Monthly Archives: June 2011

so an update is needed on shooting film these days. its a big enough distinction from how i normally shoot to justify a post. So i got a rangefinder camera and a couple lenses. Basically were talking no electronic components besides a pretty ineffective meter. I’ve got to say, i feel like I am re-learning […]

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since im such a hardcore professional and decided to move purely to film now, i figured i gotta look cool right, i mean nothing screams “love me women” like a man with a rangefinder swung over his shoulder. not only that, but since im so hardcore and my pants are so hipster-ey tight, i need […]

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Adios

Ok i just had my portfolio exit review at the Tribune, and i guess Ill post something now, since im tender haha. Boy this internship has been crazyyy, in a good way. I counted, some 125 assignments over the course of 4 months, tens of thousands of photos, im estimating at least 40,000, so so […]

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i had an assignment covering the East Bay Refugee Forum on Oakland today. The funnest for me, lots of people to talk to, free food (!) and a fun environment. Diverse like none other…Nepalese, Congolese, Thai, Eritrean, Cambodian, Burmese, Egyptian, Chinese, Afghani, Indian, Pakistani, Mexican, Cuban and Laotian…all kickin it at a park. article and […]

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throwin in some fun assignment stories. i was supposed to shoot the Pandora office building today becuase of the big IPO they had. The assignment was an outside shot of the building, but I figured Id try my best to get some access inside. So i walk into the office unanounced and ask if I […]

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I was walking in downtown and i finally found a newsstand with my front page on it…been waiting for that for a while for some reason. anyway, my internship is soon ending, this saturday so a long awaited post will be coming.

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OIHS

I had an assignment earlier tonight that is something worth mentioning. It was a graduation ceremony for Oakland International High School. This is a pretty run down high school off of Broadway, just walking to the school i saw a few things i shouldnt have seen, rough neighborhood, but the school is really something else. […]

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