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Passion Project: Help these students travel to Washington, D.C.
$1453. That’s the amount each one of these eighth graders is trying to raise to go to Washington, D.C. Not having much money to give to the cause, I contributed what I could, grabbing my camera and headed through the thick 8am fog to take portraits of each student. Later, we created a website with…
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My Twenty-Five
It’s been a very soggy week here in California. It’s rained every day since last Saturday. Despite the dreary weather, I’ve been keeping busy working on several projects of mine. One of them is the 25 by 25 list that I posted last week for my birthday. Well, I’ve been 25 for a week, so…
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Mark Simons, Guitarist | Oakland Headshots Photographer
We met up in Jack London Square, the waterside district of Oakland where century-old warehouses and new businesses coexist, an area in the midst of a transformation to chic before our very eyes . When Mark pulled up and stepped out of his silver sports car, it was clear that he was a man with a…
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After the Rain
It was mid-morning. I sat at my desk typing away at my emails, attempting to appease the multicolored starred and flagged messages crowding my inbox. Taking a break from the work, I glanced outside, and I spared not a moment before grabbing my camera and walking straight to the window. Stretched perfectly over downtown Oakland,…
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Best of 2009: Weddings & Couples
You wouldn’t know it now, but I wasn’t really one of those little girls who spent her time dreaming of her wedding day. My first wedding experience was in high school, when I was hired to play violin in a string quartet. All I can remember from that episode is the impossibly long rendition of…
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Best of 2009: Portraits & Headshots
As photographers, so much of the work we create depends on who we are and how we relate to the world around us. For me, a large part of that perspective is shaped by the people who come into my life. My friends and family have long supported me in my “creative” and “unconventional” ventures…
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Happy Holidays
Happy Holidays from Cincinnati, Ohio! A few years ago, I took over the role of Christmas family photographer at our house. Self-timer set, family members seated on the couch, I’d jet back into the frame to join the family portrait. This year, I got to stay in the frame for a couple shots with my…