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Why a Photography Blog? A blog normally references a weblog or written journal that is frequently updated with subjective written content of interest intended for public consumption. This photography blog is no different. It is content that is updated periodically. It is subjective. The difference is that I replace words with photographs. I take the photographs, mostly in and around Los Angeles, where I've lived since 2001. The photographs represent my reality, my interpretation of the world in which I live. Wherever there is energy or feeling, there is an opportunity for a picture, i.e., dried tannins in a wine glass, a children's slide in a park or the face of a homeless musician in a subway. A girl running down pigeons under the Eiffel Tower humanizes the Tower as protector rather than model, a boy experiencing the fountain bursts of the Salmon Street Springs in Portland, Oregon reminds me of innocence, of the simple things long forgotten. Then, there's the majestic, cliched, larger-than-life and powerfully lit Santa Monica Pier Ferris Wheel coddled by a reassuring Pacific Ocean sunset. Photographs like these reflect one momonet in time, a moment that whips by us without recognition. Photographs recapture and replay the moment. What we do with it, well, that's up to us.

Hilda Mossaferin Fashion Covers
Kid's Jumping on the Beach at Santa Monica Pier
Toluca Lake Fireworks - July 4th, 2008
Wine Glasses
Playground at Thanksgiving - Davis, California, 2007
Field off of Route 80 in Davis California - Early Morning	Davis California Playground Walking Tunnel	Davis Playground Tunnel
Davis Playground Jungle Gym	Davis Water Fountain
Davis Playground Swing	Davis Climbing Slide	Davis Playground Swing set Bubble
Davis Sliding Pole	Davis Playground	Davis Slide
	Davis Playground Kid's Sliding Pole
Marina del Rey, Labor Day 2007
Marina del Rey Pier - Labor Day 2007	Marina del Rey Pier - Docked Boats
Colorado Street Bridge, Pasadena, California I've passed by this Bridge countless times since moving to Los Angeles and each time I'm reminded of Paris. Upon closer look, the Beaux Arts arches were the draw. The Colorado Street Bridge was built in 1913 and spans 1,486 feet (453m). It connects Pasadena to the Eagle Rock neighborhood of Los Angeles.
Eiffel Tower, Paris , France Eiffel Tower, Paris, France photographed in April 1999 just months before the beginning of the new millenium. The Eiffel Tower was constructed between 1887 and 1889. It opened on May 6, 1889 as the entrance arch for the Exposition Universelle (World's Fair), a celebration marking the 100th anniversary of the French Revolution. It is constructed of iron and is located on the Champs de Mars on the Right Bank of the River Seine, It is named for its designer, Gustave Eiffel. It's interesting to note that Gustave Eiffel designed the Tower for the Barcelona World's Fair in 1888 but the Spaniards rejected it. Eiffel went on to design the armature of the Statue of Liberty. The armature was used to support the Statue.
Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica, California 2005
Japanese Gardens at the Huntington Library in San Marino, CA (Los Angeles)
Salmon Street Springs - Portland Oregon - 2006
Portland, Oregon - 2006
Cabaret Club near Old Town	Wedding Procession on Broadway	Storefront Window on Yamhill
Multnomah Falls - Portland, Oregon - 2nd tallest year-round watefall in the United States - 2006
Chicago Skyline taken from U.S. Cellular Field, Home of the Chicago White Sox - 2006
Expressions of Children
Two Brothers
California Poppy Reserve in Antelope Valley - Lancaster, CA - 2005
Bonnet Shores, Rhode Island - My Childhood Playground
Laurel Canyon Mudslide, Studio City, California - 2005
Maui, Hawaii - In the moment - 2005
Balcony - Sherman Oaks, California
Missing Johnny
Underground Musicians of the Boston Subway System (MBTA) All of the musicians were photographed playing in the underground walkways of the Boston Subway System (MBTA). Each has a unique story. I first thought to photograph them because I am interested in people and their stories. I mostly thought they were all homeless, on drugs, wayward and trying to make enough money to survive the day. With the exception of Doug, pictured first, each had a forward-looking story: each was responsible, opportunistic, intelligent, approachable and accommodating. Doug seemed to arrive each day bundled up with protection against the biting New England Winter, always with a different guitar in hand. Judging from the glassy indifference in his eyes, Doug seemed high most days. He lived in a homeless shelter, got beat up from time to time, his guitar stolen in the melees. I remember thinking that he probably traded his guitar du jour for any available substance that would preserve his body and allow him hope that tomorrow would be a better day. When the next day arrived, so did Doug most of the time with a different guitar hanging from his shoulder. He was sociable, even more so with the women that traversed the walkway en route to their connecting trains. Doug was good-looking, sported a pointed goatee, smooth skin and a smile. His glimmer was a knowing one. Most of the people with whom he spoke replied in kind. Doug didn't have a career plan. Playing under ground in was his way of staying out of the cold and surviving another day.
Robert sports long dirty blonde straight hair and plays in the underground because his apartment mates and neightbors complain that his music is too loud. Where Doug played non-electric guitars, mostly acoustic guitars, Robert played the electric guitar. Not as sociable as Doug, Robert was still pleasant and relished the time he spent, uninterrupted, jamming out blues chords. He would talk as he played focused on our conversation whereas Doug would be looking for the next beautiful woman to enter his view. Robert's focus though was undoubtedly practicing the songs he wrote himself and the songs he needed to learn before band practice that week. Like Doug, Robert accepted donations but, unlike Doug, he was not homeless. He had another job, went to school and paid his own apartment rental fees each month.
Musicians on rue Mouffetard, Paris 2001 The French word mouffetard translates to skunk in English. Why is a street in the romantic city of Paris named after a foul smelling animal? rue Mouffetard is similar to Haymarket in downtown Boston. The food markets all sell their goods outside in the open air: produce, meats, skinned animals, chicken, cheese, and so on. Today, all trash debris left on the street from the day is cleaned and hosed down. However, years ago, such sanitary measures were not taken. Food remains were not washed away and the debris was left to rot in the open air.
Holiday Children's Benefit - Key Club on Sunset - Hollywood, California - December 2005
Verdine White - Earth, Wind & Fire	TK Carter - Actor, Comedian	Tommy Davidson - Actor, Comedian
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