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March 25, 2020

This photograph is from Memorial Day, 2016. My travels took me to the Century City mall, which was under construction at the time of this photograph. This photograph reflects such construction. Century City Mall has the dubious honor of being the only mall I’ve ever gone to where I’ve gotten completely and totally lost, and not able to find either my destination or my car. I dread ever having to go back for any reason. I often joke with people that if you were ever in the mall’s parking garages in either April or August of 2017 and you heard someone swearing loudly, it was likely me (I interviewed at various Century City firms that would have me park in the mall). #centurycity #mall #losangeles #hallway #parking #parkinggarage #lost #dtla #westcoast #westside #dark #travel #Driving This photograph is from Memorial Day, 2016. My travels took me to the Century City mall, which was under construction at the time of this photograph. This photograph reflects such construction. Century City Mall has the dubious honor of being the only mall I’ve ever gone to where I’ve gotten completely and totally lost, and not able to find either my destination or my car. I dread ever having to go back for any reason. I often joke with people that if you were ever in the mall’s parking garages in either April or August of 2017 and you heard someone swearing loudly, it was likely me (I interviewed at various Century City firms that would have me park in the mall). #centurycity #mall #losangeles #hallway #parking #parkinggarage #lost #dtla #westcoast #westside #dark #travel #Driving

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March 24, 2020

Circa November 2018. The campus of CSU Northridge (CSUN) is simply beautiful at night. I encourage anyone to go there.. Once this Covid shit passes of course. You’re looking at Manzanita Hall, one of the newer buildings on campus. The pathways are also pleasant to walk around, offering a perfect combination of light and darkness. #dark #path #nightphotography #night #building #college #campus #university #losangeles #sfv Circa November 2018. The campus of CSU Northridge (CSUN) is simply beautiful at night. I encourage anyone to go there.. Once this Covid shit passes of course. You’re looking at Manzanita Hall, one of the newer buildings on campus. The pathways are also pleasant to walk around, offering a perfect combination of light and darkness. #dark #path #nightphotography #night #building #college #campus #university #losangeles #sfv

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March 22, 2020

Another photo circa 2005. This is a Cafe in a large hotel resort in San Diego. The picture was created by multi-exposure. In this case, I took a photo of the Cafe, turned the camera upside-down, then took another shot. Using effects like this are risky, especially if you (like I was at the time) are shooting with 35mm film, but with practice, you can get some cool shots. #photoeffects #nophotoshop #exposure #multi #sandiego #unique #duplicate #upsidedown #flip Another photo circa 2005. This is a Cafe in a large hotel resort in San Diego. The picture was created by multi-exposure. In this case, I took a photo of the Cafe, turned the camera upside-down, then took another shot. Using effects like this are risky, especially if you (like I was at the time) are shooting with 35mm film, but with practice, you can get some cool shots. #photoeffects #nophotoshop #exposure #multi #sandiego #unique #duplicate #upsidedown #flip

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March 21, 2020

From 2017. This little sprout was from a branch growing underground at Moorpark College. I wonder if it’s grown any since I took a photo of it? #plantbased #plants #plant #growing #branch #trees #simivalley #losangeles #college From 2017. This little sprout was from a branch growing underground at Moorpark College. I wonder if it’s grown any since I took a photo of it? #plantbased #plants #plant #growing #branch #trees #simivalley #losangeles #college

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March 20, 2020

Circa 2016. This sleepy little chap is Coco. He likes treats, deep conversations, treats, long walks on the beach, treats, and romantic nights at home singing to invisible beings outside the kitchen window. Did I mention he likes treats? #catsofinstagram #cats #cute #petsofinstagram #kitty #sleepy #aww Circa 2016. This sleepy little chap is Coco. He likes treats, deep conversations, treats, long walks on the beach, treats, and romantic nights at home singing to invisible beings outside the kitchen window. Did I mention he likes treats? #catsofinstagram #cats #cute #petsofinstagram #kitty #sleepy #aww

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March 19, 2020

This is a really old photo, circa 2006. I was in Gainesville, FL for a speech tournament. The Smirnoff bottle you’re looking at had the “honor” of being the first time I ever took a swig of vodka. Having turned 21 a few months before, I happily took a swig…it tasted like liquid FIRE to me. I have since drank vodka MAYBE once or twice in my life (I’m not a big drinker). #latergram #oldphotos #vodka #alcohol #florida #smirnoff #booze #photography #drinking This is a really old photo, circa 2006. I was in Gainesville, FL for a speech tournament. The Smirnoff bottle you’re looking at had the “honor” of being the first time I ever took a swig of vodka. Having turned 21 a few months before, I happily took a swig…it tasted like liquid FIRE to me. I have since drank vodka MAYBE once or twice in my life (I’m not a big drinker). #latergram #oldphotos #vodka #alcohol #florida #smirnoff #booze #photography #drinking

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March 18, 2020

Have you ever tried to take a picture of a conductor? I assure you it’s not easy. This is circa November 2016 at a performance of all women conductors/conposers. The conductor in the photo is Eimear Noone (@eimearworld). If the name sounds familiar to you, it’s because she recently gained the honor of being the first woman to conduct at the Academy Awards this year. Anyway, this was back when I didn’t have a lot of experience doing low light photography, and the Ebell was incredibly dark. As you can see, there are clear issues with the photograph that I only more recently learned how to compensate for. Honestly though, I don’t think I could have gotten her hands without flash. Sorry, Eimear. There’s a much better picture of her someone took at a @vidgameslive concert. I’ll link it if I can find it. Random fact: I ended up in a selfie taken by Joss Whedon at this concert. #novice #losangeles #conductor #orchestra #badphotography #learning Have you ever tried to take a picture of a conductor? I assure you it’s not easy. This is circa November 2016 at a performance of all women conductors/conposers. The conductor in the photo is Eimear Noone (@eimearworld). If the name sounds familiar to you, it’s because she recently gained the honor of being the first woman to conduct at the Academy Awards this year. Anyway, this was back when I didn’t have a lot of experience doing low light photography, and the Ebell was incredibly dark. As you can see, there are clear issues with the photograph that I only more recently learned how to compensate for. Honestly though, I don’t think I could have gotten her hands without flash. Sorry, Eimear. There’s a much better picture of her someone took at a @vidgameslive concert. I’ll link it if I can find it. Random fact: I ended up in a selfie taken by Joss Whedon at this concert. #novice #losangeles #conductor #orchestra #badphotography #learning

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March 17, 2020

Day 1 working from home. Photo is circa 2017. This is a sculpture at the Warner Center Marriott in Woodland Hills. The chess set is immovable but it’s a beautiful centerpiece for the hotel. As of today one of the chess pieces was sadly broken but the rest of the set remains to my knowledge. #chess #woodlandhills #losangeles #coronavirus #hotel #sculpture #art #hotellife #hotelart #checkmate #game Day 1 working from home. Photo is circa 2017. This is a sculpture at the Warner Center Marriott in Woodland Hills. The chess set is immovable but it’s a beautiful centerpiece for the hotel. As of today one of the chess pieces was sadly broken but the rest of the set remains to my knowledge. #chess #woodlandhills #losangeles #coronavirus #hotel #sculpture #art #hotellife #hotelart #checkmate #game

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March 16, 2020

So as I said in my story, Los Angeles is pretty much on lockdown. As a Result, I’m not going to be taking pictures of new places for some time. So instead, I’ll be re-posting some older pictures that I’ve taken but either never featured on my feed, or are re-edited to reflect what I’ve learned, if anything. #blackandwhite #405 #freeway #highway #coronavirus #sfv #sfvalley So as I said in my story, Los Angeles is pretty much on lockdown. As a Result, I’m not going to be taking pictures of new places for some time. So instead, I’ll be re-posting some older pictures that I’ve taken but either never featured on my feed, or are re-edited to reflect what I’ve learned, if anything. #blackandwhite #405 #freeway #highway #coronavirus #sfv #sfvalley

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March 15, 2020

I normally don’t discuss personal thoughts or emotions on my posts but this is an exception. I’m scared. The coronavirus pandemic has been causing me a ton of anxiety. It’s been really hard to get through each day without worrying and checking the news all the time. And I know that tomorrow I have to go to work. And I’m kind of upset about it. Please check in with your friends. They might be saving face when really they’re just as scared as I am. Anyway, here’s Pershing Square at dawn. #dtla #losangeles #dawn #sunrise #hope #scared #anxiety #hopeful I normally don’t discuss personal thoughts or emotions on my posts but this is an exception. I’m scared. The coronavirus pandemic has been causing me a ton of anxiety. It’s been really hard to get through each day without worrying and checking the news all the time. And I know that tomorrow I have to go to work. And I’m kind of upset about it. Please check in with your friends. They might be saving face when really they’re just as scared as I am. Anyway, here’s Pershing Square at dawn. #dtla #losangeles #dawn #sunrise #hope #scared #anxiety #hopeful

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