From an Oakland Gala
I had the wonderful opportunity to photograph Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf’s Inaugural Gala to benefit the Oakland Promise and Keep Oakland Housed on Friday, January 11, 2019 at the Fox Theater. Here is the photo gallery; it might be best viewed in slideshow format. I have been photographing Mayor Schaaf since she ran for Oakland […]
Four Seasons of Epilepsy Awareness
Winter, spring, summer or fall… but mostly fall. The 2017 Epilepsy Foundation of Northern California’s annual Candlelight Gala was last weekend. This year, EFNC held the event at the Four Seasons in San Francisco. I have had epilepsy for more than thirty years. I have been photographing epilepsy events for almost ten years. Those of us […]
A Suicide Memorial Day
Sometimes I participate in magical thinking, even when I participate in fundraisers. On Saturday May 21, 2016, I participated in the Out of the Darkness Overnight Walk organized by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Originally, I had also planned to participate in the Stroll for Epilepsy earlier on May 21st. When the dates for both events […]
Defining Epilepsy and Creativity
This post is part of the Epilepsy Blog Relay™ which will run from November 1 through November 30. Follow along and add comments to posts that inspire you. (View my photos from the recent EFNC Gala if you wish too.) Last weekend when I was photographing the 2015 Epilepsy Foundation of Northern California Gala at the […]
Practicing Diversity in Abandoned Buildings
On Saturday November 7, 2015, I photographed Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf’s 50th Birthday Gala at the Old West Oakland Train Station. Mayor Schaaf celebrated her birthday by having a fundraiser for the East Bay College Fund. The 50th Oakland mayor raised money for 50 scholarships. See my slideshow of the 113 year old building and the […]
2015 Girls Inc Taste Event
Last weekend I photographed the 2015 Girls Inc of Alameda County Taste Event. You can view my final photo gallery of 161 photos and you can scroll through this post and preview several of the images from the event in downtown Oakland. I photographed the 2014 Taste fundraiser last year too. It was also at the Rotunda. […]
A Birthday Epilepsy Stroll (with my favorite aliens and the NSA)
Writing is linear. Living with epilepsy is not. So this blog post has started to resemble my life. I am trying to translate it for “you normals.” First: I had an amazing birthday on Saturday. My two children spent the day with me. They woke up early and followed the schedule that they had created. We […]
Sharon’s Ride for Epilepsy San Diego
Depending on when you met me in the epilepsy community, you may know me as a poised advocate who always seems to have his camera or you might know me as a nervous neurological wreck. When I first visited the Epilepsy Foundation of San Diego County last February, I was the awkward version of myself. This […]
National Walk for Epilepsy VIP Reception
On Friday March 30, the Epilepsy Foundation of America held the 2012 National Walk for Epilepsy VIP Reception. Eisai sponsored the event. It was held at the National Museum of Women in the Arts the evening before the National Walk for Epilepsy. I embedded a 39 picture photo gallery below the initial photos. At the event, EFA honored Howard […]