Last week I photographed Susan Metros, associate vice provost at the University of Southern California, for a story in the Chronicle of Higher Education on the increased use of student-produced video projects as homework, sometimes in lieu of traditional written essays. Although I’m not sure … Continue readingUSC for CHE
Last week I had an awesome shoot with my friend Gustavo in Venice. An actor who moved here from Puerto Rico, he’s a very charismatic guy who is a natural in front of the camera. I recently had a discussion with a prominent Hollywood portrait … Continue readingGustavo
I’m frequently reminded of how much I love living in Southern California. One recent reminder was being outpaced while heading south on the 5 near San Onofre by a 70-plus-year-old woman driving a black vintage convertible Volkswagon. Pushing 85 m.p.h. I still couldn’t catch her. … Continue readingA hike in the clouds
I recently went back downtown to continue a series of abstract photos I’ve been doing of the Los Angeles skyline at night. The first, taken in December, shows the city from the south, while this angle is from the east. This is one of three … Continue readingSketch of L.A. Skyline 2 at the Venice Art Crawl
Last month I had a great shoot for Hair’s How magazine with legendary hair stylist and artist Robert Lobetta, though nothing went as planned. We had been aiming to shoot at the LA Louvre in Venice, but when we arrived I wasn’t happy with the … Continue readingRobert Lobetta for Hair’s How magazine
I, and many in Santa Monica, had an interesting morning this Thursday. What was initially thought to be a bomb of some sort was found lodged in the roof of a home neighboring the Chabad House Lubevitch following an early morning explosion, causing the authorities, … Continue readingNews, not news, news again