There’s Still Oil in Alaska
I spent four days in Alaska covering the aftermath of the Exxon Valdez oil spill 21 years later for the New York Daily News. It was an adventure of an assignment and an eye opening experience. It was my first time in Alaska as well as my first time flying out of state for a [...]
CIF Southern Section Swimming Finals
I had a good time shooting high school swimming finals recently. I love the access that shooting prep sports gives me. I was able to shoot down on swimmers from one of the diving platforms at the Belmont Plaza Pool. This gave me a pretty cool vantage point, letting me clear up my backgrounds and [...]
Jenna Jameson after alleged abuse by Tito Ortiz
Sometimes, I go on assignments that make me feel dirty. I have to sit in my car next to TMZ idiots waiting to get a shot of a celebrity outside of their home after a scandal. I go home after and promptly take a shower. In this case last month, I went out to the [...]
CIF Southern CA Regional Championship basketball, 3/20/10
Mater Dei players, top, celebrate and Brea Olinda players, bottom, can’t hold back tears after Brea Olinda loss to Mater Dei, 51-46, during the 2010 CIF Southern California Regional Division III Girls Championship game at The Galen Center in Los Angeles on Saturday, March 20, 2010. I had a pretty intense day covering high school [...]
Lighting High School Basketball
Irvine’s Kirill Sergeyev, center, blocks a shot by Laguna Beach’s Tyler Kesler but is called for a foul in the second half during a boys basketball game between Irvine High School and Laguna Beach High School at Irvine High School in Irvine, Calif., on Monday, Jan. 4, 2009. Irvine won, 47-16. Photographers often ask me, [...]
2009 BCS Championship Game, Texas vs Alabama, 1/7/10
I shot the BCS Championship Game this year between Texas and Alabama for Horns Illustrated magazine. I’ve shot several bowl games in the past, but this was my first title game. So, I was excited to say the least. The day started off with a major hiccup. Mainly, it was the fact that there was [...]
2009 CIF Open Div State Bowl Game, De La Salle vs Crenshaw, 12/19/09
For the past three years, I have been shooting the CIF state bowl games at the Home Depot Center for the San Francisco Chronicle. All three years, De La Salle High School was in the big game, having lost the first two years. After two years of shooting crying football players, I finally got to [...]
2009 CIF Pac-5 Div semifinals, Edison vs Lakewood, 12/5/09
From the beginning of football season, I was shooting a high school football game every Friday night. Many of these high school stadiums are so dark for night games, it makes me adjust the way I regularly shoot football. I use a Nikon D700, which produces amazing high ISO photos, with a 300mm f2.8 lens [...]
Whittier Christian vs Upland Christian volleyball, 11/24/09
(Left) Whittier Christian High School girls volleyball players celebrate after defeating Upland Christian Academy, 3-1, during a CIF State regional girls volleyball playoff match between Whittier Christian High School and Upland Christian High School at Whittier Christian in La Habra, Calif., on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. (Right) Whittier Christian High School’s Stephanie Sinohui lunges for [...]
Shadow Tennis, 11/19/09
Dana Hills High School’s Alyssa Smith serves the ball during CIF girls tennis semifinals between Dana Hills High School and Corona Del Mar High School at Laguna Niguel Racquet Club in Laguna Niguel, Calif., on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. You have to love sweet late afternoon sunlight that cuts through a tennis court like a [...]
Paddleout for Pro Surfer Gary Edgar, 11/15/09
(Clockwise) Ron Edgar, twin brother of Gary Edgar, a pro surfer from the 80s who died of lung cancer at age 45, center holding wreath, leads a paddleout memorial for his late brother in Newport Beach, Calif., on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009. Karry Edgar writes a farewell note to her late husband Gary Edgar as [...]
Anaheim vs Valley High School football, 10/17/09
Anaheim High School quarterback Phillip Marquez, left, evades the tackle by Santa Ana Valley High School’s Omar Cruz in the second half during a football game between Santa Ana Valley High School and Anaheim High School at Santa Ana Stadium’s Eddie West Field in Santa Ana, Calif., on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009. It’s not often [...]
Lindsey Lohan probation hearing, 10/16/09
Lindsay Lohan walks into Beverly Hills Superior Court for a probation hearing in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Friday, Oct. 16, 2009. Dear Lindsay Lohan: You make me rush to the courthouse after my alarm clock inexplicably doesn’t go off, no time for breakfast or a shower, thinking I’m going to barely make it on time [...]
Bike MS Bay to Bay Tour, 10/10/09
Let’s just say that I’m not the biggest fan of waking up at 5am, but getting there super early is a must for assignment like this one. Up to 2,500 bicyclists rode their bicycles on city streets from Irvine to Carlsbad to raise money for Multiple Sclerosis research. Arriving early let me get a bunch [...]
