Baby Photos: Mei-Yu

My cousin Jackie is in town visiting from Iowa along with her now 15 month old baby girl, Mei-Yu, so we took the opportunity to do a baby photo shoot during Christmas weekend. I have never done formal portraiture and since my style of photography is primarily photojournalism, this was a loose and fun photo [...]

Minor League Baseball Game Photo

It’s not often that I go back and post older photos on my blog but I haven’t been able to get this photo off my mind. The funny thing is that when I lived in Kentucky, this photo really didn’t strike me as being one of my better photos from my time there. However I [...]

The South Hills Hikers, Glendora Christmas Parade

The South Hills Hikers, Glendora Christmas Parade, California
If you recall a couple blog posts ago, I wrote about South Hills development issues. Well I met up with the local environmental activists this morning at the Glendora Christmas Parade. The lady on the right is Kristin Parisi, who is running for one of two vacant [...]

Glendora South Hills Home Development

San Gabriel Valley Sunset, Glendora, California
I heard today that “developers” are planning on developing over my favorite exercise hiking trail in the Glendora South Hills with homes and a road.
This really makes me angry because there are already a few extremely large mansions near the end of these hills along with no trespassing signs. [...]

So Close Yet So Far, Border Field State Park

Welcome to Mexico Cell Phone Text Message
Last Saturday, La Jolla-based photographer Brian Auer and I went to photograph the U.S. border. Neither of us knew what to expect and turned out to be quite a surreal experience even while driving in.
Frustrated Mexican Man Grabbing Tijuana Mexico International Boundary Fence, Border Field State Park, [...]

Kiddie Rides, Santa Monica Pier

Arcade Kiddie Rides, Santa Monica Pier, California
I liked the light and contrast on the rides in front of the arcade. If I have kids someday I guess the next time I take a photo of this there will be a model-released kid on the ride. Might as well get in all the [...]

Dinner at Sunset

Restaurants, Santa Monica Pier, California
I have a bit of a schizophrenic style of shooting pictures. Here is a good example of this. I got to Santa Monica Pier around 6:15 and was feeling weak from hunger. I walked up and down the pier twice shooting photos while looking to grab a bite before sunset [...]

Santa Monica Pier Sunset

Tourist Watching Beach Sunset, Santa Monica Pier, Southern California
I photographed the sunset from the pier before walking up to the iconic neon entrance sign at dusk. As much as I like Northern California, I have to concede that beach weather is much more pleasant in Southern California at night.
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Santa Monica Pier

Santa Monica Pier Neon Sign Entrance, California
Yup. This is the world-famous Santa Monica Pier sign. I’d never had a chance to photograph this SoCal iconic landmark before while the neon lights were on so I took the opportunity to do so the other night since I was in Santa Monica for personal business. I [...]

9-11 Memorial at Pepperdine University

American Flags 9-11 Memorial at Pepperdine University, Malibu, California
An impressive display of U.S. flags in tribute to those lost in the bombing of the Twin Towers. I caught this display on the front lawn of Pepperdine University as I was driving north on PCH so I had to stop and get my photos. I [...]

Big Dalton Canyon Wilderness Park

Oak Forest, Big Dalton Canyon Wilderness Park, California – September 8, 2008

Oak Tree Forest, Big Dalton Canyon Wilderness Park, California – July 9, 2008
I stopped by the local wilderness park on Monday night about twenty minutes before closing time just to try some sound gathering in the woods. I was pleasantly surprised to [...]

Girls Having Fun, Venice Beach Drum Circle

White Girls Having Fun Dancing, Venice Beach Drum Circle, California

I went to Venice Beach again on Sunday to record some sound. The drum circle attracts a diverse group of people looking to have a good time. The two girls in the foreground were initially just dancing and playing around with the sand. Then they [...]

Griffith Observatory Planetarium

Griffith Observatory Planetarium, Los Angeles, California

There wasn’t much of a view on Saturday night due to the marine layer but it was still nice to get onto the roof of Griffith Park Observatory. Judging from the long line waiting for the giant telescope, there were a lot of other people who agree.
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Public Star Party, Griffith Observatory

Saturday Night Public Star Party, Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles, California

After last week’s photo shoot at the Pasadena City Hall, I realized that words can only describe so much to the viewer. So in an effort to add to the viewer-experience on this website, I’m going to try adding ambient sound to my posts whenever [...]

Pasadena City Hall Photo

Photo of U.S. Flag Hanging on Lamppost in Front of City Hall for Labor Day, Pasadena, California
I spent a lot of time in Pasadena when I was a kid because my grandparents raised my cousins and I while our parents were working. My mom and aunt worked for the city so I saw City [...]

Leo Carrillo SB Coastline

Wild Coastal Seascape at Leo Carrillo State Beach, Malibu, California
Water is the one subject that I never tire of photographing. It was a struggle to get sharp pictures of this scene because it was really windy combined with the long exposures. Since I don’t have a cable release my options were to use my [...]

Leo Carrillo State Beach

Tidal Wave Crashing Ashore, Leo Carrillo State Beach, Malibu, California
My first visit to Leo Carrillo State Beach was a memorable one. I had never seen waves hit the shoreline with such ferocity before. I don’t know how high this splash was but I would estimate that it was well over 50 feet! There were [...]

San Diego Skyline Panoramic

Downtown San Diego Skyline Scenic Panoramic, California
A panoramic photo from last week’s photo shoot in San Diego. If it wasn’t hard enough to display on the internet, I can’t even view the entire image at a decent size on my own monitor without scrolling unfortunately. Maybe eventually it will make it on the poster [...]

Hotel Del Coronado

Hotel Del Coronado White Sand Beach, Coronado Island, California
Hotel Del Coronado is one of the most photographed hotel resorts in California and for good reason. It is absolutely beautiful from the 1887 Queen Anne Victorian-period architecture to the landscaping and scenery. The frame is built entirely of wood. Definitely a great place to have [...]

San Diego City Skyline

San Diego City Skyline at Dusk, Coronado Island, California
This was last night’s sunset at Coronado Island. I had never crossed the bridge over into Coronado before yesterday. I knew that San Diego had a strong military presence, but didn’t realize that almost the entire coastline is devoted to military operations. In fact, just to [...]

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