When my friend Sarah said she bought a Digital SLR and that she wanted me to teach her a few things, I got pretty excited. I love sharing the art of photography with anyone willing to learn. This is probably one of the main reasons I’m the photo editor of the Santa Monica College newspaper, [...]
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Saving the Earth, One Light Switch at a Time.
Posted in Event Photography, Journalism, Photography, tagged California, candlelight, climate change, Earth Hour, Georgian Hotel, Global Warming, Journalism, Ocean Blvd., Photography, Santa Monica, Santa Monica Corsair, Save the Planet on March 30, 2009 | 1 Comment »
When the lights go out, most people panic and run for the nearest flashlight. But not tonight. Not during Earth Hour.
At 8:30-9:30PM on August 28th, 2009 Earth Hour begins. A worldwide movement that started in Sydney, Australia in 2007 when 2.2 million houses and businesses switched off their lights for 1 hour. This darkness symbolize [...]
Kollaboration hits it big with #9!!
Posted in Event Photography, Journalism, Personal Work, Photography, music, tagged Afterparty, America's Best Dance Crew, Boo Boo Stewart, California, Dancers, Dancing, Event, Fanny Pak, Heroes, Hite Beer, James Kyson Lee, Jane Lui, Jinro Soju, Joy Koy, Kaba Modern, Kollaboration, Lanny Joon, Lilybeth Evardome, Los Angeles, Paul Dateh, Photography, PK, Red Carpet, show, Shrine Auditorium, Team Millennia, The Shrine on March 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
When I photographed the non-profit organization event Kollaboration Acoustic 2 last year, I couldn’t wait for the next show to begin. Finally, after a huge organizational effort on the Kollaboration staff and with tons of big name celebrities signed up to attend, the day had arrived. I packed up my photography equipment and headed up [...]
Where’s Smokey the Bear when you need him!
Posted in Journalism, Photography, tagged arson, ash, brea, brea canyon fires, California, corona, fires, forrest fires, inferno, JACC, Los Angeles, red sun, smoke, sylmar on November 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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“Only you can prevent forest fires,” says the famous cartoon icon Smokey the Bear. Well he must have skipped coming to California as fires rage around the Los Angeles area in Sylmar, Brea Canyon, Corona, and a few other cities. As I attended my Journalism Conference, smoke filled the [...]
Not Your Grandmother’s Roller Derby!
Posted in Journalism, Personal Work, Photography, Portraits, tagged competition, Derby Dolls, DIY, Doll Factory, Kubo, Los Angeles, Paris Killton, Photography, Portraits, project, punk, quads, Roller Derby, skates, skating, sport, Sulfuric Astrid, tattoos on November 14, 2008 | 2 Comments »
For my a portrait project, I decided to photography the great sport of Roller Derby, as Los Angeles is filled with options and even a custom made track. The Los Angeles Derby Dolls play at the Doll Factory near downtown where sold out crowds cheer, scream, and even dance to the live bands during halftime. [...]
Lightning in LA? Who would have thought?
Posted in Journalism, Photography, tagged ABC, bolt, LA, lightning, Long Exposure, Los Angeles, Manhattan Beach, news, Night, Night Photography, Photo, Redondo Beach, South Bay, storm, strike, thunder, weather on August 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
As Thursday night came to an end, I was annoyed at the lights outside my window, thinking, why the heck is my neighbor shining a flashlight at my house? Soon after, noises and rumbles made me ask, why is the neighborhood cat outside jumping around making all that noise? Then more noise, more flashes, and [...]
Kollaboration, with a capital K.
Posted in Contests, Event Photography, Journalism, Photography, music, tagged acoustic, Ali Wong, American, Asian, Benny Mao, bone marrow donor, Chinese, community, contest, Darren Carter, Entertainment, Ford Amphitheater, Jane Lui, Japanese, Jason Arimoto, Jennifer Chung, Ken Oak Band, Kollaboration, Korean, Lady Danville, Million Dollar Babies, music, Paul Dateh, Paul Kim, PK, Project Michelle, Richey Lam, Sam Kang, Shinobies, show, Teddy Zee, Tier2 on August 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Comics, Collectibles, and Nerds, Oh My!!
Posted in Journalism, Photography, Random, Travel, tagged California, san diego, Comic con, comics, movies, film, tv, batman, superheros, convention, gas lamp district, celebrities, Robert Culp, Walter Koenig, Lou Ferrigno, Hulk, Star Wars, Star Trek, Nerds, Geeks, Exclusive, toys, collectibles, fans, fanatics, Iron Man, Yoda, jabba, bruttino, fraggle rock on July 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
For years, I’ve wanted to join the ranks of the Storm Troopers, Superheroes, and Movie fanatics and participate in the chaos that is COMIC-CON! With some time on my hands, I finally got tickets, booked my hotel and headed down to beautiful San Diego.
Comic-Con International is a multigenre convention which takes place annually in San [...]
Photo Essay: Heels on Wheels
Posted in Journalism, Photo Story, tagged newspaper, news, SMC, college, Corsair, print, wheels, Roller, Derby, Angel City Derby Girls, Derby Dolls, WFTDA, skating, DIY, Journalism on May 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Currently I’m enrolled in a photojournalism class and am enjoying it greatly. The assignments keep me shooting and I’m learning a lot. Recently, I’ve been working on a photo story about Roller Derby in LA and the editor of the Santa Monica College paper, The Corsair, decided to publish it! It went [...]
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