Getting ready to report
the points of the star are eight feet apart!
Lunch delivery
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Travels to the Capitol
Here are some images from my drive up to the Capitol in Austin a few weeks back.
Getting ready to report
the points of the star are eight feet apart!
Lunch delivery
Getting ready to report
the points of the star are eight feet apart!
Lunch delivery
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Donuts for Portraits
So I spent maybe five minutes of thinking about how I would complete the "portrait assignment" in my News Photography class. For what compelled me to think about donuts, I have no idea, but as soon as the idea popped in my head, I knew it would work. I could now fall asleep, knowing that tomorrow morning would be spent in Shipley's Donuts off Bandera Rd and Loop 4-10, photographing those delving donuts to working America.
Arriving to see a group of old men talking over coffee and pastries, I walked inside Shipley's and greeted the family working there. Chanthea Chem and her father Chheng Sok moved to Texas from Cambodia twenty years ago, and have been working at Shipley's out of Houston before moving to San Antonio.
Their energetic and enthusiastic attitude about the job is what made my photographs. You could tell, these people really enjoyed serving Donuts and Coffee to people, and were thankful for the opportunity to work, although it didn't seem like just a "job"for them.
After spending an hour of my morning with them, I decided to bring back a dozen for the newsroom. Chem offered that I take them without paying, but I insisted on tipping them five dollars at least.
I look forward to printing out a photo for them to post in the restaurant, and maybe splurge on some of the tastiest donuts ever, too.
Chanthea Chem and her father Chheng Sok serve pastries at Shipley's Donuts at Bandera and Loop 4-10 on Tuesday, March 3. Chem and Sok came to Texas from Cambodia twenty years ago.
Arriving to see a group of old men talking over coffee and pastries, I walked inside Shipley's and greeted the family working there. Chanthea Chem and her father Chheng Sok moved to Texas from Cambodia twenty years ago, and have been working at Shipley's out of Houston before moving to San Antonio.
Their energetic and enthusiastic attitude about the job is what made my photographs. You could tell, these people really enjoyed serving Donuts and Coffee to people, and were thankful for the opportunity to work, although it didn't seem like just a "job"for them.
After spending an hour of my morning with them, I decided to bring back a dozen for the newsroom. Chem offered that I take them without paying, but I insisted on tipping them five dollars at least.
I look forward to printing out a photo for them to post in the restaurant, and maybe splurge on some of the tastiest donuts ever, too.
Chanthea Chem and her father Chheng Sok serve pastries at Shipley's Donuts at Bandera and Loop 4-10 on Tuesday, March 3. Chem and Sok came to Texas from Cambodia twenty years ago.
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Express News Lay-offs
Mark Sobhani, photojournalist for the San Antonio-Express News
Photojournalists provide an intimate view of the unique lives and world they are surrounded by, hoping that their images instill an emotional response in viewers, a compassion for humanity or awe-inspiring recognition of witnessing history. All journalists with cameras desire that their photographs be reciprocated by the viewer and society as essential and necessary, for being the truthful eyes of the world, the watchdog providing factual and historical information. We take pictures to tell the stories of others, and by doing so, share a portion of our own experiences in life.
The San Antonio Express-News laid off 135 employees last week, seventy-five of those working journalists in the newsroom. This was a wide-spread cut, including some of my most admired photographers.
I heard about papers around the country cutting jobs, and wasn't sure if the Express-News would soon follow. I heard about the lay offs when a KSAT 12 news crew showed up at the Ranger newsroom, interviewing my co-workers about how they felt working in a "dying field." This upset me, and I, too, found myself asking why I was working tirelessly everyday, motivated by my growing yet fragile passions, to work as a professional photojournalist.
I have big dreams, dreams I have needed to think long and hard about to make them dreams, to make sure this is something I really want to do. And amidst the terrible news and the feelings I carry, like I'm up against the world who has mostly forgotten to care about newspapers, I have been forced to take my life's dreams into much greater consideration. This isn't a totally bad thing, however, as it has made me begin forming a more concrete plan of what I really want in life and what I need to do to get there.
I still want to be a photographer, preferably a photojournalist, maybe a sports shooter, but never an exclusively wedding/portrait photographer. I have passions in the medical/nutrition field, and I have gone so far as to rethinking my life's career in these terms, treating photography like a hobby. But when I think seriously about that, it doesn't feel right. I take great pride and joy in helping people, and have always felt that the best way for anyone to live is by making a positive impact on people's lives and the world around them. But I need variety and change, a way to express my creativity. I want to be able to travel and experience the world, to really experience it, like no tourist can. And I have been reassured that my images can provide a lasting impression on people's lives, in their own vision and response to the world.
I don't believe photographs in news media will ever go away, there will always be a need for news photos as visual aids to stories. It's the community's value for print media and stories that are less "big" news and more local, human issues, that has brought me back to the drawing board, to form a backup plan and decide roughly what steps I should take. I don't know what will become of the newspaper industry in ten years, and can only guess that they will further be moved online. Photographs will travel with the news, how and wherever it ends up being told.
You can read MySA.com's article on the lay offs here
Courtesy of Mystand.com
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Life on the Via Bus
Riding the Via bus is like taking a forty-five minute glance into all the unique lives in San Antonio. When I began riding the Via, I remember looking up every time at those who stepped on, almost instinctively, and unconsciously examining the people as they dropped their fare of coins into the machine. Never looking on with judgment, but rather a thoughtless reflex to satisfy my eyes' curiosity, I am given a brief view of these people and their lives, their journey intersecting with mine and humanity embracing us.
I may glance up briefly nowadays, as my eyes have become more familiar with the culturally diverse world around me. Some things haven't changed, though, as when I allow my mind to escape from whatever homework I may be laboring on and enter into the minds of my fellow travelers, to imagine how and where they have lived, and where they are going.
I can only wonder about the homeless man who has managed enough money for a ride, sleeping across three seats on his way to nowhere (sometimes they just hop on, blabbing and making a fus with their belongings to force the driver to continue on, and hopping off a few streets down without ever paying). Or the by-sexual lovers who ride at night, on my rides home from a late assignment, making out across from the old woman whose scowl only fuels their ambitions. Then there's the new families, the young husbands and wives who fight while their children scream for what always seems the longest of bus rides. The business people, the nurses in the scrubs, the lawyers in business suits, the construction workers dragging dirt from their shoes.
And there's me, carrying my skateboard, wallet, and morning smoothies as I enter on the bus, balancing the textbook my neck is hurting over, scribbling on my worksheets as the bus bounces along the streets. I love riding the Via bus for the extra time I have to do homework, especially to day-dream about the people who ride as a collective sample from the world moving on the outside. Today's ride home was a typical five o' clock rush hour on the bus, people packing in like sardines as we drudge along in traffic. I always have to stand for about thirty minutes on these rides, forcing my homework to remain in the over-sized backpack I log around, and allowing me to observe the interactions among those riding, the gossiping or sleeping or those staring off outside.
There were two lovers who got on today, clinging to each other the whole way, until they finally got off as I watched a cloud of dust blow into them (and I laughed out loud). I have always felt compelled to take pictures of these unique people on the bus, why I havn't until recently, I can only say that my eyes have widened to see them as an important aspect in my own life, as subjects whose lives of this time in San Antonio have influenced me to think about my own place in the world. Like the great photojournalist Robert Adams once said,
"At our best and most fortunate we make pictures because of what stands before our camera, to honor what is greater and more interesting than we are. We never accomplish this perfectly, though in return we are given something perfect--a sense of inclusion. Our subject thus redefines us, and is part of the biography by which we want to be known."
I may glance up briefly nowadays, as my eyes have become more familiar with the culturally diverse world around me. Some things haven't changed, though, as when I allow my mind to escape from whatever homework I may be laboring on and enter into the minds of my fellow travelers, to imagine how and where they have lived, and where they are going.
I can only wonder about the homeless man who has managed enough money for a ride, sleeping across three seats on his way to nowhere (sometimes they just hop on, blabbing and making a fus with their belongings to force the driver to continue on, and hopping off a few streets down without ever paying). Or the by-sexual lovers who ride at night, on my rides home from a late assignment, making out across from the old woman whose scowl only fuels their ambitions. Then there's the new families, the young husbands and wives who fight while their children scream for what always seems the longest of bus rides. The business people, the nurses in the scrubs, the lawyers in business suits, the construction workers dragging dirt from their shoes.
And there's me, carrying my skateboard, wallet, and morning smoothies as I enter on the bus, balancing the textbook my neck is hurting over, scribbling on my worksheets as the bus bounces along the streets. I love riding the Via bus for the extra time I have to do homework, especially to day-dream about the people who ride as a collective sample from the world moving on the outside. Today's ride home was a typical five o' clock rush hour on the bus, people packing in like sardines as we drudge along in traffic. I always have to stand for about thirty minutes on these rides, forcing my homework to remain in the over-sized backpack I log around, and allowing me to observe the interactions among those riding, the gossiping or sleeping or those staring off outside.
There were two lovers who got on today, clinging to each other the whole way, until they finally got off as I watched a cloud of dust blow into them (and I laughed out loud). I have always felt compelled to take pictures of these unique people on the bus, why I havn't until recently, I can only say that my eyes have widened to see them as an important aspect in my own life, as subjects whose lives of this time in San Antonio have influenced me to think about my own place in the world. Like the great photojournalist Robert Adams once said,
"At our best and most fortunate we make pictures because of what stands before our camera, to honor what is greater and more interesting than we are. We never accomplish this perfectly, though in return we are given something perfect--a sense of inclusion. Our subject thus redefines us, and is part of the biography by which we want to be known."
Monique Mireles laughs with her boyfriend Luis Contreras as they ride on the Via bus together on Thursday, Feb 26.
Sunday, February 22, 2009
girl scout cookies are here!
Yes! They finally came, and we didn't get just one box...
Girl scout cookies are too good to resist, and my Mom couldn't resist buying a whole box full of almost every kind. And since I've been in the mood of preserving family tradition, a few shots of the cookies never hurts! These little beauties of sugary goodness represent just another American past-time of eating what tastes good (in moderation? probably not...) I'll just think on the brighter side and let these cookies NOT represent the new American tradition of diabetes.
Girl scout cookies are too good to resist, and my Mom couldn't resist buying a whole box full of almost every kind. And since I've been in the mood of preserving family tradition, a few shots of the cookies never hurts! These little beauties of sugary goodness represent just another American past-time of eating what tastes good (in moderation? probably not...) I'll just think on the brighter side and let these cookies NOT represent the new American tradition of diabetes.
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Juice 4 Life!
The new $300 MASTER juicer
Red cabbage, beet tops, cilantro, parsley, celery, and carrots
UNDEFEATED
The mens basketball team remains undefeated and will head to Arlington for a tournament this coming Thursday. I am hoping to join them on this three day excursion and earn some valuable experience shooting on the go. These pics are from their last wins against Northwest Vista College
The women have been losing...alot...
The women have been losing...alot...
Friday, February 20, 2009
First Photo Story
My first photo story was published this week! It was hard work but well worth it, although I wish the Ranger would have published all my photos...Oh well. The only bad luck I had was that one of my cards was corrupted and I lost half my photos! This is why you should spend the extra dollars for quality.
http://media.www.theranger.org/media/storage/paper1010/news/2009/02/20/Premiere/Pac-Students.Lasso.Rodeo.Internships-3638512.shtml
"PAC students lasso rodeo internships"
Eight student interns from Palo Alto's agriculture and horticulture program will each receive a $1,000 scholarship for helping to run the 60th annual Stock Show and Rodeo at the AT&T Center and Freeman Coliseum.
Working 11 days from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., horticulture and landscape design freshman Anna Vogler and agriculture freshman Brittany Barnes check in horse trailers as they come in from around the country and Canada, identifying the horses using their health certificates, issuing vehicle permits, assigning stalls, and helping owners in any way they can.
"It took me three nights to adjust," said Vogler about the work schedule. "The first two nights were really hard and your brain goes into a fog."
The girls sleep from 7 a.m.-4 p.m., doing their homework while waiting for trailers. "Our teachers know what we are doing out here," said Vogler. Barnes and Vogler said they have not had any conflicts with their school work.
All scholarship money is provided by the San Antonio Livestock Exposition Scholarship Committee, which awarded $8.5 million in scholarships, grants and premiums to interns and student competition winners last year, with a total of $87 million awarded since 1989.
Tony Magaro, chairman of the Scholarship Committee, said the committee's mission is to help encourage and support young students in their interest and pursuit of agriculture careers in college.
All eight of the interns plan on using the scholarship money to earn an associate or bachelor's degree.
Barnes and Vogler said the money hasn't been a major motivation for their work. "I just wanted to help my professor," said Vogler, referring to agriculture Instructor Weldon Riggs, who has arranged the scholarship opportunity for Palo Alto's students since 2000.
"He's helped us out with a lot of stuff along the way," Barnes said.
"It's been a great experience," said Vogler, "just meeting the competitors and seeing the horses."
Vogler and Barnes handed off their schedule to the second duo of interns Feb. 13, training agriculture sophomores Brooke Keller and Atascosa native Karleen Lazalde for their 10-day routine until the rodeo's end Sunday.
"It's hard work, but I'm used to it," said Lazalde, who cares for horses at her family's ranch in Atascosa. "I'm excited."
While young women are checking in horses, the guys can be found emptying trash cans, scrubbing restrooms and spraying horse stalls.
Wildlife management sophomores Jason Brister and Fabien Sanchez helped train agriculture science sophomore Bryan Tejeda and horticulture science freshman Ricardo Lupiean who work the last 10 days of the rodeo.
"It's fun, and the experience is good for you," said Tejeda on his first night, "especially with people you've never met, it teaches you to juggle a bit."
The boys are trained by K.D. Ranch out of Stockdale, the company responsible for cleaning all of the rodeo grounds.
Beginning about 10 p.m., the guys will sometimes clean until 6 a.m., "depending on the amount of stalls we have to clean," Brister said. "One night we had over 200."
All eight of the interns have treated the experience as one they won't soon forget.
"It will probably take me three days to reverse the cycle once this is over," Vogler said.
"I'll sit up in bed and say, 'trailer!' and think, 'Oh wait, I'm at home.'"
Horticulture and landscape design freshman Anna Vogler (from left) and agriculture freshman Brittany Barnes work on homework while waiting for trailers at the rodeo's horse registration office on Tuesday, Feb. 10. Vogler says her family has been very supportive, with her 14 year-old daughter and 12 year-old son helping to do chores.
Wildlife management sophomore Jason Brister opens a trash bag in the wind while cleaning the rodeo grounds at midnight on Tuesday, Feb. 10. Brister will use his scholarship towards transfering to A&M Kingsville and earning his Bachelors in wildlife management.
Agriculture freshman Brittany Barnes (from left) and agriculture sophomores Karleen Lazalde and Brooke Keller chat with Micky Gee of Wichita Falls, Texas, while horticulture and landscape design freshman Anna Vogler has Kyle Hughes from Colorado sign forms for Quarter horses Lycos and Fifth Wheel outside their trailer on Friday, Feb. 13. Hughes and Gee came to the rodeo for their first time to participate in the Texas Steer Wrestling Contest that next day.
Agriculture science sophomore Bryan Tejeda mops the bathroom stall floor at the rodeo on Friday night, Feb. 13. Tejeda had to ring the mop out with his bare hands. "These bathrooms are impossible to clean," he said on his first night of training.
Horticulture science freshman Ricardo Lupiean picks up trash under the bleachers at the rodeo's horse barn #2 on Friday, Feb. 13. "What did I get myself into," jokes Lupien after his second round of bleachers. The back-breaking work will earn him $1000 towards his next semester at Palo Alto and earning his certification in horticulture science.
http://media.www.theranger.org/media/storage/paper1010/news/2009/02/20/Premiere/Pac-Students.Lasso.Rodeo.Internships-3638512.shtml
"PAC students lasso rodeo internships"
Eight student interns from Palo Alto's agriculture and horticulture program will each receive a $1,000 scholarship for helping to run the 60th annual Stock Show and Rodeo at the AT&T Center and Freeman Coliseum.
Working 11 days from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., horticulture and landscape design freshman Anna Vogler and agriculture freshman Brittany Barnes check in horse trailers as they come in from around the country and Canada, identifying the horses using their health certificates, issuing vehicle permits, assigning stalls, and helping owners in any way they can.
"It took me three nights to adjust," said Vogler about the work schedule. "The first two nights were really hard and your brain goes into a fog."
The girls sleep from 7 a.m.-4 p.m., doing their homework while waiting for trailers. "Our teachers know what we are doing out here," said Vogler. Barnes and Vogler said they have not had any conflicts with their school work.
All scholarship money is provided by the San Antonio Livestock Exposition Scholarship Committee, which awarded $8.5 million in scholarships, grants and premiums to interns and student competition winners last year, with a total of $87 million awarded since 1989.
Tony Magaro, chairman of the Scholarship Committee, said the committee's mission is to help encourage and support young students in their interest and pursuit of agriculture careers in college.
All eight of the interns plan on using the scholarship money to earn an associate or bachelor's degree.
Barnes and Vogler said the money hasn't been a major motivation for their work. "I just wanted to help my professor," said Vogler, referring to agriculture Instructor Weldon Riggs, who has arranged the scholarship opportunity for Palo Alto's students since 2000.
"He's helped us out with a lot of stuff along the way," Barnes said.
"It's been a great experience," said Vogler, "just meeting the competitors and seeing the horses."
Vogler and Barnes handed off their schedule to the second duo of interns Feb. 13, training agriculture sophomores Brooke Keller and Atascosa native Karleen Lazalde for their 10-day routine until the rodeo's end Sunday.
"It's hard work, but I'm used to it," said Lazalde, who cares for horses at her family's ranch in Atascosa. "I'm excited."
While young women are checking in horses, the guys can be found emptying trash cans, scrubbing restrooms and spraying horse stalls.
Wildlife management sophomores Jason Brister and Fabien Sanchez helped train agriculture science sophomore Bryan Tejeda and horticulture science freshman Ricardo Lupiean who work the last 10 days of the rodeo.
"It's fun, and the experience is good for you," said Tejeda on his first night, "especially with people you've never met, it teaches you to juggle a bit."
The boys are trained by K.D. Ranch out of Stockdale, the company responsible for cleaning all of the rodeo grounds.
Beginning about 10 p.m., the guys will sometimes clean until 6 a.m., "depending on the amount of stalls we have to clean," Brister said. "One night we had over 200."
All eight of the interns have treated the experience as one they won't soon forget.
"It will probably take me three days to reverse the cycle once this is over," Vogler said.
"I'll sit up in bed and say, 'trailer!' and think, 'Oh wait, I'm at home.'"
Horticulture and landscape design freshman Anna Vogler (from left) and agriculture freshman Brittany Barnes work on homework while waiting for trailers at the rodeo's horse registration office on Tuesday, Feb. 10. Vogler says her family has been very supportive, with her 14 year-old daughter and 12 year-old son helping to do chores.
Wildlife management sophomore Jason Brister opens a trash bag in the wind while cleaning the rodeo grounds at midnight on Tuesday, Feb. 10. Brister will use his scholarship towards transfering to A&M Kingsville and earning his Bachelors in wildlife management.
Agriculture freshman Brittany Barnes (from left) and agriculture sophomores Karleen Lazalde and Brooke Keller chat with Micky Gee of Wichita Falls, Texas, while horticulture and landscape design freshman Anna Vogler has Kyle Hughes from Colorado sign forms for Quarter horses Lycos and Fifth Wheel outside their trailer on Friday, Feb. 13. Hughes and Gee came to the rodeo for their first time to participate in the Texas Steer Wrestling Contest that next day.
Agriculture science sophomore Bryan Tejeda mops the bathroom stall floor at the rodeo on Friday night, Feb. 13. Tejeda had to ring the mop out with his bare hands. "These bathrooms are impossible to clean," he said on his first night of training.
Horticulture science freshman Ricardo Lupiean picks up trash under the bleachers at the rodeo's horse barn #2 on Friday, Feb. 13. "What did I get myself into," jokes Lupien after his second round of bleachers. The back-breaking work will earn him $1000 towards his next semester at Palo Alto and earning his certification in horticulture science.
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Rodeo 2009
I had a blast covering the rodeo for my first time last week! In between shooting my first photo story of interns who clean from midnight until six in the morning, I tried to capture some of the mood and flavor of the fair grounds. Prior to going, I knew I wanted to shoot the fair grounds at sunset, and maybe capture some romantic moments for a valentine's day feature. So I remembered a shot Lisa Krantz (SA express) took of two lovers on a ferris wheel and thought I might try something like it, something I never anticipated actually working out for me! I planned ahead and made sure to get in line behind a couple, hoping everything would fall into place. They faced the sunset (perfect), and I actually was placed in the carriage infront of them (no idea how), but this is what made my images! They never knew I was shooting them until afterwards, and they were totally fine with it. They even gave me their e-mail so I could mail the shots to them! :) Those pictures made my night.
Swine Racing
Kids cheer for their favorite pig, including Tony Porker and Shaquile O' Squeal
An oreo waited for the winning pig, although none wanted to eat it.
Swimming pig
Young and old enjoy the race
Sisters Ariel Keizman, 7, and Maya, 5, ride on the potato-sack slide on Friday, Feb 13.
Anna and Erin Franklin have fun on the Carousel.
Esteban Armenta and Jessica Clark ride on the ferris wheel at sunset on Friday, Feb 13. The two came to see the Goo Goo Dolls perform that night.
Swine Racing
Kids cheer for their favorite pig, including Tony Porker and Shaquile O' Squeal
An oreo waited for the winning pig, although none wanted to eat it.
Swimming pig
Young and old enjoy the race
Sisters Ariel Keizman, 7, and Maya, 5, ride on the potato-sack slide on Friday, Feb 13.
Anna and Erin Franklin have fun on the Carousel.
Esteban Armenta and Jessica Clark ride on the ferris wheel at sunset on Friday, Feb 13. The two came to see the Goo Goo Dolls perform that night.
photos old and new
Here are some photos I took during St. Philip's College during Barack Obama's inauguration, but forgot to post. The once exclusively black and hispanic serving instution in San Antonio, St. Philip's College has represented the city's east side pride since 1901. New photos include assignments from this week.
Asst. professor of psychology Shirley Bass-Wright can't help but smile as Barack Obama takes the stage during the Inauguration Ceremony at St. Philips College on Tuesday, Jan. 20. Bass-Wright said her great joy is for her 89 year-old father Garland Bass being able to witness the achievment of African Americans and for being in the presence of such a diverse community.
Sonography sophomore Connie Wilson wipes tears from her eyes while praying during Dr. Rick Warren's National Invocation at thInauguration Ceremony at St. Philips College on Tuesday, Jan. 20. Inspired by Barack Obama's message of hope and equality for all, Wilson said her tears of joy were shared by all minorities.
Obama supporters jump to their feet and scream after Barack Obama was sworn in as the 44th president of the United States during the Inauguration Ceremony at St. Philips College on Tuesday, Jan. 20.
Architecture freshman and Korean international student Sanjin Ha plays ping pong against education sophomore Eleazar Galinob during the Ping Pong Tournement sponsored by Student Life on Tuesday, Feb 10. Ha defeated Galindo 2-0.
Slain Monarch drummer Alton Jenkins performs live with his band at the KSYM studio in the Radio Telivision Film building on Monday, Feb 9. The alternative instrumental band of three includes liberal arts sophomore and bassist Ben Cardenas, and guitarist Rick Cantu. Cantu writes the music, calling it an "avongaurd instrumental fusion," with the hope to "spark a change in the minds of listeners." It was the band's first time being played on the radio.
Asst. professor of psychology Shirley Bass-Wright can't help but smile as Barack Obama takes the stage during the Inauguration Ceremony at St. Philips College on Tuesday, Jan. 20. Bass-Wright said her great joy is for her 89 year-old father Garland Bass being able to witness the achievment of African Americans and for being in the presence of such a diverse community.
Sonography sophomore Connie Wilson wipes tears from her eyes while praying during Dr. Rick Warren's National Invocation at thInauguration Ceremony at St. Philips College on Tuesday, Jan. 20. Inspired by Barack Obama's message of hope and equality for all, Wilson said her tears of joy were shared by all minorities.
Obama supporters jump to their feet and scream after Barack Obama was sworn in as the 44th president of the United States during the Inauguration Ceremony at St. Philips College on Tuesday, Jan. 20.
Architecture freshman and Korean international student Sanjin Ha plays ping pong against education sophomore Eleazar Galinob during the Ping Pong Tournement sponsored by Student Life on Tuesday, Feb 10. Ha defeated Galindo 2-0.
Slain Monarch drummer Alton Jenkins performs live with his band at the KSYM studio in the Radio Telivision Film building on Monday, Feb 9. The alternative instrumental band of three includes liberal arts sophomore and bassist Ben Cardenas, and guitarist Rick Cantu. Cantu writes the music, calling it an "avongaurd instrumental fusion," with the hope to "spark a change in the minds of listeners." It was the band's first time being played on the radio.
Monday, February 9, 2009
Breakfast on Monday
I've felt compelled to take more pictures of my family life after viewing old slide shows of my parents taken by my grandfather. Pop Ralph always had the camera with him, recording his growing family, friends, and life.
There is more to life than news pictures. After spending so much time recording the lives of others, you almost forget to capture the moments of your own with equal fidelity. I want to have my camera by my side for these moments, the family meals together, the exciting in-home spurs games, all the simple traditions and ups and downs of life in the home and with family, so the next generation may grasp a sense of my life and family and value their own.
Oatmeal - Dad's favorite
Mom's famous eggs
More to come on a weekly basis, whenever I get the chance!
There is more to life than news pictures. After spending so much time recording the lives of others, you almost forget to capture the moments of your own with equal fidelity. I want to have my camera by my side for these moments, the family meals together, the exciting in-home spurs games, all the simple traditions and ups and downs of life in the home and with family, so the next generation may grasp a sense of my life and family and value their own.
Oatmeal - Dad's favorite
Mom's famous eggs
More to come on a weekly basis, whenever I get the chance!
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