Mariachis in East Los Angeles.

    The Mariachis of East LA for Der Spiegel

    The music, the colors, the vibe of LA draws me in as I make my way down a well known boulevard in Los Angeles, one camera and a small satchel bag hanging from my shoulder. I’m on assignment for Germany’s Der Spiegel magazine in search of the spirit and influence of Latinos in America. It’s [...]

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    Fovea Exhibit in Beacon, NY

    Occupy Exhibit in New York

    Fovea Exhibit in Beacon, NY            

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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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    Judith Halberstam

    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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    Business of Photography

    Work for Free?
    Odds & Ends

    Apr 04, 2012 | Discuss

    Playing catch up on the blog front, so thought it might be easiest on the eye to just throw together…

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    Immigration

    Immigration demonstration in Los Angeles.
    Supreme Court Hears SB1070, The “Show Me Your Papers” State Law Targeting Undocumented Immigrants

    Apr 25, 2012 | Discuss

    Two years after leading the nation into a new era of racial profiling, Arizona’s controversial…

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    Sports

    Boxer Abner Mares
    Boxer Abner Mare for Der Spiegel

    Apr 16, 2012 | Discuss

    From time to time, an assignment comes along that leaves an impression on me. This was one of those …

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    Published Work

    Behind the Scenes with NBC Sports and the Golf Channel.
    Behind the Scenes with NBC Sports & Golf Channel

    Mar 07, 2012 | Discuss

    Shooting a behind the scenes story can go one of two ways. Either you get the access needed to tell …

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    Photo Education

    Self Portrait of Jeanne Hart. © Jeanne Hart
    The Best of UCLA Digital Photography for Fall, 2011

    Dec 19, 2011 | Discuss

    As any teacher will attest, the joy of teaching comes when you see your students understand the topi…

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