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Category: Portrait
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Dominique’s Story
Here’s a recent portrait I did for the American Association of Orthopedic Surgeons of a very courageous woman with an incredible story.
Here’s an excerpt:One evening in San Diego, February 2011, a throng of guests walked out of a nightclub and into the balmy night. The next moment, screaming and carnage – as a taxi inexplicably veered off the street and onto the sidewalk, raking through the disbelieving crowd.
One young mother – Dominique Gambale – sustained the most serious injury. This is her story, and how an orthopaedic surgeon who had served in Iraq called on his wartime experience to make sure Dominique’s leg would get another chance.
You can read the rest of Dominique’s story in her own words here:
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The Working Portrait – San Diego International Airport
Waiting for the plane to arrive and pull into the gate for our shot we decided to do some individual portraits of the workers that had gathered. Here are the faces of some of the folks that you may or may not see that make your travels easier and run smoothly.
Baggage Handler
Airport Traffic Officer
TSA
Airport Maintenance
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The Women of Azucar
I’ve been in many kitchens over the years. Big ones, small places, 5 star establishments and greasy spoon joints. First as a server and now as a photographer. For me, there’s nothing like the energy of a kitchen abuzz with activity. There’s something magical about a team with a common goal. Working together to produce something that we all crave, yet many of us take for granted. Food and eating. I’ve posted previously about Azucar. I focused on the process and the ingredients they use to produce these wonderful desserts. But there is a special core of people, women actually, that bring these sweets to life. Azucar is a small kitchen, to say the least. It also has the greatest vibe I’ve been around in quite some time. And it is because of the women that work there. The energy would be totally different if there was a male in the mix. We tend to alter the balance of things. The 3 women that work in these tight quarters are Elodie, Jolene, and owner / chef Vivian. They love what they do and that feeling radiates from the kitchen. Not only in their laughter and banter but in the incredible confections they create.
Below are a couple of portraits of the women of Azucar…Elodie
Jolene – who has since moved on to open here own place. I can’t wait to see what see has in store for us…!
Vivian – Owner | Chef
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The Point Loma Pointers Cooperstown Dream Team
AJ
Favorite Baseball Team – San Diego Padres
Favorite Baseball Player – Josh Hamilton
Favorite Position – 2nd / 3rd Base
Favorite activity outside Baseball – Playing outside
Best Cooperstown Trip Memory – “Going to the big house, walking around Cooperstown and the games!”Mitch
Favorite Baseball Team – San Diego Padres
Favorite Baseball Player – David Wells
Favorite Position – Shortstop & 2nd Base
Favorite activity outside Baseball – Swimming with his buddies at San Diego Bay
Best Cooperstown Trip Memory – “the hurricane (Irene) and swimming in the backyard of the parents cabin”Townsend
Favorite Baseball Team – Boston Red Sox
Favorite Baseball Player – Adrian Gonzalez
Favorite Position – Shortstop
Favorite activity outside Baseball – Soccer
Best Cooperstown Trip Memory – “Watching the Home Run Derby with my team”Frank
Favorite Baseball Team – Colorado Rockies
Favorite Baseball Player – Robinson Cano
Favorite Position – Center Field
Favorite activity outside Baseball – Ping Pong
Best Cooperstown Trip Memory – “hitting a home run”Joe
Favorite Baseball Team – San Diego Longhorns
Favorite Baseball Player – Albert Pujols
Favorite Position – Pitcher
Favorite activity outside Baseball – Snowboarding
Best Cooperstown Trip Memory – “the Slumber Parties”Seth
Favorite Baseball Team – Tampa Bay Rays
Favorite Baseball Player – Adrian Gonzales
Favorite Position – Pitcher
Favorite activity outside Baseball – Basketball
Best Cooperstown Trip Memory – “Hitting 2 home runs”Mitchell
Favorite Baseball Team – Boston Red Sox
Favorite Baseball Player – Ozzie “The Wizard” Smith
Favorite Position – Shortstop
Favorite activity outside Baseball – Basketball
Best Cooperstown Trip Memory – “hitting a home run”Dan
Favorite Baseball Team – Washington Nationals
Favorite Baseball Player – Joe Mauer
Favorite Position – Pitcher
Favorite activity outside Baseball – Air Soft
Best Cooperstown Trip Memory – “Hanging out in the Dorms”David
Favorite Baseball Team – Atlanta Braves
Favorite Baseball Player – Craig Kimbrel
Favorite Position – Pitcher
Favorite activity outside Baseball – Basketball
Best Cooperstown Trip Memory – “getting $10 for hitting the ball to the opposite field from Coach Don”Brady
Favorite Baseball Team – San Diego Padres
Favorite Baseball Player – Mat Latos
Favorite Position – Pitcher / 3rd Base
Favorite activity outside Baseball – Watching Baseball on TV
Best Cooperstown Trip Memory – “When I hit both my Home Runs”Evan
Favorite Baseball Team – San Diego Padres
Favorite Baseball Player – Adrian Gonzalez
Favorite Position – First Base
Favorite activity outside Baseball – XBox
Best Cooperstown Trip Memory – “at night in the barracks” -
2011 Bad News Bears
I can’t believe it’s over already…It seems like just a couple of days ago we met on the field and introduced ourselves all around. Some of the boys knew each other and some had never met. Some had even played together on various teams already. This year they would come together as the Bad News Bears. They gelled as a team immediately. They had fun and played hard. I agreed over a year ago to take a team. I wanted my son’s last season of Little League Baseball to be a good one. It’s a magical time in a boy’s life. It was for me and I wanted the same for my oldest son. Somewhere between fantasy and reality, where you can still live the dream…
I present here the 2011 Point Loma Little League Brigantine Bad News Bears!Frank
Cole
Brendan
Mitchell
Evan
Micheal
Issiah
JD
Nick the Stick
Shane
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Summer in Chicago – Public Art
I hadn’t been back to Chicago since Millenium Park had been developed. What a treat! What I love about Chicago…One of the many things I love about Chicago is the public art. From the new works in Millenium Park, to the awesome Giant Eyeball on the Loop, to the oft imitated (and long gone) Cows on Parade, I love it all! Chicago does public art like few other cities, especially in N. America. The above image is one of my favorites from our tour of some of Chicago’s best current public art. It is The Crown Fountain by artist Jaume Plensa. While I love my image and think it stands on it’s own it does not do justice to this amazing interactive fountain-sculpture-gargoyle…It truly has to be seen, and experienced. It is what public art should be: beautifully crafted, great to look at and interactive. You want to be drawn in and The Crown Fountain (along with the Giant Eyeball) certainly did.
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Recent Projects – CA Bank & Trust
Recent project with MJE Marketing for CA Bank & Trust.