Anniversary of the ADA
Today is the 22nd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. I am not sure if the ADA provides protection, but I am grateful that the ADA exists. The ADA has helped me feel more comfortable about being an outspoken advocate, especially knowing that a person with epilepsy was instrumental in passing the ADA. The Epilepsy […]
Napa Valley Oxbow Public Market
Napa seems far away from Oakland. Napa Valley is not really part of the Bay Area, but Napa is closer to Oakland than other Bay Area cities. If traffic is light, I can make it to Napa in about an hour. On Friday, I went to Napa to spend the night with my wife. We […]
T. Mills and The Parent Tent
T. Mills and The Vans Warped Parent Trap At every Vans Warped Tour show, I see something unusual. In San Francisco this year, I saw a tent called “Reverse Daycare.” Parents gathered in the area while their children attended the concert. The tent was a great idea, but I always passed quickly, afraid that some […]
Backing up the Back up Plan
Several years ago a student told me about photos she took during a trip to Africa (or maybe it was post Hurricane Katrina New Orleans.) I do not remember the photos, because I never saw them. Her hard drive failed. She had not backed up her images. Her photos were lost forever and I was […]
Mayday Parade in Summer
Two months ago I photographed a Mayday Parade protest in Oakland. I must have been influenced by the Occupy Oakland protests two months ago, because I was expecting an angry mob for the Mayday Parade concert at the 2012 San Francisco Vans Warped Tour stop on Saturday, June 23. The crowd was colorful and loud, […]