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  • Leica for the Extrovert

    Yep, happened again. When you shoot with a Leica, people want to talk to you. Had a conversation earlier with another Leica nerd who is also a surfer. Keep em coming, I love random conversations probably more than taking a good photo. Read more

  • Five Frames and a Sunny Morning… finally

    If you think it’s all sunshine in Southern California, you’re in for a surprise. We are at the tail end of the marine layer season. June gloom correctly termed brings in a thick layer of fog every morning that lasts until around 10am. Except this year the pesky layer lasts all day resulting in very Read more

  • Much respect…

    to the street/documentary photographers doing amazing work in places other than the bigger cities worldwide. I don’t have many examples, but I followed Matthew from Montana a while back on IG. Always enjoy seeing his work. Read more

  • Why Rules?

    I was told today by the Santa Monica Pier security to not ride my bike on it “because a little girl was hurt.” The same pier that has cars driving on it. Sounds like a dumb rule to me and illogical. So why have all the dumb rules for taking your photos? “I don’t take Read more

  • Is It Good?

    Is a street photo good if it’s unique to the world but not a specific area? I look at these type of photos as tourist shots. I shoot a lot in Santa Monica. There’s specific things about Santa Monica that make it unique. If I were traveling to Santa Monica from Cincinnati, everything looks foreign Read more

  • What’s Good Street Photography?

    The more I think about this, the less I know. But learning from the greats, one thing is pretty clear. A good street photo is not easily repeatable and contains something unique happening in it. It’s pretty simple to me. That’s basically what I strive for. The thing is a lot of these moments happen Read more