Yesterday saw the confluence of two annual Venice Beach events, the Venice Beach Mardi Gras and the L.A. Urban Iditarod. With so much activity planned, we had to go check it out. I didn’t get much of an opportunity to photograph the Iditarod, a race … Continue readingBusy day on the boardwalk
Last week I had an assignment to photograph some activity at Cal State Polytechnic, way out east in Pomona. It happened that Erinn was free, so she came along so we could go out to dinner on the way back home. The job had me … Continue readingPassing time in Pomona
Anyone who’s a freelancer is probably all too familiar with the deadening silence coming from your telephone during the month of December. Or maybe it’s just me? Between the extended weekends following Thanksgiving and the weeks leading up to Christmas and New Years, there’s not … Continue readingRainy day photo & a Top 10 list for a slow December
The December Venice Art Crawl appeared to be a success, with solid crowds braving the (relative) cold and darkness (no argument there) to come down to the beach and enjoy some local art. This month had numerous exhibitions, including a cluster of video installations on … Continue readingVenice Art Crawl
I just returned from a fantastic week exploring the northern coast of California on a family gathering outside the small town of Elk, in Mendocino County. The area is primarily known for three things – wineries, breweries and landscapes – and we made a point … Continue readingMendocino landscapes
I went out for an aimless stroll along the boardwalk and beach as the sun was going down a couple nights ago. Along the way I stopped by to watch Venice artist Rip Cronk work on the latest incarnation of his famed Venice Reconstituted (1989), which … Continue readingVenice Reconstituted, again