Vegas, at the Bellagio
I’ve been in Vegas for the last few days for WPPI and last night I took a walk around town.
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Rancho del Diablo Dormido
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Prague tourists
Prague locals
Prague tourists/Prague locals – 1999
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Guatemala
This was taken on one of two trips that I’ve made to Guatemala for Partners of the Americas. This picture was taken in 2004. I just scanned this negative for a friend that is interested in purchasing a print, and thought I’d post it, too. I didn’t have a blog back in 2004, so this picture hasn’t been seen, much. Enjoy!
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I sure enjoyed having an afternoon last week to just sit on the beach and watch the world go by. I need more afternoons like that.
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I’ve been spending the week in Seattle, photographing a handful of family portraits and then I’ll photograph a wedding on Saturday. (I’ll be spending all of next week in Denver, photographing more family portraits).
Downtown Seattle
The first time I came to Seattle I was 15. It was the only time I’d been to any big city, other than Salt Lake (not that big) and when I found a discarded matchbook on the sidewalk that had a picture of a naked woman on the back side, I thought, oh my, this is the big city. They don’t have matchbooks like this in Rexburg Idaho.
I was collecting matchbooks back then. They mostly came from my grandmother who did a lot of traveling and brought me back matchbooks any time she went on a trip. When I was 15, around the time I went to Seattle with my family, the entire bottom drawer of my dresser was filled with matchbooks from all over the world. My t-shirts had to share a drawer with my underwear because there was no longer room for them in the bottom drawer.
The second time I came to Seattle was in 1997. I came with my friend Doug Scofield. Our purpose: Bumbershoot. We stayed with his friend Tamara and we saw bands we loved (Wilco, Cake, David Byrne, Soul Coughing, Robyn Hitchcock) and listened to lots of bands that, at the time, I’d never heard of (Sleater-Kinney, Sky Cries Mary, Critters Buggin, Galactic).
I’ve been to Seattle a handful of times since then, including a couple more times to Bumbershoot and a trip to my brother’s graduation from medical school at the University of Washington.
There’s something about this town. I don’t know what it is, but I know there are very few places I like more than this. And I know that I’ve got to come here far more often.
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Travis is one of the partners for the design and marketing firm, StudioCase, in New York City. He is a minimalist.
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Do You Remember Me?
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Amy at the Flea Market, NYC
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Don’t wait up. I’m headed to Vegas. Every year, there is a trade show and convention for wedding and portrait photographers. It’s called WPPI. I love being there and meeting other photographers doing great work and meeting with vendors that can help us make our business better and increase our service to our clients. This year, the keynote speaker is Gregory Heisler. This year, WPPI is legit.
Suitcases are packed. I just need to put them in the car, right after I make this post. Then, I’m hitting the road.
Update on the 30 Strangers. If you haven’t already put your name on the list, you have until midnight tonight. Tomorrow morning we’ll randomly select the participants and send an email to confirm the date we’d like to photograph you. Thanks to everyone that expressed an interest.
And now, Vegas, baby.
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It’s disturbing to see the news from Haiti. I think, how can another bad thing happen to Haiti. Although poverty-stricken, it’s a vibrant county with a rich and lively culture. I’ve been to Haiti twice and have loved my time spent there and fallen in love with the people I’ve met.
And now, an earthquake. It has decimated the most populated area of the island. There are a number of worthy organizations that have stepped up to help our Haitian neighbors and I’d like to mention one such group and encourage you to take some action: Partners of the Americas. From their website: Partners’ mission is to work together as citizen volunteers from Latin America, the Caribbean, and the United States to improve the lives of people across the hemisphere. I’ve taken a number of trips for Partners to document the good work they are doing to fulfill their mission. It’s not hyperbolic to say they change lives.
Care to do something for the people of Haiti? You can donate here (specify Haiti Earthquake Relief Fund). Those people need help.
Here are some of the photographs I took on my trip to Haiti in July, 2009
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Back in the summer of 1998, I drove across the country, starting in New York City and arriving in Salt Lake. This photograph was taken on that trip, near the Texas/New Mexico border. My friend Brooke was moving from NYC to LA and asked me to come along for the ride.
Today it’s raining in Provo (I heard there’s snow in the mountains) and outside it looks a little bit like it does in this picture from 11 years ago.
Goodbye, summer. I’m going to miss you.
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Here are a few more images from Haiti, taken in July 2009
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On the first night I arrived in Haiti, after I had settled in at the Hotel Christophe, I asked Benito if he’d show me around the city. We drove to the top of a hill, allowing a grand view of the city. That was nice, sure, and good to see the lay of the land, but as I was walking around I noticed some stairs that led to a basketball court just below us. What was going on down below was much more interesting to me that a bunch of buildings.
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Photograph of the Northern coast of Haiti, Cap Haitien.
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Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti
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Believe it or not, this photograh is in color, not in black and white. You can see a slight amount of color on the top left side. I think that pink color cast is coming from the shower curtain. I took this picture while asking the question, “What would Amanda James do in this situation?”
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No, not the best photograph I’ve ever taken, but something about this pictures amuses me.
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I’ll be out of town for a week and won’t have my computer with me. But I’ll have my phone and will check my messages in the evening if you would still like to get a hold of me.
xoxoxo
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To any photographers that may read my blog, I’m wondering if you are going to Photo Expo this year. If so, let me know and let’s meet up.
What is Photo Expo? Here it is from their website:
PDN PhotoPlus continues to be on the cutting edge of what’s happening in photography and imaging. Since 1983 we’ve put on the leading show in the industry – attracting all the exhibitors you want to see, and the industry names you want to network with!
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