Well something that has been in the works for a few days is now official, I am going to Haiti in about 3 weeks. I’ve been experiencing such a wide range of emotions from excited to scared sh*tless but mostly I am thrilled to have the opportunity to go and do whatever I can to help the people of Haiti recover from the devastation all around them.
So here’s the deal. I was invited to go with a group of doctors sponsored by New Reality International, an organization that helps provide free medical treatment to the most poverty stricken nations in the world. My job will be to photographically document the work they are doing in order to help raise money to make further trips to Haiti possible. I also plan to work in the makeshift clinic in whatever non-medical capacities that I can.
I’ll be flying to Miami on February 26th and will depart to Haiti on the 27th and stay there for a week. I am financing the trip out of my own pocket as are all of the volunteers to make sure that donations received by NRI go directly to provide medical supplies for those in need. So for any of you who might like to help me make this trip possible, I’ve set up a donation page through my paypal account. Just click on the “Donate” button in the side bar on the left side of the screen. Any amount is greatly appreciated and I will of course be sharing the images I shoot here on the blog when I return. Thank you so much!
Tags: Haiti relief, New Reality International, NRI
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I have so much photography to blog from the past couple of months, I didn’t even know where to begin. So I figured my session with Charlie & Sam, some of the most fun and handsome boys in all of Los Angeles would be a great place to start. Now besides these guys being great to hang out with for an afternoon, their house is just eye-candy for a mid-century modern lover like I am. That coupled with the fact that the boys wore simple clothing along with their cute buzzed haircuts made the images look like they could be straight out of the 1950’s. Like I always say, classic never goes out of style. Here is the album layout that they ordered from the session which I just can’t wait to get my hands on.
On a side note, Charlie & Sam’s mom Beth is a fantastically talented designer with the most amazing line of artistic, eco-friendly handbags. Check them out at www.bethcolt.com.
Photographers: This album was designed using Photojunction.
Tags: beth colt handbags, portrait album, studio city portrait photorapher
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Most of you have probably never heard of this before but there is a very special group of people in Los Angeles who call themselves the “Guerrilla Gardeners”. They take the time to go out and with our permission, beautify and greenify the city one little patch at a time. Think freeway exit ramps, highway medians and last night, a hill above an Arco gas station near Glendale. It’s not exactly legal but it seems that the authorities look the other way. Can you imagine being arrested or ticketed for planting flowers?!
Anyway, Gary’s friend Angela guerrilla gardens two or three nights a week and invited us to come along last night. What a cool experience it is! I didn’t actually plant anything myself because I was too busy shooting the process. So here are just a few.
Tags: guerrilla gardeners
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