Photographing with Scissors
Save Mart Supermarket opened their second Maxx Value Foods grocery store. Maxx Value replaced a Lucky store in Oakland. Save Mart operates both Lucky and Maxx Value.
North Coast Section Basketball Championships
The San Marin High School boys basketball team defeated El Cerrito 47-44 at St. Mary’s College in Moraga, California on March 5, 2011 for San Marin’s first basketball section title in school history.
Snowboarding at China Peak
Children learn how to snowboard and ski at China Peak snow resort in the Sierra Nevada mountains.
Shaver Lake Dam Draining Project
The Southern California Edison Company built Shaver Lake for hydroelectric power. This year, SCE drained the lake to repair the dam. When the water receded, historic buildings were revealed. After the dam is repaired, many of these buildings may not be seen for another hundred years. At 5300 feet, Shaver Lake is often surrounded by snow from […]
Snowy Days at Shaver Lake
Do you believe digital photography is easier than film photography? What makes digital easier? Digital cameras store information that many photographers would write in a notebook or on the back of printed photos. The shutter speed, f-stop, and ISO information is stored automatically. The above photo is mostly about shutter speed. After taking photographs for […]
Fresno Magazine Photo Essay and Article
A year ago today, I visited Fresno County for the monthly Fresno Magazine Launch Party. According to Fresno Magazine, “Fresno Magazine sells more copies and has more subscribers in the Central Valley than Time, Vogue, Martha Stewart and Oprah combined!” The magazine published my article about Martha Tessmer and the support group Mother of an Angel […]
Epilepsy Pipeline Update Conference
The Epilepsy Therapy Project held the 2012 Epilepsy Pipeline Update Conference from February 2 through February 4 in San Francisco. I attended general public sessions on Saturday afternoon February 4, 2012. On February 3, KQED’s Michael Krasny interviewed a few of the participants, including CURE’s Susan Axelrod pictured below. The epilepsy movement is still finding […]
Take Back High Street Coalition
Since today is the national holiday honoring Dr. Marin Luther King, Jr., I searched for photos honoring the civil rights leader. I did not need to search far into my archive. Last January, Oakland, California’s High Street Coalition organized the Dr. Martin Luther King, jr. “Take Back High Street March.” [photoshelter-gallery g_id=’G0000.cgA.9bExsA’ g_name=’MLK-Take-Back-High-Street’ f_show_caption=’t’ f_show_slidenum=’t’ img_title=’iptct’ […]
Pike-Family-Anniversary
I wrote about my first visit with the Pike family on August 31, 2010. We met two weeks earlier during the second year I photographed the Mothers of an Angel Friendship Network families. Today, the Pike family gathered to remember Krista Rae Pike. Four years ago, she was murdered at 18. Since I last photographed the family, Alexandria, Krista’s sister, […]
Day of The Roses
The Rose Parade and Rose Bowl usually occur on the first day of the year. This year is an exception, because January 1, 2012 feel on a Sunday. The Rose Parade is never on a Sunday. One day, I will return to the Rose Parade with my family and photograph the event for a publication. […]
New Year Reminders for the Travioli Family
New Year’s Eve is usually hopeful and exciting. Even if the year had been difficult, a person can write off all their bad resolutions and plan for future good intentions. How would a person change their New Year’s Eve plans if New Year’s Day was not a hopeful reminder? How do parents spend their New Year’s […]
Stout Maksimowicz Wedding Day Portrait Session
NOTE: These photos were updated on 12/12/12, primarily because of site changes that a viewer can’t see. All of these were outtakes from the wedding of Courtney Stout and Nick Maksimowicz on December 10, 2012. Last weekend, I photographed the Carmel Valley, California wedding of Courtney Stout and Nick Maksimowicz. I also photographed their rehearsal and portrait […]
Impact Teen Drivers
During Martha Tessmer’s Impact Teen Drivers presentation, she often refers to the “dots left behind.” Martha is one of those people behind the dots. I followed Martha to two East Bay high schools this week and photographed her while she prepared and presented. Martha must prepare during the middle of her presentation too. She is […]
San Marin High School Boys Basketball Champions
A Season to Remember During a blurry eleven day stretch, the San Marin High School Mustangs boys basketball team played four historic games. During the second game, San Marin won its first North Coast Section basketball title. San Marin lost the fourth game to Oakland’s Bishop O’Dowd in the CIF NorCal State Tournament. Each game […]
Reflections on the JEA-NSPA National Conference
Twice a year, the Journalism Education Association and the National Student Press Association host national journalism conferences. Several thousand students, educators and professionals attend each convention. For those four days, it is easy to reflect on the conference and believe in the future of journalism. At this year’s conference, veterans and newcomers inspired the students. Vadim […]
Pigasus Horse Riding Ranch
When my wife and I drove up to the Pigasus Horse Ranch for our children’s riding lesson, I asked my wife if she had ever wanted to ride horses as a kid. I was surprised by her response. “Of course, every girl wants a pony.” [photoshelter-gallery g_id=’G00007PYgcQI5aac’ g_name=’Pigasus-Horse-Ranch’ f_show_caption=’t’ f_show_slidenum=’t’ img_title=’iptct’ pho_credit=’iptc’ f_link=’t’ f_enable_embed_btn=’t’ f_send_to_friend_btn=’t’ […]
Occupy Oakland General Strike
On November 2, 2011, Occupy Oakland held a General Strike. Occupy Oakland is one of the few hundred United States cities that are participating in the Occupy Wall Street movement that started in New York’s Zuccotti Park. Several thousand Occupy Oakland protesters marched to the Oakland Port in the afternoon and shut down the nation’s […]
National Epilepsy Awareness Month
November is National Epilepsy Awareness Month. I have had epilepsy since September 1984. In the last few years, my own awareness has increased. I have become involved with the Epilepsy Foundation of America and the Epilepsy Foundation of Northern California. Earlier this year, I met Tony Coelho when he was in San Francisco. Tony, who […]