracie Smith, 2, center, as her father Jeff Smith, right, watches as rain pours down during the First Friday celebration held in downtown in Perrysburg, Ohio, on Friday, August 1, 2014. 

Troy Cousino, 13, left, and Ford Frick, 12, right, do handstands at the pond at Three Meadows Park in Perrsyburg, Ohio, on Monday, July 21, 2014. 

Courtney Hall, 8, left, rests underneath the table of the Hall's drink stand at the corner of Bennett Road and West Crawford Avenue in north Toledo, Ohio, as Jacob Hall, 11, looks for customers from the cover of his umbrella and Zach Hall, 13, right, holds up a sign to attract customers on Monday, July 28, 2014. The Halls started the drink stand with the help of their mother who bought the first batch of all the drinks and supplies for about $6. Their mother allowed them to continue the stand if they could fund it themselves. The Halls have been out on the corner selling drinks for about three days and have already made $60. They plan to keep the stand going from about 12-5 p.m. until school starts back up on August 18.

Missy, a 3-month-old female brindle-white pit bull mix with canine parvovirus, is held by Jen Martinez, a Vet Tech at the Humane Society, in the containment room at the Toledo Area Humane Society in Maumee, Ohio, on Friday, July 18, 2014. Parvovirus is a highly contagious virus between dogs, but has a high survival rate if caught and treated quickly. Missy came into the Humane Society on July 10 and has been recovering since.

Glenn Thomas, left, starts his run of the time-trial course in his 1957 Cyclops as Brent Myers, right, starts the timer and another car waits behind Thomas during the Midwest Micro/Mini Car Gathering next to the Commodore Building in Perrysburg, Ohio, on Saturday, July 26, 2014.  

Beth Bright zooms around a corner in her Dominos Pizza electric citicar, one of two ever produced, during her run of the time-trail course at the Midwest Micro/Mini Car Gathering next to the Commodore Building in Perrysburg, Ohio, on Saturday, July 26, 2014. 

A view of the Shipman Garden from the top floor of the manor house at Wildwood Metropark in Sylvania, Ohio, on Thursday, July 24, 2014.

Cameron McMaster, 10, brushes dirt off a Detroit dark reed beet at Chuck Sattler's garden located at 1204 Michigan Ave., in Maumee, Ohio, on Friday, July 25, 2014. 

Aaliyah Spearman, 7, left, and her brother Larry Spearman III, 8, right, are held by their mother Whitney Mack, center, during the annual 2 Mile March and Rally 2 Stop Gun Violence in Toledo, Ohio, on Sunday, July 27, 2014. The march went from the intersection of Central and Detroit Avenues to the Intersection of Detroit and Indiana Avenues.

Enyjah Reeb, 6, looks over at the crowd during the annual 2 Mile March and Rally 2 Stop Gun Violence in Toledo, Ohio, on Sunday, July 27, 2014 as she crouches among other Thunderbolt cheerleaders.

Jequalla Crosby, 15, center, holds hands together with a few of her friends as they all huddle together during the annual 2 Mile March and Rally 2 Stop Gun Violence in Toledo, Ohio, on Sunday, July 27, 2014.

A fan extends his glove to catch a deep foul ball. The Toledo Mud Hens took on the Norfolk Tides on Tuesday, July 29, 2014, at Fifth Third Field in Toledo, Ohio.

Bryce Thoss of Clyde, Ohio, takes the impact of a water balloon during a between-inning game. The Toledo Hud Hens took on the Louisville Bats at Fifth Third Field in Toledo, Ohio, on Saturday, July 19, 2014. 

Louisville Bats catcher Tucker Barnhart, left, fails to tag out Toledo Mud Hens designated hitter Ben Guez as he slide into home base for a run. The Toledo Hud Hens took on the Louisville Bats at Fifth Third Field in Toledo, Ohio, on Saturday, July 19, 2014.

Toledo Mud Hens right fielder Tyler Collins races towards first base after connecting with the ball, but is tagged out at first. The Toledo Mud Hens took on the Norfolk Tides on Tuesday, July 29, 2014, at Fifth Third Field in Toledo, Ohio.

(From left to right) Gus Dimmerling, 17, senior quarterback/wide receiver from Perrysburg High School, Lamar Carswell, 17, senior running back from St. Francis High School, and Jared Rettig, 17, senior quarterback from Lake High School, pose near Steinecker Stadium in Perrysburg, Ohio, on Sunday, August 3, 2014.

Perrysburg high school running back/linebacker junior Chase Banks, 16, left, works on a bag drill with wide receiver junior Jake Myers, 16, right, during practice. The Perrysburg high school football team began their two-a-day practices at Steinecker Stadium in Perrysburg, Ohio, on Friday, August 1, 2014.

"All-Star Gold" catcher Adam Ponzio, left, tags out "All-Star Blue" left fielder Matt Kavanaugh, 15, " as he shouts in pain from getting an injury from sliding home. All-Star Blue" defeated "All-Star Gold" 16-12 at Rivercrest Park Fields in Perrysburg, Ohio, on Saturday, July 12, 2014.