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Venice Beach by Day (Jan 10) : Another week-long meeting = another afternoon of shooting.  This time, Venice Beach.  It wasn't SFO, but people were laid back and didn't mind a photog hanging out with them for a bit.  Coming "inside the fence" to shoot a paddle-tennis game, sitting on the "front wall" during a handball game, and getting up close to skaters was all good with people.  I didn't get run over by a skateboarder, but I did get hit with a handball during the game. 

Sometimes you have to take some risks to get the shot most people don't get...

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Venice Beach by Day (Jan 10)

Another week-long meeting = another afternoon of shooting. This time, ...

Updated: Jan 26, 2010 10:42am PST

Venice Beach by Night (Jan 10) : After a long day of shooting, I saw a group of a few hundred people on the beach - so I figured I'd go check it out.  

Turns out the Venice Beach Drum party was going on.  Tons of people, tons of drums/ percussion instruments, a good amount of beer, and plenty of "medicine" made for a good time on the beach as the sun set. The crowd danced, played, smoked etc for a long time.  The highlight was when a chopper flew overhead and provided some light.  A bit later, some cars drove up and their headlights made it easier to shoot, so I was pretty happy.  Turns out, it was the cops - party over.

However, it moved to the sidewalk for the "after-party".  Everyone was cool, and the shooting continued until the cops broke it up (actually, they actually tried a few times before we all left)...

Enjoy...

Venice Beach by Night (Jan 10)

After a long day of shooting, I saw a group of a few hundred people on ...

Updated: Jan 25, 2010 5:49pm PST

Venice Beach Graffiti (Jan 10) : It was tough to pass up a change to shoot and meet some of the guys bombing at the wall.  Although I've shot a lot of graf, I hadn't met any of the artists.  It was a shockingly diverse group of guys. Hip Hop is apparently more diverse that I already though it was...

Venice Beach Graffiti (Jan 10)

It was tough to pass up a change to shoot and meet some of the guys bo ...

Updated: Jan 26, 2010 10:43am PST

San Francisco Streets (Jun 08) : After a bunch of trips to SFO, I finally brought my camera with me.  I shot just about every night between 10pm-1am (and one afternoon).  I spent the whole time in Hallidie Plaza and the Powell St. subway station.  I got to know a lot of the guys that I shot, and even got a few people to "pose" for me.  I listed some info about them in the captions.  All of them, without exception, were really nice people to meet.  I also added a few photos of the "Bushman" at the end of the gallery.

San Francisco Streets (Jun 08)

After a bunch of trips to SFO, I finally brought my camera with me. I ...

Updated: Jan 03, 2010 12:11pm PST

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