shutter to think

bella belen!

some outtakes of my shoot with belen.....

Afghan New Year celebration pt. 1

Last Saturday was the Afghan (and Iranian) New Year. I attend an Afghan-American concert and fashion show as I continue to document the community. Here are a few images from the night -

foggy morning

January, 2009. Lake Hennessey, Ca

new project...

I've started a new project that i hope will begin to have some coherency in my wonder or wander...Little Kabul is the largest Afghan population in the U.S There are so many stories in this community, but I thought that if I began with food, I could then better understand culture. Well, its a little slow going as access to any family dynamic or cooking has only begun at the grocery store and a dance hall. But in time, i hope i will gain further contacts.

Lianne in Gourmet.com

http://www.gourmet.com/winespiritsbeer/2009/03/real-mojitos

I received a surprising call from photo editor Ryan Schick at Conde Nast's Gourmet for a web photo. As a reader of Gourmet magazine and a fan of their photography, I was quite excited to see one of my images make it to a food publication!

lifestyle pictures & portraits

Here is Sean wearing a great hat, and being a goofy kid. He was so fun to photograph.

A couple more of Ms Christine & Mr Sanne....

surprise surprise!

I finally processed a roll i've had since last year! here are two pictures from a holga that made it through. dunno what happened to the rest but will take a look at the neg.