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Occupy LA camp is cleaned after occupiers were evicted.

Occupy Wall Street Book Launch & Slideshow

Anyone in and around Brooklyn should head out on Wed, Jan 18, to catch the book launch for Occupy Wall Street Movement: The 99%: How the Occupy Wall Street Movement is Changing America.” The book is being published by Alternet and includes some great images. The slideshow was curated by my friend and colleague, Nina [...]

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Gender Bending Assignment

As most any photojournalist will tell you, it’s the subject matter that draws us to the profession. And I’m no different. By and large, the subject matter is what makes a job interesting or boring. Meeting new people, exploring new cultures or segments of society with our cameras and learning about new subjects is a [...]

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Having fun on frozen Tenaya Lake in Yosemite.

A Warm Winter Day in Yosemite

Anyone who has ever driven to the Eastern Sierras from Southern California has enjoyed the sites so common along Highway 395. The desert turning from scrub brush to volcanic rock, the looming presence of Mt Whitney, the time warp that are the towns of Lone Pine, Independence and Big Pine. These are all a integral [...]

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Occupy LA takes part in N17, the National Day of Protest on November 17, 2011 which marked the 2 month anniversary of the Occupy movement.

The Protester

TIME magazine’s prestigious and much anticipated Person of the Year award today went to the hundreds of thousands of protesters around the world who have brought political and financial change to the forefront of global discussion. Yes, the PROTESTER is the Person of the Year. To honor all the activists who have taken to the [...]

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Occupy LA: Moving On…….

Hours after the eviction of Occupiers in Los Angeles, the camp that hummed for two months from the energy of optimism and direct democracy was nothing more than a 30 ton pile of debris. The food, medical, media and spiritual tents were leveled. An endless array of protest signs, books and tents were strewn about [...]

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Occupy LA protester after all night stand off.

Occupy LA: Still Standing

Hours after the city’s deadline for eviction had passed, Occupy LA was still standing. Protesters who turned the 1.7 acre City Hall park into their home seven weeks ago made up for a sleepless night by crashing out on sidewalks, pallets, dirt and even in trees. A noticeably smaller crowd (police estimated 150 fewer tents [...]