sidewalk meat market

(and vendor)

Guaraja, Brazil

A Ticket to Iraq

After bad scheduling on behalf of Delta Airlines I found myself stuck in the Atlanta International Airport, and on route to Brazil, I ran into over 300 soldiers that were waiting to catch a plane to Iraq and report for Duty.

They had gathered from all over the country, Pittsburg, Knoxville, Detroit and had been waiting since I arrived around 8am to catch a flight that left that night at 9pm. It felt so strange to watch so many soldiers in military garb, sitting in front of a Panda Express, wandering around aimlessly in the duty free shop, and checking their facebook pages on route to such a dramatic place.

I had the opportunity to sit down and talk to some lovely gentlemen in the smoking room of the terminal. Their faces were hung low and they apologized for their depressed demeanor. An older man talked to me and answered questions about where he was from and who was waiting for him while the two younger men sat silently staring at the floor, puffing cigarettes, and text messaging on their cellphones.

Another more humorous soul showed up and asked, "What's with the long faces boys? Isn't this the plane to Cancun?"

mum

Chicago Film Stills

an evening with Linus and Mark

Shiloh

119 dog years young

oh, so very delicately

O'Hare Airport

sweet home Chicago

Eve

The kid's got talent!

ladies' room

a private public box

Smogscapes III

Santa Monica Beach,
on top of the water, under the sun...

santa monica, ca

November 15, 2008 (night)

a city on fire
These images were taken last night in Yorba Linda, CA.

Over 25,000 people were forced to evacuate their homes in and around Orange County today.
The fires have burned over 3,000 acres of land and have 0% containment. What I saw when I got into
Yorba Linda was tingling. Fires raged on the top of the hills and the people below stood on their driveways
with wide-eyes, and masks tied to their faces.
"We've got everything packed," said one resident. "Everything except for our 4 cats and dog. We've been ready to
evacuate since this afternoon."

Los Angeles, November 15, 2008 (morning)

the people of Los Angeles join the Nationwide protest for LGBT rights

November 11, 2008 (Prop. 8 protest, week 2)

It has been one week since the people of California voted on proposition 8 banning gay marriage in the state. Protesters have been out everyday since, in the streets carrying signs, parading in intersections, leading chants, circulating signatures to overturn the decision and forming human pyramids. The protests are not diminishing and the 'Yes on Prop. 8' people are few in numbers at the events despite their numbers on election day. I see no end to this battle in sight.