First the preoccupied: Last Saturday had me busy with two assignments for the AP, first doing follow up on Santa Ana winds damage in the formerly tree-lined town of Temple City. Two days prior, winds reaching 150 miles per hour had blown through town causing … Continue readingA day with Occupiers and the preoccupied
If crime is an indication of summer, then summer is getting started with a bang. Yesterday I spent much of my day at crime scenes, two while shooting for the AP and at one that just happened to be around the corner from my apartment. … Continue readingJames “Whitey” Bulger arrested
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
Last month I shot several assignments for the Chronicle of Higher Education. I always enjoy shooting for the Chronicle, because I get to meet fascinating people working in the numerous universities of Southern California, including leaders in cutting edge stem cell research and Academy Award-winning … Continue readingSecular Student Alliance
What with yet another round of courtroom proceedings occurring today that very well may put Lindsay Lohan back in jail, I thought it would be timely to post this shot, which I took last week while walking the neighborhood. The colorful mural, which I quite … Continue readingWelcome to Venice
In November I shot Dick Flaharty for National Parks Magazine and learned quite a bit about what it was like to be a conscientious objector during the various wars in which America has been involved. Flaharty, of Granada Hills, Calif., served during WWII as a … Continue readingDick Flaharty for National Parks Magazine