Thankful for Snow

Lake Arrowhead, CA -- We woke up to a winter wonderland this morning. And yes, we do get snow in LA.

More Fall

We may not have the most brilliant Autumn here in LA but we do get splashes of color every once in a while.

Mr. Ed's Home

Burbank, CA -- Where horses have paintings of themselves on the side of their home.

Abandoned Art

Chino, CA -- Empty buildings, either commercial or residential, beg to be explored. Not everything I find is beautiful but I photograph it anyway.

Bob Cat in the Arroyo

Pasadena, CA -- This wild cat looked either injured or hungry. He had wondered onto a popular path in the Arroyo Seco seemingly begging for food. A group of young men with sticks and rocks in hand approached the frightened bob cat while I was taking photos of it. When they saw me taking photos of the cat, as well as them with their weapons, they quickly dropped their weapons, acting as if nothing happened.

This day, my camera was my weapon, and it worked.

Bad Advertising

Los Angeles, CA -- The picture pretty much speaks for itself.

Dive

Long Beach, CA -- A pelican spots a fish near the surface of the water and dives for it's lunch.

Fingers

Venice Beach, CA -- Meet "Fingers." He said he got his name because his right hand fingers were chopped off. Each time I asked him what happened, I got a different story. Fingers often dresses in drag for the attention. It got mine.

Cat Watch

Sierra Madre, Ca -- A cat looks out over a narrow, residential road as cars and people rush by.

On Short Final at LAX

Los Angeles, CA -- There is a place at Los Angeles International Airport where jets swoop over the heads of onlookers before touching down.

Portrait of a Vendor

Venice Beach, CA -- One of the joys in my life is giving to those less fortunate. In Venice Beach, hundreds of local vendors set up shop on the walkway selling their goods and services. While some make a decent living, many are on the edge of homelessness and have very little, let alone a photograph of themselves.

Sometimes I shoot portraits of locals and hand them a picture the following week. This young man was thrilled to have a photo of he and his father.