As many of you know by now, I'm from Baltimore and my studio is there as well. I love my city and am fiercely proud of it. So it is breaking my heart that such unrest is happening right now in the wake of Freddie Gray's death while in police custody. The protests have been peaceful for days, but have erupted into pockets of violence over the last day or so, and today, the day of his funeral, it seems things have escalated even more.

I am so frustrated and worried for my city and its people. I have a photojournalist friend who was captured on video getting hit by police officers. And I know that by and large, law enforcement is a tough,thankless job. There are no easy answers, but I praying for a peaceful end to this before it gets worse. If you have a spare good thought to send our way, we could use all the love and support we can get right now.

I didn't go into the city today, just by happenstance, so I'm safe, just very worried and sad.